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Port Hawkesbury Paper is committed to sustaining a healthy environment in our forests and facilities. The natural resources entrusted to our company are managed for long-term sustainability and biodiversity while conserving the social and cultural values of the community.

As part of the company's expansion into the North American market, Billerud, a world-leading manufacturer of superior paper and packaging materials, is introducing its portfolio of coated liners to the US market. This introduction will enable great improvements in sustainability and cost performance for both packaging converters and brand owners.

More than $2.2 million in scholarships has been awarded to nearly 450 students through the LP Scholarship Program

Agreement will expand ArborGen's presence and availability of genetically improved Eucalyptus seedlings in the state.

So what is next?

Antti Koulumies, M.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed Senior Vice President, Timber and Forest. Koulumies will take the leadership of UPM Forest and continue to lead UPM Timber. The current leader of UPM Forest Sauli Brander, B.Sc. (Eng.), eMBA, has been appointed Vice President, UPM Global Forest Affairs. He will focus on global forest advocacy as well as global forestry themes, such as climate-positive forestry and biodiversity.

The investment aims to improve the operating efficiency and optimize the final paper quality of the PM 6.

The start-up is scheduled for late 2024.

Crews from the Longview Fire Department responded to a fire Monday evening at Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility.

Western Pulp will cease production operations at its Jacksonville facility at the end of the month, while continuing its shipping operations to help customers manage the transition to new suppliers, according to the company's announcement Tuesday, Aug. 15.

The mattress packaging is made from Mondi kraft paper, offering breathable and expandable product features.

Fiber-based consumer packaging leader Graphic Packaging International has announced the launch of an innovation in coated recycled paperboard (CRB): PaceSetter Rainier(TM), named after Mount Rainier, known for its pristine white snow-capped summit.

UPM Blandin will now under go a "phased startup" dictated by returning demand for coated magazine papers.

Ostrest GmbH to assume ownership effective August 15, 2023 with site to remain fully operational.

Suzano, the world's largest producer of hardwood pulp, and Sofidel, a leading European tissue paper producer, announce "Together we plant the future", a landmark three-year pilot project which will advance ecological conservation and restoration, alongside supporting socio-economic development in the Amazon region in Brazil.

Hank Ketcham, Chairman of West Fraser's Board of Directors, announced that Ray Ferris, President and Chief Executive Officer, plans to retire on December 31, 2023.

Essity has appointed Sandra Åberg as Vice President and Head of Investor Relations, effective September 1, 2023. Sandra is currently Director Investor Relations at Essity. The current Head of Investor Relations, Johan Karlsson, will assume the role of Vice President Business Control at Essity.

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Stora Enso to optimize the fiberline at the Enocell pulp mill in Uimaharju, Finland.

In a recent press release, NC State announced that "A group of researchers from the NC State Department of Forest Biomaterials has been selected to lead a $10 million, public-private research initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the forest products industry."

As we discussed last week, this year we are using a different format. Fos the Rat is interviewing Mr. Jim in a side room at the Pulp Rat Convention. Last week's story relayed matters that can happen within one's company. This week, we'll move outside the walls and see what can go wrong when an outside company has an evil intent.

Cascades inc., a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and hygiene products, announces that the second paper machine at its St. Helens, Oregon Tissue plant will be closed, resulting in the complete shutdown of the facility. The end of operations will be effective at the beginning of October.

After this accident, people created ruckus by keeping the dead body of the deceased laborer on the road and demanded permanent job and compensation to the affected family.

Mark W. Johnson named new Chief Legal Officer and Rajeev Kapur appointed Chief Information Officer.

LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, announced that Gabriel Farias has been named Vice President of OSB Manufacturing and Landon Stephens as Director of OSB Sales and Marketing Planning.