Industry News

Sonoco announced promotions among its senior operational leadership which are aligned with the Company's strategy to simplify its operating structure to improve efficiency and effectiveness, according to Howard Coker, President and Chief Executive Officer. The appointments are effective immediately.

Paper Company Refused to Hire Applicant After Learning He Took ADHD Medication, Federal Agency Charges

Nagai Tekko is a machine manufacturer that designs and manufactures winders, rolls, and other equipment used in paperboard mills. It has strengths in the design of machines and development of control systems and delivers high-performance and high-quality machines to paperboard manufacturers.

The Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) acquired 100% of the shares in Eson Pac, headquartered in Veddige, Sweden, from the majority shareholder Nalka Invest AB as well as family and management minority shareholders.

This prestigious award was created to recognize companies that demonstrate excellence in innovation, sustainable product offerings, and outstanding contributions to the nonwovens market.

Jury selects six projects to receive campaign funding.

Elopak ASA and Nippon Paper Industries have agreed that Nippon Paper will produce and sell Elopak's lineup of Pure-Pak® packaging for liquid food and beverage products worldwide and introduce them to the Oceania region.

Aspa Bruk is working with a Swedish environmental technology company called Axolot Solution in a joint project during a three-month period. During this time extensive tests are performed aiming at reducing the phosphorus emissions from the mill. The project is based on Axolot's electrochemical AxoPur® 2.0 process and the trial is planned to continue until the start of the summer.

Metsä Fibre and Veolia have signed a long-term partnership agreement on the refining of crude methanol generated in pulp production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill into commercial biomethanol.

Initially announced in January 2020, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has completed its investment and started production for additional capacity in both filtration and energy storage materials at its plant in Turin, Italy. By successfully expanding manufacturing facilities, Ahlstrom-Munksjö is making a strong commitment to customers in both the High-Performance Filtration and Energy Storage markets.

It is during the shutdown that the company carries out all the maintenance necessary to ensure the unit's operational reliability, in line with Brazilian regulations.

The order demands closed-door negotiations between the province and Northern Pulp over the former's alleged liability for forcing the closure of the Boat Harbour effluent treatment facility a decade before the expiry of the company's lease to the provincially owned facility.

Proceeds from the sale of FPS will be used toward debt repayment. The impact from this sale has been factored into Greif's recently announced increased earnings guidance for Fiscal 2022.

Glatfelter Corporation, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, today announced that Ramesh Shettigar, Vice President, ESG, Investor Relations & Corporate Treasurer, will be promoted to the role of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, effective May 6, 2022.

The joint venture operates high-quality rotogravure printing and sophisticated lamination operations and is one of the largest converters of foil-based flexible packaging in Brazil.

The company's PaperSeal® tray product - which was developed in partnership with world leader in tray sealing technology, G. Mondini - has been selected as a winning solution by New Seasons Market to replace the plastic clamshells currently used on the grocer's Partner Brand Fresh Pasta.

Accordingly in order to maintain profitability and keep its mills running full, Sappi will implement a further price increase of 10% to its Woodfree paper grades effective for deliveries from early April latest beginning May depending on the market. This will be in addition to the previously announced increases.

Metsä Board announced on 16 December 2021 that it has signed an agreement to sell its entire share capital of its fully owned subsidiary Oy Hangö Stevedoring Ab to Euroports Finland Oy. The arrangement has been completed on 31 March 2022.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, completed the previously announced sale of its 50 percent interest in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co Ltd to affiliates of Elopak ASA. Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co Ltd supplies customers in the Middle East and Africa region from manufacturing plants in Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Columbia Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit accusing a timber company of violating stormwater quality laws at its Longview mill, the group said Monday in a news release.

Close to 200 Unifor delegates kicked off bargaining preparations for the pattern agreement in the pulp and paper industry in Eastern Canada by selecting Resolute Forestry Products as the target company. Members at the Pulp and Paper Wage Policy Conference, held in Montreal on March 23 and 24, 2022, worked together to build a list of demands and choose the target employer.

Greif is outraged and dismayed at the invasion of Ukraine and the continuing attack on the country and its citizens. We strongly condemn the actions of the Russian government.

SWM International, a leading global producer of nonwoven media, has launched DelporeTM Advanced Filtration Media - ideal for surgical facemasks, N95 offerings, and other facemask applications.

To support the shift to renewable and recyclable materials in shopping and takeaway bags, Stora Enso launches CarrEco Brown™. Made from 100% fresh fibers, the material has high strength and tear resistance properties and is also safe for direct food contact.

Borregaard has entered into a ten-year sustainability-linked loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB). The USD 50 million loan will contribute to financing Borregaard's investments to reduce CO2 emissions and water effluents.