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Nico Reiner to succeed Thomas Obendrauf on January 1, 2023.

Emilia Torttila-Miettinen has been appointed Business Line President, Automation Systems at Valmet as of December 1, 2022. She will be a member of Valmet's Executive Team and report to President and CEO Pasi Laine.

The Supervisory Board of Metsä Group's parent company, Metsäliitto Cooperative, elected Eija Pitkänen as a new member of the cooperative's Board of Directors as of 1 January 2023.

Stora Enso worked together with Svenska Kramfabriken and developed a customized and plastic-free packaging from corrugated board, designed to ship as little air as possible.

International Paper's Global Fiber Procurement Policy is the foundation of our commitment to healthy and abundant forests. We recognize that sustainably managed forests maintain and enhance economic, social and environmental value for the benefit of present and future generations. We are committed to producing the products our customers need while being a responsible steward of the world's natural resources.

Essity extends its partnership with United Nations Foundation by joining the organization's campaign #EqualEverywhere to accelerate progress towards gender equality.

Inspired by nature, Lecta will explain the progress it has made in developing environment friendly products and introduce its complete range of functional naturefriendly polyethylene-free and fully recyclable papers - unique solutions for food service and flexible packaging.

Resolute currently expects to complete the merger in the first half of 2023.

Greif's Paper Packaging and Services (PPS) business has announced two significant investments in its recycling operations to support its growth strategy in sustainable paper packaging solutions.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions, is honored to announce several wins at the 2022 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition hosted by the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC).

Mativ announced that on October 21, 2022, Omar Hoek, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, tendered his resignation effective as of March 1, 2023, to pursue other opportunities.

Paper Excellence and the Province of Nova Scotia have been engaged in court-ordered mediation on multiple disputes arising from the mill closure.

The decision to shut down the groundwood pulp line for printing paper at Rottneros Mill, led to a notice to reduce the number of employees by 40 people. The negotiations are finalized and 35 people will be made redundant. Of these, 17 employees have agreed to a pension solution and 18 have been dismissed.

As more and more companies globally focus on efficiency and sustainability rather than just production volume, leading global technology systems provider ABB provides end-to-end digital solutions for process industries that seek to help organizations automate, optimize and future-proof their operations.

Ms. Emilia Torttila-Miettinen (M.Sc. Eng.) has been appointed Business Line President, Automation Systems at Valmet as of December 1, 2022. She will be a member of Valmet's Executive Team and report to President and CEO Pasi Laine.

Valmet has been ranked as the third top employer among engineering professionals in Finland according to a new study by Universum.

SCA and Holmen have today agreed to conduct a feasibility study regarding a potential new jointly owned sawmill in Rundvik, Nordmaling municipality in Västerbotten. A new sawmill in Norrland with high production capacity would increase the value of forest assets in the long term.

Sylvamo, the world's paper company, is announcing a $3 million expanded partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to further its commitment to forest conservation and restoration. The initiative is part of Sylvamo's environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and 2030 goals.

Georgia-Pacific, in partnership with global venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor, has kicked off its third 1915 Studios gBETA accelerator program. Welcoming four new startup companies to its fall cohort, Georgia-Pacific's 1915 Studios enables the success of early-stage startups that supply innovative sustainability solutions.

Normal operations to resume with approval of new contract with IAM

The Paper Excellence Group and Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced their intention to sell Resolute's Thunder Bay pulp and paper mill to further facilitate the regulatory review process.

If you are looking for goods and services in the pulp and paper industry, you need to check out the Paperitalo Directory!

The $50 million investment for the new drum pulper added 100 new jobs and will help expand North Pacific Paper Company's ability to make packaging paper from recycled wastepaper, said NORPAC CEO Craig Anneberg. The paper mill now employs 500 people total.

Mondi and Reckitt created an innovative paper-based packaging solution for Finish dishwasher tablets.

I suspect when I started this series four weeks ago and you saw the word quality, you immediately thought about the products or services your company provides. That is normal. However, we first must get our house in order, starting with ourselves, before we talk about the products or services our company provides.