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The latest approval expands the footprint of the Miami-based green paper products developer now poised for global expansion.

Stora Enso's pulp customers are getting more and more questions about their products' sustainability and if these products are compostable. As responsibility lies at the heart of Stora Enso, we initiated a project to certify all our paper pulp grades as compostable.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), a leading global provider of marketing and business communications, has introduced an offering for cannabis and CBD companies designed to help them meet evolving product life cycle needs, including product differentiation at retail, regulatory adherence, and supply chain continuity.

More than 300 businesses across 51 industries and 29 countries have now joined The Climate Pledge and committed to pursue ambitious carbon-reduction activities across their business operations and supply chains.

To support the significant and growing humanitarian needs prompted by the conflict in Ukraine, International Paper is contributing $275,000 to both the Red Cross and Global Foodbanking Network. This brings the company's total combined donations to these organizations to $550,000 in support of humanitarian relief efforts, specifically to help Ukraine refugees.

There's a new anti-paper campaign afoot in Hollywood. Called ScriptationNation, it's a coalition of misinformed celebs who've joined with entertainment technology company Scriptation, the maker of a new digital script app, to get Hollywood to go paperless by 2030. The Hollywood Reporter recently reported on the coalition. Two Sides responded with a letter to the editor.

The American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) Board of Directors announced advocacy priorities the association will pursue to help ensure the paper and wood products industry's sustainability success and economic impact in 2022.

State would provide up to $8.2 million in matching funds to secure $100 million federal grant .

AF&PA members surpass greenhouse gas reduction goal, among others, and look to ambitious 2030 goals.

After a sharp decline in 2020, printed catalogs are coming back in a big way. Market research firm Keypoint Intelligence reports that digital print volumes - the production method for most smaller-run catalogs - has rebounded close to its pre-pandemic level, and demand is expected to soar past pre-pandemic production next year and continue rising at a compound annual rate of 8% through 2025.

The recent United Nations global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, brought the world's leaders together again to try to reach agreement on further commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. High on the agenda was preserving the health of the world's forests - a critical natural resource for absorbing these emissions.

Our consumer research uncovered that consumers expect ALL packaging to be recyclable, and many perceive paper-based packaging as a natural, easy-to-recycle solution.

Canfor Corporation is issuing an open letter from Don Kayne, President and CEO, calling for an approach to the management of British Columbia's old growth forests that is based on the facts of sound science and Indigenous traditional knowledge and a collaborative process that includes broad representation.

Everyone's story starts somewhere. Ours began in 1848. It's a 173-year story that includes a real man named Henry Potter Burt and a fictional boy named Harry Potter. It's a tale of agility, caring and innovation that Domtar is proud to tell.

Industry Welcomes New PSSMA Chairman, Sylvamo's Mark Edwards and Honors Portco Packaging's Howard M. 'Macy' Wall with 2021 Richard E. Storat - PSSMA Annual Industry Excellence Award.

Woodspin, the joint venture of the sustainable textile material company Spinnova and its strategic partner, pulp company Suzano, is proceeding with its factory project in Central Finland according to the original schedule. The production spaces are expected to be ready for technology installations at the end of next summer, and for the factory to be completed by end of 2022.

As Members of Parliament prepare for another debate in the House of Commons to discuss growing softwood lumber tariffs, the United Steelworkers union (USW) is calling on the federal government to move from empty talk to tangible action to support the workers whose jobs and ability to support their families are at risk.

Company reports spike in orders as it keeps pace with consumer demands for sustainable, recyclable boxes

Here's What You Need to Know to Reclaim Communications Choice, Avoid Abuse and Safeguard Against Fraud

Member companies recognized for outstanding efforts to improve workplace safety and the environment.

Who doesn't feel a rush of joy when they open a handwritten card or letter received in the mail? Many of us rediscovered the simple, yet powerful pleasures of keeping in touch with pen, paper and a postage stamp during the pandemic.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued a statement in celebration of the 61st anniversary of National Forest Products Week (October 17-23).

RMR Mechanical is excited to announce the acquisition of George H. Bodman, Inc. as of Thursday, September 23, 2021. Going forward, the consulting entity will be known as Bodman Services LLC, a subsidiary of RMR Mechanical. Bodman Services LLC is a reputed industry leader in their field with over 34 years of experience offering a full range of consulting services for chemical/vapor phase/mechanical cleaning applications.

The wooden utensils and stir sticks are being implemented in the restaurants this month and the company expects the last plastic straw to be used in Canada by December. This will remove single-use plastics and is part of McDonald's plan to source all its primary customer packaging with renewable or recycled sources.

Since 2010, the Two Sides campaign has successfully influenced the change or removal of misleading environmental claims by more than 810 organizations globally, 149 of them in the United States and Canada, including many of the world's largest corporations.