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Stora Enso has announced further restructuring plans that will result in layoffs of a total of 1,150 its employees.

If I am being a bit hard on purchasing this month, it is because I often see purchasing as a silo in our mills and corporate structures. Purchasing is often thought of as price, terms and conditions. There is a lot more that purchasing can do for the mill. It is not all about pricing, terms and conditions.

An agreement in principle was reached between the management and the union of Kruger Wayagamack, in Trois-Rivières, late Monday evening. About 250 employees have been on an indefinite general strike since June 1.

Previously, a motion by the company to dismiss a class-action suit in August 2022 was dismissed.

Klabin starts up paper machine 28 (PM28) of Puma II Project in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil. Equipped with advanced technology, the machine was designed to produce more resistant and higher quality paperboards, especially for the food and beverage segments.

Western Forest Products Inc. announced plans to temporarily reduce its lumber production over the next month by approximately 19 million board feet due to weak market conditions.

SEE, formerly known as Sealed Air, has been chosen by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for a Supplier Performance Award for Supplier Excellence.

International Paper (IP) and Via Separations Inc. (Via) are pleased to announce a collaboration aimed at reducing the energy intensity and carbon emissions of the kraft pulping process.

Amcor launches further developments of its high performing paper packaging range and invests in increased paper packaging manufacturing capacity in Europe.

The mill's annual production capacity is approximately 160,000 cubic metres, which represents a 50 per cent increase in the company's total Kerto LVL capacity.

Georgia-Pacific is embarking on a $18 million upgrade that will modernize the Camden Plywood plant and help increase efficiency.

Smurfit Kappa has operated in Mexico since 1957 and has had a presence in the northern Baja California region for over 10 years.

The delivery projects are scheduled to start up during the first half of 2025.

Dan-Web is a leading supplier of a wide range of technologies for the production of airlaid nonwovens. This acquisition further extends and strengthens Andritz's product and service portfolio in the field of nonwovens.

Essity began work in April 2022 to exit the Russian market and in 2022 an impairment was carried out of the company's assets in Russia of approximately SEK 1.7bn.

UFP Industries finished 2022 with record revenue of $9.63 billion, an 11 percent increase over 2021, and record EPS of $10.97, reflecting a 28 percent increase.

Print media saw significant disruption during the coronavirus pandemic as many people moved online for news and information, but consumers' preference for receiving and reading print on paper has rebounded over the past two years. This according to a new survey commissioned by Two Sides North America and conducted by global research firm Toluna.

The decision affects all 198 employees in the site.

Sappi won one of the SEAL Business Sustainability Awards in the Environmental Initiatives category for the TUBEL-flushing improvement project at its Cloquet mill. Sappi also took silver in the Telly Awards, Branded Content - Campaign: Recruitment category, for its Somerset mill video.

Today's businesses -- especially those in manufacturing -- are facing more questions from customers and consumers about the sustainability of their products and practices.

Rayonier is pleased to announce that Dan Roach, director of public affairs, recently received a 2021-2022 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director's Honor Award for his work with the Southeast Forest Landowner Group. The group was named Private Landowner of the Year (Group) for their significant contribution to gopher tortoise conservation.

Changes are coming.

Today's purchasing professionals are much better than the ones I ran into early in my career, but there is still room for improvement. A great purchasing executive must be a strategic and tactical thinker, also keeping their company's ESG goals in mind.

After over a century of service providing the town with thousands of jobs, the Canton paper mill sounded its final bell May 24, signaling the permanent closure of the iconic site.