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Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (SWM) announced today plans to rebrand all of its acquired company corporate brands in 2017, under the SWM umbrella to create a unified, global leader in the industries it serves.

Smurfit Kappa announced that it has achieved 90% chain of custody certification by FSC, PEFC or SFI for the packaging it sells to customers.

We have heard a lot about drones delivering packages, but not so much about the return flights--there will be a lot of deadheading going on. Can this wasted transportation resource be put to good use?

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KapStone has reportedly resumed running a furnace where a major fire burned earlier this week, Longview fire officials said Wednesday.

Stora Enso will start co-determination negotiations with employees at its Kvarnsveden mill in Sweden regarding a plan to reorganize the mill, including a permanent closure of paper machine 8.

WestRock Company announced that it has once again been named to Fortune Magazine's annual list of the "World's Most Admired Companies."

Georgia-Pacific's Dixie facility in Fort Smith is not laying off workers, but a slow-down in production has been scheduled due to market demand and inventory build-up, a G-P spokesperson said.

Sonoco announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Peninsula Packaging Company for approximately $230 million in cash.

Andritz announced that it was awarded an order from Consorzio Cartiere in Tivoli, Italy, to upgrade the board machine and related stock preparation line at the mill in Tivoli.

Verso announced the introduction of NK Series, a family of lightweight, machine-glazed natural kraft papers manufactured using unbleached virgin fiber.

Valmet has received an order for an online condition monitoring system from Anhui Shanyin Paper Industry Co., Ltd. in Ma'anshan, Anhui province, China.

Catalyst Paper has successfully launched a complete line of new lightweight flexible food packaging papers, branded LEAP, from their FDA-compliant Biron mill in Wisconsin.

As the investigation continues into the Feb. 8 explosion at the Packaging Corporation of America facility, preliminary signs indicate that there was no fire at all. The explosion at the DeRidder facility may have had another source altogether.

Orora Group chief executive Nigel Garrard has called for a new "One Australia" approach to energy policy and for an end to political bickering over the issue as his company looks at spending up to $30 million to secure its energy supply in the troubled South Australian market.

Smurfit Kappa has announced an agreement to purchase the company Litbag, in order to reinforce its position in Southern Europe.

A furnace fire that began at the KapStone Paper & Packaging facility in Longview posed significant challenges to firefighters as they tried to infiltrate the blaze without disturbing any asbestos.

A control tower operator was trapped on site for more than an hour following an explosion at the Cantonment International Paper mill, according to a new series of documents from first responders.

BMO's Dr. Mark Wilde is reporting that reliable trade contacts report that KapStone has announced a $50/ton containerboard price hike on all grades -- linerboard and medium. WestRock, the second largest containerboard producer in N.A., has announced a $50/ton containerboard price hike, effective with shipments March 13. WRK has also announced a 10% box and 12% sheet price hike effective with the same date.

Södra is investing just over SEK 200 million in the Långasjö, Värö, and Orrefors sawmills.

Valmet has unveiled a new online analyzer for wood chip and bark moisture measurement.

John Fery worked for Boise Cascade for nearly 40 years and served as CEO from 1972 through 1994.