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Metsä Group's innovation company, Metsä Spring, has started pre-commercial sales of its three-dimensional, wood-based packaging solution Muoto™. Muoto packages can be used in a wide range of applications, from takeaway to industrial packing.

Packaging designs crafted from Metsä Board's paperboard have won three Gold Awards at the European Carton Excellence Awards 2024.

The new mill is estimated to start-up in the second half of 2027.

Glatfelter Corporation, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, is proud to announce significant advancements in sustainable materials for espresso pod lids to address the growing demand for eco-friendly packaging solutions in the single-serve coffee market.

The Prattville Fire Department was fighting a large industrial fire Monday night, Sept. 23, at the city's International Paper mill.

Metsä Fibre's Joutseno pulp mill, part of Metsä Group, is undergoing a production shutdown to adapt to the current market situation. In addition, on the basis of construction technical reviews, the mill's baling plant building has been placed under a temporary operating ban due to the potential risk of collapse detected in the roof structures.

Harald Dialer has been appointed Executive Vice President, Technology and UPM Biorefining. He will be a member of UPM's Group Executive Team and report to Massimo Reynaudo, President and CEO. He will assume his role as of 1 January 2025.

Replaces Will Schwartz, who was recently named CEO of UFP Industries.

Quad/Graphics, Inc., a global marketing experience company, announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to leverage its cloud services in the development of a data, creative and personalization powerhouse. Quad's leading-edge solutions are designed to give advertisers and marketers exceptional accuracy, transparency and cost-efficiency in making direct connections - on-line and off-line - with their customers.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a global blueprint for addressing some of the most pressing issues facing humanity, including poverty, inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation. As the world faces increasing environmental and social challenges, the importance of sustainability has never been more apparent. At Huhtamaki, sustainability is embedded in everything we do.

Södra confirms Stora Enso among the first customers for kraft lignin. This follows the major investment announcement earlier this year regarding kraft lignin production at Södra's Mönsterås site. The plant will be the first commercial kraft lignin production facility in Sweden and the largest of its type in the world. It is expected to be in operation in 2027.

Miles Roberts, chief executive of paper and packaging giant DS Smith, said the UK's high cost of electricity compared to the US and Europe was hurting the competitiveness of its businesses.

Port Hawkesbury Paper is pouring $400 million into the construction of a wind farm in Nova Scotia's Guysborough County that is targeted to supply 60 per cent of the paper mill's current power needs.

Twin Rivers Paper Co. Inc. was the only mill eligible for the tax credit meant to help modernize equipment and save jobs. A state report recommends more transparency about business incentives.

Special Meeting of the Glatfelter Shareholders Scheduled for October 23, 2024.

Borregaard and the Norwegian hydropower producer Hafslund have entered into a new long-term power purchase agreement for the period from 2025 to 2034.

VEOCEL™, the flagship specialty nonwovens brand of Lenzing Group, highlighted its commitment to innovation and providing solutions to help address the global plastic crisis at the "SEA of Solutions 2024" (SoS) event organized by SEA circular - an initiative by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) on 18th September in Bangkok, Thailand.

New TCT agreements contribute to supporting America's clean energy transition through tax credit transferability under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

In a groundbreaking move to bolster America's clean energy future, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains and the state of Michigan's Competitiveness Fund have selected Mitra Chem, a leading innovator in battery materials, for up to $125 million in awards.

Lana Wilhelm, Paper Excellence Group's director of Indigenous Relations, received the prestigious Women in Forestry Award of Excellence from the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC).

For being a visionary leader, Brad Thorlakson of Vernon-based forestry giant Tolko has been awarded the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Forest Products Association of Canada.

Jordi Aguiló assumes the presidency of ASPAPEL (Spanish Association of Pulp, Paper and Cardboard Manufacturers) for the next two years.

Corte has served as vice president, finance at Kadant Johnson since 2021 and before that served as the director of customer service. Since joining the company in 2007, he has worked in various capacities in the financial, commercial, and operations areas of the company.

Andritz has initiated a project to build a state-of-the-art service center for pulp and paper mill equipment in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

The Shareholders' Committee of Voith Management GmbH has appointed Dirk Hoke as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, effective April 1, 2025, at the latest.