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Metsä Board has once again been rewarded a position on the CDP Water A List as well as on the CDP Climate A List.

Rottersac and Stenay specialty papers production sites have obtained ISO 50001:2011 certification for their Energy Management System (EnMS) from SGS.

Company to close paper machine in Minnesota.

International Paper Co. has agreed to combine its North America consumer packaging business with Graphic Packaging Holding Co. in a deal that values the International Paper division at $1.8 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.

Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL) can resume forestry operations at its Indonesian pulp and paper subsidiary, government officials said on Tuesday, amid a dispute over environmental rules.

AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business has completed the expansion of a Chemical Island in Brazil to support a major project for Brazilian forestry company Fibria.

"We work hard to ensure we meet and surpass all environmental regulations."

Potlatch is buying Deltic Timber Corp. in a stock deal, creating a company with nearly 2 million acres of woodlands in the South and Pacific Northwest.

IA Corp., is now seeking to sell or lease the facilities and equipment to a single buyer or co-operators.

Part of the Pratt Industries mission statement focuses on enhancing the communities in which we live and work through diverse philanthropic investments of resources and funding. It's a tradition begun by Pratt's late worldwide chairman, Richard Pratt and continues today by his family and the entire organization.

We in the pulp and paper industry needs to have our voices heard, too.

Some people (and I suspect they are often the same people I described above) think doing a quality job is relevant only to their outside customers and clients. Wrong! In fact, one could not be more wrong than this. Practicing internal quality principles really saves money (practicing quality externally saves and wins customers). Internally, two things go wrong when we fail to hold to the highest quality standards...

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Smurfit Kappa has introduced innovative new trucks which have increased capacity and slashed CO₂ emissions by 20%.

Tork PaperCircle, from Essity and its global brand in professional hygiene, Tork, is the world's first recycling service for paper hand towels.

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. announced an agreement to acquire 14,923 acres of prime timberlands near the southeast coast of Georgia for $43.3 million, excluding closing costs.

Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, or RAPP, the operations unit of global pulp and paper industry leader Asia Pacific Resources International, better known as April, said an investment of about a Rp 100 trillion ($7.4 billion) could be under threat and tens of thousands of jobs at stake after the Ministry of Environment and Forestry invalidated a key workplan for ground operations in the company's concession areas.

Metsä Group celebrated the inauguration of its next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski, Finland.

PaperWorks Industries has invested $3 million in a sheet-fed lithographic press at its Greensboro, North Carolina, facility.

The Dialogue brought together businesses, government representatives and NGOs who discussed ways to collaborate to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Every day, people around the U.S. and the world depend on our industry's products to help them communicate and inform; provide shelter and hygiene; package and deliver necessities; and capture life's memorable moments.

Every day, people around the U.S. and the world depend on our industry's products to help them communicate and inform; provide shelter and hygiene; package and deliver necessities; and capture life's memorable moments.

From houses to paper to packaging to fuel to furniture to railways, wood products are an irreplaceable part of our daily lives. But those are just the traditional uses of forest products!

For the third year in a row, BPM Inc., northeast Wisconsin paper mill, has received recognition as a Green Professional in the Wisconsin Green Masters Program.