Industry News

Södra's research foundation is now distributing seven million kroner to nine research projects to promote the development of family forestry. A number of the projects focus on how forestry is affected by an increasingly warmer climate in Sweden.

Stephen J. Smith to Retire, Eric J. Guerin to Become SVP and CFO, Effective March 1, 2023.

UPM has been listed in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2022-2023 as the only company in its industry. The DJSI indices cover environmental, social and governance aspects of responsibility.

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Rayonier added its first female director to its board in 1994. Currently three female directors serve on its 10-member board, two of whom have joined since 2020.

Pregis®, a leading global manufacturer of flexible packaging and protective packaging solutions, recently added digital printing capabilities at production facilities across North America, offering customers high-impact protection and impactful brand messaging with the Pregis EverTec™ curbside recyclable padded mailer.

Sustana, the sustainable fiber and paper industry leader, has joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative. Sustana's engagement in the UN Global Compact -- a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices - reflects its longstanding and continued adherence to sustainable practices and its ongoing support for the Ten Principles focused on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.

The Cup Collective initiative, which is the first of its kind in Europe, aims to recycle half a billion paper cups in Europe within the first two years.

Mondi designs new paper-based secondary packaging for Krissia® chilled surimi sticks.

Five-year deal to secure thousands of tons of high-performance, certified-circular material from ExxonMobil's advanced recycling plant

$8M investment in Convertible Debt and Purchase of first Highcon Beam 2C

Appvion, a Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. portfolio company, announced today that Paul Charapata, former President and CEO of recently acquired Nekoosa Coated Products, LLC, has been named CEO of the Appvion platform. The current CEO, Laurie Andriate, will transition to the Board of Directors.

Paper Excellence is one of the industry leaders that joined the Action Declaration on Climate Policy Engagement in support of governments to address climate change. The initiative was developed by Corporate Knights and Global 100 Council COP27.

The agreement contains the sale of 80,000 to 100,000 tonnes of Renewcell's 100 per cent recycled textile Circulose® dissolving pulp to Lenzing over a five-year period, for use in the production of cellulosic fibers for fashion and other textile applications.

Clyde Anderson, a former president of Inland Empire Paper Co. and Washington State Parks commissioner who played a key role in the creation of the 40-mile Centennial Trail that follows the Spokane River into Idaho, died at Fairwinds retirement community in Spokane on Saturday. He was 96.

Ennis, Inc. announced its acquisition of School Photo Marketing in Morganville, New Jersey. School Photo Marketing provides printing, yearbook publishing and marketing-related services to over 1,400 school and sports photographers servicing schools around the country.

Interfor announced that it has completed the previously announced transaction to acquire 100% of the equity interests in the entities comprising Chaleur Forest Products ("Chaleur") in New Brunswick, Canada from an affiliate of the Kilmer Group.

Stora Enso has received regulatory approval from the EU Commission to proceed with the acquisition of De Jong Packaging Group, announced in September 2022. Closure of the transaction is still ongoing and expected to be finalised at the beginning of 2023.

Canton paper mill union members have voted against proposed contract terms for a second time, according to union president Troy Dills.

Mondi is closing the loop by recycling Tesco's warehouse corrugated waste to create EcoVantage paper.

Through continued innovation and collaboration with brand owners, Ahlstrom has identified specific technology enabling highly developed base papers - the key to solving the barrier requirements in flexible packaging, while still utilizing the inherent end-of-life benefits that paper has to offer. Ahlstrom has the unique set of capabilities and wide breadth of technical applications to allow them to develop some of the strongest performing base papers available.

Five years ago today, Cascades announced the launch of a unique and innovative transportation electrification program for its employees. Today, the company is making a positive assessment of the program as 350 employees have chosen to drive electric since the launch.

Clearwater Paper Corporation released its 2022 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report. Along with a continued commitment to create sustainable paper products, the report also highlights a significant increase in company-wide priorities to meet several key sustainability benchmarks.

Irving Consumer Products, a member of the J. D. Irving Group of Companies, is continuing its commitment to the environment by introducing sustainability goals for its tissue manufacturing operations. While the environment has long been a core value of the company, this is the first time Irving Consumer Products will publicly release sustainability goals.

Norske Skog has agreed to transfer the assets of its existing agent in Italy, Norske Skog Italia, to CellMark Italy on January 1, 2023.