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Paper and packaging group Mondi has agreed to buy Finnish pulp and paper mill operator Powerflute, a division of Nordic Packaging and Container Holdings, for €365m on an enterprise value basis.

President Donald Trump said Friday that Patriots owner Bob Kraft called to thank him for the tax bill, and that Kraft is building "a tremendous paper mill" in North Carolina.

The Company expects to conclude the restructuring process by the end of March 2018.

An Indonesian administrative court on Thursday rejected a petition by a major Indonesian pulp and paper company that challenged a government decision to void the firm's 10-year business plan.

The Board of Directors has appointed Hans Sohlström President and CEO of Ahlstrom-Munksjö, effective as of June 30, 2018, at the latest. Sohlström is currently the President and CEO of Ahlström Capital Group.

Catalyst believes NORPAC's allegations are completely unfounded and without merit.

Fortress Paper Ltd. has offloaded its Switzerland banknote and security paper business for approximately $28 million.

In the popular press, it sells stories to depict industry as mean, uncaring, lawbreakers and so forth. And for many of the average persons on the street, these stories fit the narrative they have been believing all their lives. These stories are bolstered by people credentialed as chemists and scientists who may or may not have their own axes to grind. The lesson for those of us in the industry is multifaceted...

Olof Hansson has been appointed President of the Södra Skog business area.

The consumer survey, "Print and Paper in a Digital World," highlights interesting consumer trends on reading preferences and habits related to print vs digital.

As companies strive to move their customers towards digital communication, we examine whether this business decision is the right one for the consumer.

On October 24, UPM announced plans to permanently close paper machine 5 at UPM Blandin in Minnesota, United States in response to overcapacities in the North American paper market.

Smurfit Kappa has announced the appointment of Carol Fairweather to its board, effective 1 January 2018.

Thomas Wulkan has been appointed Executive Vice President, Business Area Decor and member of Ahlstrom-Munksjö's Executive Management Team.

Timo Riikonen has been appointed CFO and a member of management team of Metsä Wood as of 1 February 2018.

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman praised House and Senate passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Conference Report.

Chilean forestry company Arauco, a subsidiary of industrial conglomerate Empresas Copec SA, will buy $245 million of assets in Mexico from rival Grupo Masisa SA, Arauco said in a statement on Tuesday.

About 1,000 former workers of a Maine paper mill company have started receiving checks in a 15-year-old bankruptcy case.

Nippon Paper Papylia has obtained ISO 22000 certification, an international standard for food safety management systems, at the Kochi Mill in Japan, which produces high value-added specialty paper.

Around 170 guests attended the official inauguration of the new polyethylene (PE) coating plant at the consumer board mill in Beihai, China.

Domtar Corp. and others this week handed out some early Christmas presents to local teachers and students in the form of 40,000 books. And the teachers seemed to really appreciate it.

The board of the parent company for Norway's long-troubled forestry firm Norske Skog finally bowed to the chopping block on Tuesday.

H.S. "Doug" Dugal is being remembered this week as a respected leader in the paper industry whose warmth and generosity of spirit extended to all those lucky enough to cross his path.