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Well, after a few days, the Great Mother came back. She did not mention gorging herself and neither did anyone else. Great Mother, "We have gotten very far behind, and our time is almost up. Til, can you come forward and read the remaining cases? If we have time, we will take them up at next year's conference." Til came forward.

Amcor announced that it will be selling its three factories in Russia. This announcement is in line with its previous statement regarding scaling down activities and exploring strategic options for its Russia operations.

The Rats took a break for a couple of days. We found a pond for swimming and had a good time. On the way back to the meeting area, we went past a place where the Big Things eat food that they heat up very quickly. Out behind, there were bins full of discarded food, so we had quite a feast. The Great Mother got sick from gorging herself and was very embarrassed. The Great Mother always takes her role very seriously and is very conscious of her decorum. Gorging herself was out of character. She must have felt quite ill, for when we reconvened the Junior Mother was presiding. "Attention, please!" she called us to order. "The Great Mother is a bit under the weather and has asked me to preside over this session. Today, we are going to quickly look at cases where Big Things threatened the companies for which they work. Clerk, please read the cases."

One person was killed in an incident Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Ahlstrom-Munksjo paper mill.

Compared to previous years' assessments, UPM received its all-time high score of 87/100.

Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has been awarded again a Platinum level rating by EcoVadis for the company's corporate social responsibility. Metsä Fibre's score to a record level 82/100 places the company among the top 1 percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard industry.

UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce a development partnership that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce fossil resource consumption.

Bike ride raised €105,000 for Ukraine

Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce that global building products manufacturer LP Building Solutions is expanding its operations in Sagola Township with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF). The company's $194 million investment is one of the largest projects ever supported by the MSF in the Upper Peninsula.

Gulf Business Forms is a trade printer specializing in custom-printed documents including business forms, laser cut sheets, brochures, pamphlets, in-line glue booklet, and variable short-run solutions.

Manufactured by Duro, the tamper-evident paper bags are convenient, secure and ideal for home deliveries and takeout orders.

Valmet further develops its press felt production facilities in Tampere, Finland, by investing in new press felt machinery and equipment. The investment includes a new pre-needling line and a new needling line. The amount of the investment is around Euro 18 million.

This achievement places the company in the top eight percent of the 90,000 companies ranked by EcoVadis.

International Paper has partnered with the Paper and Packaging Board on the Box to Nature campaign. Box to Nature is an industry-wide initiative to encourage box manufacturers to work with brands and ecommerce customers to print an informative consumer message on boxes to increase residential recycling rates.

Rottneros AB announces that Pia Ohlson has decided to leave her position as CFO as of 5 September 2022. As CFO, Pia Ohlson has been a member of group management in Rottneros.

International technology group Andritz has received an order from the Spanish pulp and paper producer Papelera Guipuzcoana de Zicuñaga to deliver a new LimeFlash-H lime kiln for its pulp mill in Hernani, Spain.

International technology group ANDRITZ and Paracel S.A., Paraguay, have signed a contract under which ANDRITZ is to supply all process equipment and energy-efficient and environmentally friendly pulp production equipment for Paracel's 1.8 million ton/year pulp mill to be built in Concepción, Paraguay.

Kahramanmaraş Kağıt Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (KMK Paper) has selected AFT for their PM1 approach flow rebuild project at the Kahramanmaraş mill. PM1 is a 2-ply board machine using 100% OCC to produce corrugating medium and linerboard grades. The new system is scheduled to start up in the first quarter of 2023.

The mill currently operates one paper machine producing lightweight coated mechanical paper. Following the acquisition, this paper machine will be converted to produce around 420,000 tonnes per annum of high-quality recycled containerboard for an estimated investment of around 200 million euros.

Following an extensive and long-term strategic analysis, Rottneros' Board of Directors has decided to discontinue the production of groundwood pulp in Rottneros Mill as there are no prospects for long-term sustainable profitability. The decision means that about 40 people will be made redundant. The Group plans to invest 160 - 200 MSEK ($15.48 million to 19.35 million USD) to significantly increase capacity and production in the mill's CTMP line.

Clearon produces trichloroisocyanuric acid (trichlor) and dichloroisocyanuric acid at its South Charleston, WV. plant and converts the products finished goods at its tableting and packaging facility.

Georgia-Pacific plans to expand operations in Clarendon County, South Carolina. The company is investing approximately $40 million into the project.

Rottneros AB announces that Pia Ohlson has decided to leave her position as CFO as of 5 September 2022. As CFO, Pia Ohlson has been a member of group management in Rottneros.

Mondi Group has agreed to sell its Russian Syktyvkar plant to Augment Investments Limited owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin for 95 billion rubles ($1.5 billion).