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, close to 150 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile Douglas Atack, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.

The PM40 closed Friday, 12 November 2021, at 4712.

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In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Boise Cascade and Ennis, Inc.

The PM40 closed 12 November 2021 up 47.2% from the 13 November 2020 level.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

SCA increases the prices on white and brown kraftliner in Europe by Euro 50 per tonne. The new price is valid from December 1, 2021.

Kadant Noss AB, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI), announced it successfully started up two approach flow cleaner systems for production of bleached hardwood kraft. The start-up on dissolving pulp is planned for the beginning of 2022. The equipment is part of the Bracell's "STAR" project in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo located within an Andritz pulp drying approach flow area.

Sustainable pulp and paper producer Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) Group has reasserted its pledge to prevent forest fires at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, Scotland.

The new facility is now producing the Pregis EverTec™ mailer which is a durable, lightweight, curbside recyclable, paper cushioned, shipping solution. Pregis is currently employing 75 people in Arlington with plans to scale up to 105 over time.

Nippon Paper Industries Co. -- touted for its high-quality "Kushiro brand" paper used for newspapers and magazines -- ended 100 years of production at its paper mill in Kushiro, Hokkaido, in September, shifting its primary business to thermal power generation.

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Incidents in 2021: 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

What they want us to know...

UFP Industries, Inc. announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, The UBEECO Group, has acquired the assets of The Box Pack Trust, operating as Boxpack Packaging (Boxpack). This transaction adds a full complement of high-value cardboard packaging products to the industrial packaging products offered by UBEECO and expands the customer base of both companies throughout Australia.

A Delaware judge dismissed a suit by Chemours Co. shareholders alleging directors misled them about the company's financial health and legal liabilities when it was spun off from a predecessor of DuPont de Nemours Inc.

Georgia-Pacific has begun construction of a $50 million distribution center in De Pere.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management, or ADEM, has confirmed that there were no environmental impacts identified in relation to a weekend incident at a Prattville paper mill.

Essity is collaborating with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and The Consumer Goods Forum's (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action initiative to further strengthen responsible forest management, nurture high conservation value forests and increase the certification of forest operations in north-western Russia. Deforestation is a major topic at the ongoing climate summit COP26 in Glasgow, since deforestation and forest degradation affect climate change on a large scale.

Recently, the EPA announced a comprehensive national strategy to confront PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance) pollution.