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Graphic Packaging Holding Company disclosed that its Compensation and Management Committee approved a retention package for Joseph P. Yost, Executive Vice President and President, Americas. The package includes a $2 million cash retention bonus and a grant of service-based restricted stock units (RSUs) valued at $2 million.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has agreed to a short-term power purchase agreement with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited to buy clean hydroelectricity. This agreement provides the Provincial Government an opportunity to review and consider Kruger's proposed approach to diversification at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper.

Suzano will increase pulp prices in Europe and North America by $120 per metric ton, while prices in Asia will increase by $20 per ton, according to the source.

In a news release, N.B. Power announced that an agreement had been signed to purchase 200 megawatts of energy from the project.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Western Forest Products' value-added division in Chemainus will receive $7.5 million to add two new continuous dry kilns to its manufacturing operation.

You may have a separate training department, but a storm is coming that they may not be able to handle. That storm is Artificial Intelligence (AI) training and its integration with your Industry 4.0 initiatives.

Mercer International Inc.'s subsidiary Mercer Peace River Pulp and Svante Technologies Inc. have started operating a carbon dioxide capture demonstration unit at the Peace River pulp mill in northern Alberta, Canada.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, launches an enhanced water-filtration material range based on its patented Disruptor® technology. These next-generation water-filtration materials are designed to address some of the most urgent drinking-water challenges facing consumers, municipalities, and the water industry today.

GreenFirst Forest Products will extend its holiday production curtailment to three weeks at three of its four sawmills due to challenging softwood lumber market conditions. The Hearst, Kapuskasing, and Cochrane mills in Canada will be shut down from 22 December 2025 to 9 January 2026 to align output with weak demand.

Maria Mroué has been appointed as the Vice President of Communications and Brand for Metsä Group, effective 1 March 2026. She will report to Executive Vice President for Stakeholder Engagement Tomi Salo, joining from the single-family house construction company DEN where she served as Marketing, Communications and ESG Director.

Lecta, the Spanish producer of speciality papers for labels and flexible packaging, has launched Metalvac Ice Cream, a recyclable metallised paper developed for flexible packaging in the ice cream and frozen food segment.

Revenues were $100.2 million for the quarter compared to $99.8 million for the same quarter last year, an increase of $0.4 million or 0.4%.

Avery Dennison has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Metsä Group's innovation company Metsä Spring has developed a new fibre-based punnet for packaging of fresh berries, fruit and vegetables.

Valmet has signed an agreement to acquire industrial valve company Severn Group for $480 million, bolstering its Process Performance Solutions segment with an estimated Euro 215 million in annual net sales.

The order includes an upgrade package for five Advantage ViscoNip presses to replace current shoe presses on machines designated TM 3, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Saudi Paper Group has started up its new PM5 tissue production line at its facility in Saudi Arabia, a turnkey project that increases its annual tissue production capacity by over 60,000 tons, according to Toscotec.

The acquired business operates 7 plants in central, northern and western Spain, has more than 150 employees and generates turnover of €33 million.

$6 million expansion project will create 36 new jobs, strengthen Wisconsin's paper industry.

Smurfit Westrock, a producer of sustainable paper and packaging, laid the first stone of its new production plant in Cajeme, Sonora, in which it will invest US$65 million.

Quad announced that it has made the difficult decision to permanently close its printing facility in The Rock, Georgia, in March 2026.

These developments enhance GreenFirst's liquidity, financial flexibility, and operational capacity, supporting ongoing operations and the execution of strategic initiatives.

UPM, a global leader in sustainable material solutions, has achieved an important milestone in the startup of production of commercial, wood-based chemicals in its Leuna biorefinery in Germany. The refinery, which is the largest industrial-scale investment in biochemicals in Europe, has started the production and commercialization of industrial sugars.

The August 2025 opening of the Sofidel Paper Mill in Circleville, Ohio, highlights the company's rapidly growing network of production facilities in the USA. PENETRON ADMIX, a crystalline waterproofing admixture, was specified to ensure the below-grade concrete structures are impermeable to moisture - from both the negative and positive sides.