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Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that it has developed the automatic packaging machine J-RexS for e-commerce and logistics between sites.

Approximately 95 American workers employed in the U.S. forest products industry descended on Washington, D.C., this week and made more than 535 visits with Members of Congress and Administration officials. Their goal was to educate elected officials on the impacts of legislative and regulatory decisions on the environment and on the families and communities that depend on forest products manufacturing for their livelihood.

Jussi Vanhanen, LLM, MBA, has been appointed as Metsäliitto Cooperative's new CEO. He will also be the President and CEO of Metsä Group. Jussi Vanhanen will start in his new position on 1 July 2025. Until 30 June 2025, the position will be held by Metsä Group's current President and CEO Ilkka Hämälä, who will then transfer to special duties within the company. These duties will continue until 23 October 2025, when he retires.

Norske Skog Saugbrugs and its insurance company has agreed on a final settlement of all remaining insurance claims related to the rockslide at the Saugbrugs site on 27 April 2023. The settlement amount of NOK 540 million will be jointly covered by the insurance company, the Norwegian Natural Perils Pool and the reinsurers.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, announced in March 2024 that it will start a development programme to produce new products on the current uncoated white kraftliner production line (BM2) at its Husum mill integrate in Sweden. The aim was to find alternatives for uncoated kraftliner production.

CDP's evaluation is based on the company's disclosure about its climate-related strategy, targets, governance, risks and opportunities, risk management, and actions in the last reporting year.

When the same number pops up across very different industries, it's attention-grabbing. And the number (and phrase) that got my attention recently was this: "We reduced downtime by 40%." You don't see that every day. And how are industries getting there from here? They're implementing predictive maintenance, trying to avoid unplanned downtime through advanced AI strategies.

One of the worst statements I have ever heard is, "We have already tried that before." Give it its due, though, it is right out there to hit you in the face. More subtle and more dangerous is "innovation optimism." When you think of an idea, it is formed perfectly in your brain. It has no flaws in its execution, it runs forever on zero energy, and it cost nothing.

ACTU President, Michele O'Neil has slammed Nippon Paper's Opal management, demanding an immediate end to the lockout of over 300 production workers from its Morwell Paper Mill in the Latrobe Valley.

Domtar's subsidiary company, Paper Excellence, entered into a settlement with the provincial government following the closure of the Northern Pulp mill in 2020. As part of the settlement, which resolved a $450-million lawsuit filed by Paper Excellence against the provincial government over closure, Domtar agreed to explore the viability of opening a new mill in Liverpool.

Perhaps one way to accelerate innovation, productivity improvement, and value creation in our industry is to be more transparent and vocal about what projects work and which ones that don't.

Investment doubles site's workforce, introduces industry-first equipment, and drives digital printing evolution.

The Company has granted TETRA exclusive rights to conduct brine exploration and production on approximately 900 surface acres in Lafayette County, Arkansas, within a higher-grade area in the Smackover Formation rich in lithium reserves.

Packaging and speciality papers demand rebounded during the quarter.

Aikawa Fiber Technologies (AFT) has appointed Ali Raheem as its new CEO, reinforcing its leadership and strategic growth focus. Ali brings extensive global experience in business development, strategy, and leadership across multiple industries.

UPM Raflatac has acquired Metamark, a UK-based company to further accelerate its growth in Graphics business. UPM Raflatac's existing Graphics business complemented with Metamark will strengthen UPM Raflatac's overall competitiveness, bring major synergies and make UPM Raflatac a significant player in the fast-growing, high value-added Graphics segment. The Enterprise Value of the transaction is GBP 146 million (approx. EUR 175 million).

A process malfunction at the Georgetown paper mill caused by freezing temperatures spread a sulfur odor through the city, officials said Tuesday.

British Columbia has established the B.C. Softwood Lumber Advisory Council to address the ongoing softwood lumber dispute with the United States.

UPM Raflatac, a global supplier of self-adhesive paper and film products, and Corning Pharmaceutical Technologies, a division of Corning Incorporated, one of the world's leading innovators in materials science, have announced the results of a collaborative study. The results show that a combination of the two companies' products performs well in a variety of challenging drug product storage conditions and offers significant sustainability benefits for pharmaceutical industry innovators.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., the global leader in High Purity Cellulose, announced unaudited preliminary financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and provided an update on tariffs.

UPM-Kymmene reports 2024 sales of Euro 10.3 billion, a 1% decrease from Euro 10.5 billion in 2023.

Klaus Peller, CEO of Syktyvkar LPK, will leave his position on March 5, 2025, the company announced.

On January 16, Opal Australian Paper locked out its entire manufacturing workforce of more than 300 workers at its Maryvale Mill in Victoria's Latrobe Valley. The company also stood down around 100 workers employed by contractors at the paper mill, with more third-party workers likely to be impacted as the lockout, now in its third week, continues.

Company officials said the contractor was working last month at the Skowhegan mill when he was seriously injured.

The company's expansion of its Ackerman sawmill will increase its production capacity from 120 million board feet per year to 300 million board feet per year. To facilitate the project, Southeastern Timber Products will install a new sawmill line, new dry kilns and storage facilities.