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American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued a statement regarding the Massachusetts Senate Bill 424, "Act Reducing Plastic Bag Pollution."

Dunapack Rambox, Dunapack Packaging's Romanian operations, has signed an agreement to purchase 11.5 ha land for the setup of a greenfield corrugated packaging plant in the Bucharest area, Romania.

The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of West Fraser Mills Ltd. on tree farm licence 52, near Quesnel, Canada, during the week of October 30, 2017.

Camilla Wikström has been appointed SVP, Production at Pulp Business of Metsä Fibre and a member of Metsä Fibre's management team.

Kruger has officially dedicated Paper Machine No. 10 (PM10), which was completely rebuilt to manufacture 100% lightweight and high-strength linerboard at its Trois-Rivières Mill.

The company that has defined Waseca for a half century and has long been its biggest employer is shutting down.

U.S. Paper Converters Inc. announced Monday it's shutting down its Appleton facility, leaving more than 50 people without a job.

Stora Enso says it will invest Euro 94 million to grow in renewable materials and to increase competitiveness in consumer board and biomaterials.

Klabin has shut down its Correia Pinto unit in Santa Catarina, Brazil, for general maintenance, which will last until October 26.

Essity has been recognized as a global leader for its action on water and forests and received the highest score from CDP, an international not-for-profit charity that promotes a more sustainable economy.

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.