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The investment will enhance operations at the company's sites in Füzesabony, Nagykáta, and Győr, with completion expected by April 2026.

The German Federal Cartel office has today started an inspection on Metsä Tissue, a subsidiary of Metsä Group, related to hygiene papers.

Michael Robinson, 41, pleaded guilty to the charge before his jury trial. According to court records, he told his family member, who works at Pratt Industries, that he would bring an AK-47 there, shoot up the place and "come bang on the ... door and beat her ..."

UFP Packaging announced the opening of its 10,000-square-foot Packaging Design and Development Center (DDC) at its Newnan, Ga., facility.

A fire at the Dryden Fibre Canada mill was extinguished and the scene cleared in just over an hour.

U.S.-based International Paper's 5.8-billion-pound ($7.29 billion) bid for British packaging firm DS Smith will be decided by EU antitrust regulators by Jan. 10, a European Commission filing showed on Tuesday.

Saica is considering building and operating a recycled paper mill facility at the northeast corner of Little Richmond and Olive roads in northwest Dayton, just south of Trotwood, that could employ about 230 full-time workers, say documents submitted to the city. The site has recently been used for agricultural purposes.

The grants, distributed through the Rayonier Community Fund, will support a wide range of vital programs including educational, environmental, cultural, civic, and health and human services initiatives.

LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, announced the appointment of Leslie Davis to Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately.

This shift is part of the company's strategic Lean Supply Chain programme aiming for efficient and lean value proposition to local markets.

In mid-February, Viktor Pilemyr takes up the role of new business area controller at Södra Wood. He has solid experience from in-house manufacturing and comes most recently from the role of CFO at OBOS.

Industrikraft is a new company formed before the summer on the initiative of Alfa Laval, Boliden, SKF, Stora Enso and the Volvo Group, to support the expansion of the Swedish electricity supply. Today, AFRY joins as an equal shareholder, together with a number of other companies.

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that an agreement has been extended between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) and Kruger's Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited.

The Smurfit Westrock paper mill in Longview, Washington, 'likely contributed' to the pungent stench that wafted through southwest Washington and northwest Oregon in September, the Washington State Department of Ecology determined.

Opposition MPs are expressing concern that after buying up two major Canadian companies, the foreign owner of one of Canada's biggest forestry businesses is now also formally taking over an Indonesian-Chinese pulp and paper conglomerate from his family -- a company he has long denied operating in tandem with.

Huhtamaki´s site in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, marked a major milestone recently with the official opening of its smooth molded fiber (SMF) lid production line.

The mill will continue producing pulp.

The credit facility is primarily a back-up facility that will remain undrawn and serve as a liquidity reserve for the company.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, has been awarded a Platinum Medal, the highest recognition level, in the EcoVadis sustainability assessment, ranking Ahlstrom among the top one percent of companies evaluated over the past 12 months.

Industry veteran steps into Chief Client Strategy and Integration Officer role, reinforcing the marketing experience company's client-centric focus.

Jukka Tiitinen, Area President, North America, has decided to retire after a long and successful career at Valmet. Jukka Tiitinen will step down from his role on 31 December 2024 and do the handover to an interim Head of North America in January 2025.

The title of this column is playing out right now in the packaging segment. Lightweight recyclable packaging is winning out over traditional packaging--and this is being accepted in the markets as an improvement in quality. This column is something of a continuation from last week with a slightly different slant.

Jackson Wijaya currently owns dozens of pulp and paper mills across Canada, the U.S., Brazil and Europe under the Domtar Group -- formally known as Paper Excellence until it rebranded last month. Wijaya's intention to take direct control over Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), an Indonesian and Chinese-based multinational currently owned by his father, was confirmed in an official notice from the European Commission.

Irving Tissue said it needs to expand in Macon because the mill is currently selling all the bath tissue and paper towels it can make. The privately held firm will add a third paper machine, increasing output by 50%

The project's duration is approximately one year, with the installation planned to take place at the end of 2025.