Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, more than 140 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile Roberto Berardi, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

The PM40 closed Friday, 14 February 2020, at 3092.

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The PM40 closed 14 February 2020 down 13.2% from the 15 February 2019 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Hadera Paper and Mercer International.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

The increase will be around 8 to 10% in thermal papers depending on country.

Double A, one of Asia's leading pulp and paper producers, has selected ABB Ability™ Advanced Process Control (APC) for its pulp mill in Prachinburi, Thailand.

Cascades Inc. says it applauds the government's commitment to work to improve Québec's recovery chain, notably by establishing quality criteria for materials coming out of the province's sorting centres.

Environmental protesters worried about the plight of Canadian caribou and forests dressed up as Santa Claus and reindeer and delivered coal at Procter & Gamble's headquarters earlier this month.

In order to gain an overview of the spread of the spruce bark beetle, Holmen has developed an analytical tool showing actual areas of damage on a map.

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Incidents in 2020: We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

Pulp and Paper Manufacturers report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission

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The agreement includes the coater and related equipment located only at the West Carrollton, Ohio, facility as well as a license for all corresponding intellectual property.

The dispute stems from a 15 billion-real ($3.5 billion) deal in 2017 for Jackson Widjaja, a member of the second-richest family in Indonesia, which is reportedly worth $9.6 billion, to take over Brazilian pulp maker Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA.

Fueling the growth for the future are two ambitious projects in the United States. Pratt Industries will construct two large paper mills in the United States, helping to foster the $1bn revenue target.

A serious workplace accident occurred at Valmet's site in Ovar, Portugal, on Friday, January 31, 2020. The accident caused fatal injuries to a Valmet employee.

Arauco announced that it will be closing its particleboard line in Moncure, N.C., as of April 2020.

Freight Waves, in a recent article, stated that LTL carrier rates will continue to increase in 2020.