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The company is pushing cost cuts, shifting its pulp mix and expanding mass timber amid expected price gains.

Valmet will supply three IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machines to Yusen Group for its mills in Tai'an, Liaoning Province, and Chongxin, Gansu Province, China.

While AI has its place, people shouldn't become dependent on it for basic thinking. There's a real fear for the younger generations becoming heavily dependent on AI.

Innovation in inventories is very dangerous. I can save you the reading of this column by telling you there are no shortcuts to accounting for inventories properly.

An online auction will be held beginning Tuesday, March 10, 2026 for assets from the Graphic Packaging East Angus, Quebec mill.

Pulp and paper sales reached 14.2 million tonnes, a 15% increase compared to 2024. This performance was driven primarily by the strong operational contribution of the Ribas do Rio Pardo pulp mill, which began production in July 2024, and the company's paper mills in the United States. As a result, Suzano's full‑year net revenue reached a record R$50 billion in 2025.

The world's biggest cardboard box maker reported full-year adjusted core earnings (EBITDA) for 2025 of $4.94 billion, at the lower end of a $4.9 billion to $5.1 billion range that was revised down in October due to weak North American demand.

AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) is proud to announce the successful installation and start-up of a MaxEdge150™ refiner with AFTLinx™ diagnostic service on PM5 at Essity's Mannheim mill in Germany building on a successful previous delivery. This marks AFT's first refining project with Essity, reinforcing a trusted partnership. The new system supports Essity's goal of improving tissue quality at its largest mill in Europe and a key hub for hygiene brands like Zewa and Tempo.

Dong Tien-Long An Paper JSC has successfully started up a recycled fiber line at its board production mill in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam.

Smurfit Westrock will also close the extrusion facility in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, which converts grades produced on the La Tuque machine. The closures will result in a limited workforce reduction of approximately 30 at La Tuque and approximately 60 at Pointe-aux-Trembles.

Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department crews extinguished a fire at a recycling facility west of Downtown Jacksonville that erupted Monday afternoon, Feb. 9, sending smoke into the air that was visible for miles.

International Paper will be closing its container plant, the remaining mill in Georgetown, later this year, according to a company spokesperson.

Angella Broesch was promoted to Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Chris Forrey was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations. Both promotions are effective February 9, 2026.

Unifor delegates from across Eastern Canada kicked off bargaining preparations for the forestry industry by selecting Domtar as the target company for the upcoming round of pattern bargaining.

The incident resulted in the death of one person, a 20-year old student at the University of Maine who was participating in an internship at the facility, and injured nine other workers, two of them seriously. One of the workers remains hospitalized.

With the extensive sales and export experience of both NPI and PF in Australia and New Zealand, the newly established NF Wood Fibre joint venture is well positioned to fully leverage these combined strengths and to further expand the forestry and timber businesses of both partners.

Arctic Paper announces a price increase of 8-10% for both uncoated and coated fine papers across the European market.

Sappi Europe will implement a price increase of Euro 50 per ton on its entire Woodfree Coated sheet portfolio, effective March 16, 2026.

GAAP: Net sales of $792 million, Operating income of $14 million.

GAAP: Net sales of $792 million, Operating income of $14 million.

Metsä Board has completed the acquisition of the Winschoten Sheeting and Distribution Hub in the Netherlands from Konvertia Group. The acquisition, signing of which was announced on 23 January 2026, strengthens Metsä Board's sheeting capacity and service capabilities in the European market.

ABB's L&W Fiber & Freeness Online integrated into Sappi's papermaking process for greater productivity, energy and resource efficiency.

Metso has acquired MRA Automation (Multiskilled Resources Australia Pty Ltd), a privately owned engineering company based in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. MRA Automation specializes in providing engineering, automation, and software solutions for bulk material handling operators.

Finland-based Metsä Group, one of the world's leading forest industry companies, recorded sales of Euro 5.83 billion in 2025, up 1.5% from 2024, while its comparable operating result turned negative at Euro -85 million due to weak market conditions and higher fixed costs.