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There have been 115 cases of blastomycosis so far, the department said last week, resulting in 14 people -- workers, contractors or mill visitors -- being admitted to the hospital. One person has died.

International Paper announced progress on its Vision 2030 sustainability targets.

Fighting Fires Together campaign provides expert resources and support to those on the front lines of wildfires.

Valmet has been chosen as the second most attractive employer by engineering students in Finland. The ranking was published in Universum's annual Talent Research, which is the biggest employer survey in Finland.

Valmet will supply a rebuild for ITC Limited's board machine PM 1A at their Bhadrachalam mill in Telangana, India. The start-up is scheduled for the second quarter 2024.

Investment has created one of the most high-tech packaging plants in Europe

Destocking in the various product value chains has continued to hold back delivery volumes in most UPM's businesses, resulting in slower recovery of volumes than earlier expected. In addition, chemical pulp prices have fallen faster than expected, towards estimated bottom-of-the-cycle price levels. Finally, as indicated earlier, UPM has high maintenance activity during Q2 2023.

Dura-Fibre acquired Greif Chicago Converting and will move its manufacturing operations to Menasha, the company announced last week.

Suzano SA, the biggest producer of hardwood pulp, is considering selling its products to China priced in yuan, adding to signs that the dollar is losing its dominance in commodity markets.

Sappi's Volume 7 of The Standard explores the growing importance of haptics and sensory packaging in heightening brand experience and driving sales.

New corporate brand and logo set the next stage in reinventing the company to shape the future of packaging.

The framework is based on Stora Enso's sustainability agenda and goals, driving the transformation towards a circular bioeconomy. The combined Green and Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework allows Stora Enso to issue both green and sustainability-linked financing instruments, as well as a combination of the two.

At this point in time, we have forgotten that using electricity as a widespread energy form is an almost new experience. My own grandparents, for instance, were born (early 1880's) when electric lights were brand new and only in the homes of the rich in concentrated urban places like New York City. It was years before they experienced these in the US Midwest. While electricity brought many advantages and improvements to life, business and industry, it was not without its negative side effects, too.

Conifex Timber Inc. announced that Andrew McLellan has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer.

Unifor is concerned about the mill's wood supply, being 'carved away' when it it is sold to another operator.

Boise Cascade's Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division announced it has finalized the purchase of a five-acre site in Birmingham, AL.

Arctic Paper S.A. announces that the group's CFO Göran Eklund will retire at the end of June 2023 and will be replaced, with effect as of May 29, by Katarzyna Wojtkowiak, who is currently Chief Accountant.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is upgrading its Dynäs pulp and paper mill in Sweden. The modernisation programme will increase efficiency and further improve the overall environmental performance of the mill, positioning it well to continue meeting customer demand for sustainable paper and paper-based packaging solutions.

Packaging Corporation of America has notified its Wallula mill employees the mill will be idled and won't resume operations until later this year.

Plans to investigate Paper Excellence's ownership structure and business ties now face delays at the federal and provincial level.

Ahlstrom ECO™, a new range of renewable and sustainable filtration solutions for automotive applications, was selected as the New Product of the Year by the America Filtration Society (AFS) on May 2, 2023. The Product of the Year award is given to a company introducing the most significant new product in the previous year.

Will provide Amcor with fully integrated, production-ready fresh protein packaging solution.

The company also partnered with Kruger Inc. last year to build an enclosed electric conveyor system to move wood chips from the facility to Kruger's chip yard, located directly across the street.

The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a conservation organization that empowers family forest owners to improve forest health and fight climate change, announced that it has appointed three new members to its board of trustees including International Paper's Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Sophie Beckham.

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