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American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued a statement regarding the historic opportunity for comprehensive tax reform following the release of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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At a meeting held on 1 November 2017, the Supervisory Board of Metsä Group's parent company, Metsäliitto Cooperative, elected forestry and agriculture entrepreneur Johan Björkenheim to be a new member of Metsäliitto Cooperative's Board of Directors.

Multi-Color Corporation has completed its acquisition of the Labels Division of Constantia Flexibles from Constantia Flexibles GmbH in a cash and equity transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion (€1.15 billion).

Sun Chemical has acquired the assets and business of Transitions Digital Graphics, LLC.

The company set out a longer timeline for dividing the company into three, even as it cuts jobs and closes facilities as part of a $3 billion savings plan.

The Port Townsend Paper Mill is monitoring a wood chip pile, used to fuel the mill's boiler, for potential fire risk after mill employees called in East Jefferson Fire Rescue to help deal with a blaze last week.

Stora Enso has divested 100% of its shares in the Finnish Puumerkki Oy and the Estonian Puumerkki AS to Mimir Invest AB, a global investment firm.

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. has completed the acquisition of 14,923 acres of prime timberlands near the southeast coast of Georgia for $43.3 million, excluding closing costs.

Kadant Johnson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., completed the acquisition of certain assets of Ohio-based Steam Systems, Inc., a provider of installation, repair, and technical services to the U.S. paper industry.

Clariant announced the approval by the Board of Directors to invest in a new full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues using its sunliquid® technology.

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Norske Skog has so far received support from a clear majority of both the secured and the unsecured noteholders for the proposed recapitalization solution.

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Minerals Technologies Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with PT Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills, part of the Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP), to build an 80,000 metric ton per year satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant at its paper mill in Pindo Deli, Indonesia, located just east of the city of Jakarta.

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Conitex Sonoco USA, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC) and other innovative packaging products, announces a new multi-layer barrier bag product line from their Flexible Products Division, BulkSak®.

Valmet has been selected to supply a Valmet DNA Control System for the new Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF) boiler Blue Paper SAS is building in its site in Strasbourg, France.

Bankrupt specialty-paper maker Appvion Inc. has asked a Delaware judge for permission to pay key employees up to $1 million in retention bonuses to keep them on board through the pendency of the Chapter 11 case.

Cascades Inc. has announced a $21-million investment in its Cascades Inopak (Drummondville) and Plastiques Cascades (Kingsey Falls) plants in order to acquire equipment enabling it to increase its production of food packaging, primarily for the fresh protein market.

Nosco Inc., a subsidiary of Holden Industries, has announced that it has acquired Gooding Company, a New York-based insert and outsert manufacturer with over 141 years of printing experience.

The Board of Directors of BillerudKorsnäs has appointed Petra Einarsson as new President and CEO.

The Chemours Co., a specialty chemical company spunoff from the DuPont Co., says it plans to build a research and innovation facility on the University of Delaware campus.