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DS Smith has published its annual sustainability review and has launched nine new long-term performance targets.

Weyerhaeuser Co. woodworkers in Washington and Oregon voted overwhelmingly last week to reject the latest contract offer from the company, but labor talks are still continuing, according to a union source.

Port Alberni fire crews have responded to a pair of incidents near Catalyst Paper over the past few days.

Stora Enso has decided to install a new steam turbine with a closed-loop cooling system and additional biomass storage at its mill in Maxau, Germany.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. is exploring a sale of its European tissue business, as it tries to slash costs and combat slowing sales by exiting less profitable areas, according to people familiar with the matter.

The UPM Changshu paper mill in China and the UPM Nordland paper mill in Germany are at the forefront of developing new technologies which aim to reduce water use and cut emissions through an intensive research and development programme.

Orient Paper, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, announced that on July 17, 2018, its Board of Directors approved to change its corporate name to IT Tech Packaging, Inc.

Sappi announced further progress in the development of its biorefinery capacity with the confirmation that it will construct a demonstration plant to further scale up its novel Xylex® technology for the production of Xylitol and Furfural.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. is exploring a sale of its European tissue business, as it tries to slash costs and combat slowing sales by exiting less profitable areas, according to people familiar with the matter.

To help ensure that the upcoming Asian Games 2018 proceed without concerns about participants or spectators suffering from the effects of nearby forest fires, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is putting up intensive efforts to help fight forest and land fires in Pedamaran Timur in Ogan Komering Ilir regency, South Sumatra.

Brazilian investment firm Tempo Capital has filed a complaint with the country's securities regulator CVM over the acquisition of Fibria Celulose SA by Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, the online edition of newspaper Valor Economico said on Wednesday.

The National Company Law Tribunal on Thursday approved a proposal by paper manufacturer JK Paper Ltd to take over the bankrupt The Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd.

Sometimes we blithely discuss terms without thinking about their genesis or reason for being. The word "regulations" and its derivatives falls within this category. My favorite definition of regulations is this: Regulations are rules, standards or principles administered and enforced by those without assets upon those who have assets. It seems nonsensical. Allow me to explain.

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Officials from the paper mill in Port Hawkesbury say it's a relief to finally have the weight of a significant tariff lifted off their backs, and will finally be able to focus on making improvements rather than focusing on negatives.

The former Appleton Coated mill, now called Midwest Paper Group, has reached a milestone that 10 months ago seemed virtually impossible.

This past week, the Business Intelligence Group named Asia Pulp & Paper's (APP) Foopak Bio Natura suite of food packaging products "Sustainability Product of the Year" in the 2018 Sustainability Awards program.

Resolute earned top marks for sustainability leadership at Business Intelligence Group's (BIG) 2018 Sustainability Awards.

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued a statement regarding House passage of the H.R. 6147 Department of Interior,

The Green Investment Group, a specialized green energy investor, has acquired the ongoing windpower project in Överturingen in the municipality of Ånge from SCA and Turinge Energi. The supplier of the 4.2 MW turbines will be Siemens Gamesa.

LSC Communications announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell LSC's European printing business to Walstead Group, one of the leading web offset commercial printers in Europe.

Smurfit Kappa is continuing to bring digital innovation to the corrugated industry by developing a range of multi-purpose paper that will be suitable for both digital and flexographic printers.

Verso Corporation announced that it will make strategic investments in its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, focused on technology upgrades that will increase the release liner paper capacity of its No. 4 paper machine.

On Tuesday, an employee at the Solenis LLC Hercules Pulp and Paper Division was taken to the Southampton Memorial Hospital emergency room for evaluation following an exposure to ammonia.