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Green Bay Packaging Inc. on Wednesday announced a multi-year investment to modernize its 59-year-old pulp and containerboard mill about 40 miles northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Apollo Global Management Inc.-owned packaging company Novolex is exploring a potential takeover offer for Pactiv Evergreen Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Two of the country's largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), have selected Kruger, Inc. in Kamloops, B.C. as the target to establish pattern bargaining across the forestry sector in Western Canada.

The background is that the former main shareholder, Chinese Shanying International Holding, wanted to sell its holding in Nordic Paper and therefore presented SVP as a buyer.

Firefighters say there were no injuries and the fire only caused minimal damage to the baghouse equipment.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, is proud to announce the launch of MasterTape® Cristal, a paper-based transparent tape backing to reduce plastic waste and promote a more sustainable future.

Cascades Inc. is pleased to make a concrete gesture to help the organizations supported by the Media Food Drive by offering a major donation of hygiene products.

The transaction advances Sonoco's portfolio transformation strategy to simplify and realign its portfolio and position the Company for long-term growth and value creation.

Hydri has chosen cross-laminated timber (CLT) from Södra for the construction of several new hydrogen stations, including in Värnamo, Hallandsåsen, and Ödeshög.

The statutory negotiations at the Suolahti mill concerned all the plywood mill's employees, in total about 370 people.

UPM and the nature conservation organisation Luontokollektiivi are starting the restoration of the approximately 100-hectare Western Valkeasuo in Tohmajärvi, North Karelia, Finland.

Industry minister also called to appear before natural resources committee.

Domtar is a separate company from APP with its own management structure and governance. Domtar and APP will remain distinct entities, with no operational overlap and independent governance structures.

Irving Paper will once again shut down 50 per cent of its operations beginning Monday December 2nd in response to NB Power's record high industrial electricity rates, and remain down for at least a week.

Swedish pulp and paper company Billerud announced it's investing in upgrades worth 1.4 billion Swedish kronor, about $127 million, at its U.S.-based production facilities. The majority, worth about $109 million, will go toward its graphic paper mill in Escanaba, Michigan, where earlier this year the company canceled a project to convert the plant into a cartonboard production facility.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in collaboration with Aalto University and Finnish industrial partners, has developed a new technology for shaping cardboard in a unique continuous process to create reel-to-reel origami-inspired structures for fibre-based packaging materials.

The new authorization replaces and supersedes the Company's existing $100 million share repurchase authorization.

Södra is proud to announce that our cross-laminated timber (CLT) is now available on the innovative software platform, CLT Toolbox. This collaboration allows engineers and architects to easily design and optimize sustainable and efficient timber constructions using Södra's CLT.

Due to the rising costs of raw materials and production driven by inflation, along with ongoing efforts to comply with sustainability regulations, production expenses have significantly risen and necessitated the price increase.

The company's lenders agreed to eliminate the escrow after a Brazilian court ruled in its favor. The ruling--covering two-thirds of the amount disputed in several proceedings--is subject to appeal.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Italy has presented Sofidel with the 2024 Transatlantic Award. It is the third in the Group's history.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, has acquired ErtelAlsop, a New York based manufacturer of high-performance liquid depth filter media serving end-markets in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, flavors and fragrances, and chemical industries.

Visy partnered with two solar energy companies on the initiative, which aligns with Visy's ongoing commitment to sustainability.

Communications Advisor for Tolko Chris Downey said this temporary downtime is due to high fibre costs, poor weather conditions during the harvesting season, and the weak North American lumber and plywood markets.

UPM Raflatac has made further progress towards a more circular economy for plastics and a future beyond fossils during 2023.