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Finnos and Södra Wood Ab have agreed about a delivery consisting of Finnos Board Scanner. The scanner will be delivered to Södra's sawmill in Hamina, Finland in summer 2024.

The completion of this transaction, initially disclosed on July 7, 2023, now solidifies Valmet's presence as a comprehensive provider of process technologies and services for converting tissue jumbo reels into final products.

Metsä Group and Valmet are jointly developing a comprehensive operating model to ensure sustainability in technology and maintenance investments.

The Business Intelligence Group named Sofidel, a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, a finalist in its 2023 Sustainability Awards program. The Sustainability Awards honor those who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice.

Södra and the collaboration partner Lenzing have received the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) Award 2023 in the category International cooperation for their joint achievements in textile recycling and circular economy.

Complaint claims Paper Excellence ineligible for credential due to alleged ties with Indonesian conglomerate.

Wood fiber insulation board manufacturer Gutex has successfully produced first fibers with its new Andritz fiber preparation system in Eschbach, Germany. This is the second system Andritz has delivered to Gutex.

UPM Specialty Papers is responding to the growing pet food market's need to transform traditional packaging solutions by offering paper-based alternatives for plastics and packages that contain soon to be phased out PFAS chemicals.

$5 million program to provide targeted support to five communities across North America.

Sun Chemical has launched its new groundbreaking 'Pace' technology platform for sheetfed offset inks. SunPak FSP, Sun Chemical's flagship sheetfed offset low migration ink for food packaging, will be the first ink to transition to the new technology with the launch of SunPak FSP EcoPace.

Caressa is a digital platform and new business model for Essity that brings together care essentials - tasks, medications and appointments - into one subscription-based app, enabling multiple family members to collaborate and coordinate the care of a loved one.

Metsä Group and industrial maintenance service provider Quant Finland have agreed to halve the consumption of fossil hydraulic oil together in Metsä Group's plywood and Kerto LVL mills by 2027 compared to 2022.

MM Kotkamills has completed the change negotiations regarding the company's sawmill that started in September. After the negotiations, it has been decided that the sawmill will be closed permanently.

Fournier is a seasoned executive with over two decades of hands-on experience in lumber mills in both Eastern and Western Canada.

In this new role, he will have broad responsibility related to strategic planning, business development and company growth, government affairs, and communications.

Two Sides North America (TSNA) President Kathi Rowzie today announced that Jules Van Sant and Jill Crossley have joined the TSNA leadership team as Executive Director and Director of Operations, respectively.

Leading global provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging, DS Smith, has collaborated with Versuni, home to some of the world's most renowned domestic appliance brands, to produce and deliver 100% recycled and recyclable packaging solutions.

Tomi Sederholm has been appointed as Senior Vice President, UPM Business Control and Finance Operations as of 1 December 2023.

Switching to green energy seems all well and good until you get into the details.

A couple of seemingly disparate items strike me as we start to think about innovation and strategy this month. The first is the press release a couple of months ago announcing the coming departure of the chairman of a major pulp and paper company. Reading between the lines, one could infer that this chairman and the board are out of ideas as to how to take the company forward. The other is the current popular human resource acronym, DEI, which stands for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. As with most such acronyms, this one is too simplistic and is itself too inclusive, likely being applied where it is not appropriate.

Mark McHugh named President and CEO, effective April 1, 2024.

Targeting $1 billion of select asset sales over the next 18 months.

Nonwovens Industry recently named Kimberly-Clark as a Top 40 Nonwovens Industry Company in recognition of the role nonwovens continue to play as a key driver of innovation and growth for both our business and brands.

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, announces it has won two awards for its innovative recruitment efforts and strategy. Sappi's Somerset Mill video won Silver in the Branded Content-Recruitment category of the 2023 W3 Awards, and its Choose Your Path Series earned Silver in the NYX Video Awards' Series or Campaign: Recruitment category.

UPM supports the third and final phase of the Hiitolanjoki river restoration project in South Karelia, where the dam of the Ritakoski hydropower plant was demolished and the rapid restored. The restoration will allow Ladoga's landlocked salmon to rise to its old spawning waters and improves the status of the aquatic habitat of the river.