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Firefighters in Sussex were on the scene of a fire at the Irving sawmill on the edge of town on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 8.
U.S. Medical Glove has purchased the mill, according to the source. The company's website says it's a medical device production company.
UPM Adhesive Materials, formerly known as UPM Raflatac, plans to open a new slitting and distribution terminal near Hanoi, Northern Vietnam, to support its growth in Southeast Asia. The new facility will ensure agile service for customers in the Northern Vietnam area.
Cascades Inc. announces that it has reached an agreement to sell its Flexible Packaging plant activities to Five Star Holding ("Five Star") based in Houston, Texas. The $31 million transaction is effective immediately. Cascades' will retain ownership of the site real estate.
Interfor is extending the temporary curtailment of its Grand Forks division indefinitely due to "ongoing weak market conditions."
The closure will lead to a reduction of 93 positions.
$92.5 million investment will create 116 new jobs.
On 27 August 2025, Spinnova Plc announced that it had signed binding agreements to acquire all shares of Woodspin Oy and Suzano Finland Oy from Suzano S.A. and take full ownership of the businesses. The transaction was subject to certain customary closing conditions which have now been fulfilled. The transaction was completed on 3 October 2025.
October 7, 2025
From news reports
Demand for packaging has not become worse, nor has it become better, Mondi CEO Andrew King told analysts, adding that weakness in fine paper has persisted, with competitors fighting for share in a shrinking market.
GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. welcomes encouraging signs of progress as the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario work toward a path forward to support near-term stability for Kap Paper Inc. and the broader forestry sector in Northeastern Ontario.
Mativ will close its Wilson facility by the end of 2025, affecting 50 employees according to a WARN notice. The first job separations are set to begin Dec. 1.
Essity has announced the establishment of its new Middle East regional headquarters for its Health & Me
The planned actions will affect the entire organisation and result in 200 redundancies.
The last day of operations at the plant is expected to be Dec. 31.
Remaining focused on its vision of sustainable economic development, Kruger is on track to develop a new storage facility that will position Trois-Rivières as a major circular economy hub in Québec. Over the coming months, the Kruger Recycling Division will leverage the $16-M project to consolidate its collection and storage operations at its new site on chemin des Petites-Terres, in Trois-Rivières' Pointe-du-Lac district, near Kruger Packaging's Containerboard Mill, which is Québec's leading paper and paperboard recycler.
The reduction of personnel is 220.
Sebright Products Inc., a leading manufacturer of waste handling and recycling equipment, is proud to announce that it has officially transitioned to a 100% employee-owned company. This milestone marks a significant step in the company's commitment to empowering its workforce and ensuring long-term sustainability and growth.
Sebright Products Inc., a leading manufacturer of waste handling and recycling equipment, is proud to announce that it has officially achieved ISO 9001 certification, the internationally recognized standard for quality management systems (QMS).
According to the WARN notice, 60 workers will be impacted by the closure, which will take effect December 1.
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (Molpus), a leading timberland investment management organization, has, on behalf of its clients, successfully purchased approximately 173,000 acres of timberland in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi combined.
The company is purchasing new equipment that will convert flat container board into corrugated boxes. This expansion will increase efficiency within the facility, improve production capacity by 50% and enable the production of larger corrugated boxes.
Ahlstrom, a global leader in sustainable fiber-based specialty materials, announces that it has completed the divestment of its abrasives business unit to Munksjö. The transaction marks a key step on Ahlstrom's transformation journey to become the preferred sustainable specialty materials company.
Greif, Inc., a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its timberlands business to Molpus Woodlands Group, on behalf of clients, for approximately $462 million after adjustments.
The change negotiations concern a total of slightly more than 2,000 employees. Possible measures could include redundancies and reorganisation of tasks and operations. The estimated need for reductions is up to 315 people, of which 155 are in Finland.
Lenzing plans to cut up to 600 jobs by the end of 2027 as part of a restructuring to streamline operations and increase efficiency.
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