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An online auction will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 for assets from the Graphic Packaging Middletown, Ohio mill.

The wood industry company Setra Group has announced a production adjustment at its sawmill in Hasselfors, Sweden. The decision means that 50 employees will be given notice of termination, adjustments on both the blue-collar and white-collar sides. Implementation period is four months.

Interfor Corporation will reduce lumber production by approximately 145 million board feet between September and December 2025, representing approximately 12% of its normal operating stance. The company has annual lumber production capacity of approximately 4.7 billion board feet.

Domtar will temporarily shut its Glenwood, Arkansas sawmill on October 10, halting operations at a facility that produces 167 million board feet of southern yellow pine lumber annually and employs 113 workers.

Hood Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of structural wood products, is investing $245 million to expand its sawmill operations in Wayne County, Mississippi.

Mill also closed for several months earlier this year.

The plans would affect a maximum of 82 positions.

Greif completed the divestiture of its containerboard business to Packaging Corporation of America for $1.8 billion in cash, the companies announced after markets closed Tuesday afternoon.

Following this development, Coniferous intends to initiate a mandatory buyout of the remaining shares in Nordic Paper, which will ultimately result in the company being delisted from Nasdaq Stockholm.

Weyerhaeuser received approximately $60 million USD upon the sale of the lumber facility, with the remainder of the transaction proceeds to be received in conjunction with the transfer of the timber licenses.

Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution, facility solutions and print products and solutions, announced that it has acquired the packaging distribution business of S. Walter Packaging Corp., a provider of custom packaging solutions serving retail, hospitality, food & beverage, and fashion markets.

Over the weekend, a fire broke out inside the premises of Hylte Paper, formerly known as Stora Enso, in Hyltebruk. Shortly after 4 p.m., the emergency services announced that the fire had been extinguished, according to reports from SVT.

Progroup's corrugated sheetfeeder plant in the northern Italian city of Cessalto successfully started regular operation.

Union vice president Tim Jenkins with United Steelworkers Local 731 said the next round of layoffs will leave a skeleton crew of just 50 to 60 employees behind.

An online auction will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 for assets from the Graphic Packaging Middletown, Ohio mill.

Forestry company Arauco has sealed a US$2.2bn export credit agency-backed financing package from a diverse group of lenders to develop a pulp production factory in Brazil.

Longview Fire said the blaze was contained to the one building. No injuries were reported.

Based on the prior agreement, Spinnova Oyj has today signed binding agreements to buy all Woodspin Oy and Suzano Finland Oy shares from Suzano S.A. for a total of EUR 2 (two euros).

Amcor's expansion of its healthcare packaging network in Costa Rica includes a new warehouse and distribution facility. Amcor's facility will provide optimized supply chain efficiency for trays, die-cut lids, forming films, bags, and labels.

Union vice president Tim Jenkins with United Steelworkers Local 731 said the next round of layoffs will leave a skeleton crew of just 50 to 60 employees behind.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is calling on the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to exempt Brazilian bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp (HTS code: 4703.29) from potential Section 301 tariffs, arguing that the material is indispensable to the U.S. tissue industry and cannot be sourced domestically at commercial scale. The group submitted its formal comments as part of USTR's ongoing investigation into Brazil's trade practices.

Kimberly-Clark is slated to cut 25% of its production capacity at its Cold Spring facility in Fox Crossing, reducing 16 lines to 12 effective January 2026, according to local union leaders

The company has yet to submit a reclamation plan to the Nova Scotia government.

IP to Sell Global Cellulose Fibers Business to American Industrial Partners; Other Changes Include a $250 Million Investment in the Riverdale Mill in Selma, Ala. and the Closure of Riceboro Mill, Savannah Mill and Savannah Box Plant

Sylvamo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Michel Ribiéras stated that the Riverdale supply agreement is not part of the company's long-term strategy. He noted that Sylvamo has been planning for this conversion since its 2021 spinoff from International Paper and has made strategic investments in its North American footprint.