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Pending approval from the bankruptcy court, the former Ponderay Newsprint Mill will be reopened as a corrugated cardboard paper production facility, according to court filings sent to The Miner from Chapter 7 Trustee John D. Munding. Allrise Capital had the winning bid, in the amount of $18,100,000.

The Company is committed to reducing virgin plastic by 50% in its branded packaging by 2030.

New AmSky™ blister system, the latest in Amcor's recent innovation breakthroughs, has the potential to transform the sustainability of healthcare packaging.

Regardless of your personal beliefs or the science you (do) (do not) believe, carbon neutrality is in your energy future. There are many high-profile companies and CEOs involved in the "CEO Carbon Neutral Challenge" including our own advertising partner, SAP. The Carbon Neutral Challenge has a list of six guiding principles.

Here in the United States, with a change in administrations, there is often a change in energy policy. It seems no different this time. If you will recall, many times I have said all energy policy is political. This has not changed. My confidential touchstone on energy activity tells me energy research requests are up, too.

Simka Kagit Sanayi VE Ticaret AS, a Turkish manufacturer of various converted paper and paperboard products, has commissioned Voith to supply its OnQuality Quality Control System (QCS) of scanners and sensors to the company's PM 1 in Kayseri, Turkey.

Neenah, Inc. proudly achieves nine verified U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Products in their durable label solutions lineup as further evidence of its commitment to sustainability efforts.

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States, has launched its new Envi Performance Board portfolio, a comprehensive collection of sustainably advantaged packaging materials.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö advances further into the energy storage market by signing a marketing license with Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG), allowing the company to proceed with the technical ramp-up to manufacture fiber-based separator solutions to the lithium-ion battery industry. The agreement is an important step in the commercialization of Ahlstrom-Munksjö's solutions to the energy storage market.

Sari Pajari-Sederholm has been appointed Metsä Group's EVP, Strategy as of 1 May 2021. She has worked within Metsä Group since 2007 e.g. as the Metsä Group's CIO and in various management positions in the paperboard business, Metsä Board. Pajari-Sederholm moves to her new role from the position of Metsä Board's SVP, Sales and Marketing.

Rayonier Advanced Materials announced that its Fernandina plant has produced 10 million tons of high purity cellulose.

The Company intends to acquire Americraft Carton, Inc. for approximately $280 million. The proposed acquisition is expected to add approximately $200 million in sales, $30 million in Adjusted EBITDA and significant opportunities for paperboard integration upon completion.

Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG) announced that its Kelly Spicers division has acquired California Supply North, a specialty packaging distributor that serves the Northern California region.

Hygiene and health company Essity has signed an agreement today to acquire the remaining 25% of the shares in the Swedish medical solutions company ABIGO Medical AB. Essity acquired 75% of ABIGO Medical in February 2020.

Rengo has acquired all of Toppan Printing's shares of its consolidated subsidiary Rengo Toppan Containers and made it a wholly owned subsidiary, as well as changed the company name to "RG Containers Co., Ltd."

Ahlstrom-Munksjö uses fiber from responsible and legal sources, and all PurposeFil™ products qualify for Chain of Custody Forestry Credits and Certification. The ultimate goal of PurposeFil™ packaging papers is to offer alternative packaging options to non-renewable substrates.

Smurfit Kappa Brazil, partnering with sommelier Myriam Echeverri, has won a prestigious Red Dot Award in the category of Product Design 2021.

The Board of Directors of UPM-Kymmene Corporation has today decided to complement its Audit Committee composition by appointing Emma FitzGerald as the fourth member of the committee. The appointment is made following the stepping-down of Ms FitzGerald from her CEO role in Puma Energy Ltd., which allows her availability to Audit Committee work. Ms FitzGerald is also a member of UPM Board's Remuneration Committee.

World's largest producer of renewable wood bioenergy commits to annually assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of chartering activities.

ST Paper will seek up to $1.5 million in state job-creation funds to breathe new life into Verso Corp.'s Duluth paper mill, with the full support of the Duluth City Council.

On Thursday night, April 22, firefighters responded to a report of a fire at LSC Communications in Rockingham County.

A new strategy function is being formed within Södra and Malin Nordin has been recruited as Director of Strategy.

This commitment fits the expectations of the French consumers, who are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of their consumption and who are now questioning the food industry . For the past 2 years, there is indeed strong consumer's pressure to eliminate single-use plastic.

Paper manufacturer Modern Karton has commissioned Voith to build and deliver a high-speed production facility for the production of recovered corrugated containerboard base paper.

Despite hoping to name a winner, the auction between three bidders seeking to purchase the Ponderay Newsprint mill in Usk extended past the business day Friday.