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Employee Shortage Update

By:

Jim Thompson, CEO

We last talked about the employee shortage in this column back on 3 Jul 2018. At the time we were talking about the bad manners of some people accepting a job offer and then either (a) not showing up or (b) walking off after a few days with no explanation. This is an update.

PM40

The PM40 closed Friday, 28 December 2018, at 3063.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

RearView

The PM40 closed 28 December 2018 down 27.7% from the 29 December 2017 level.

Disconnected Comparisons

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate 3M and Bemis.

Insider Trading

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

ANDRITZ to Supply Process Technology for Fiberline Modernization to Iggesund Paperboard, Sweden

Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2019

PMP has Signed a Contract with South India Paper Mills Ltd., for Delivery of Two Core Technological Items

Start-up will take place at the beginning of 2020

Valmet to Deliver Key Pulp Mill Technology for ARAUCO's New Pulp Line in Chile

New line is estimated to start operation in 2021

Valmet to Supply a New Baling Line and Cutter Layboy Upgrade to Sappi Saiccor Pulp Mill in South Africa

Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2019

Valmet to Supply a New Brown Stock Washing and Screening Line to Sappi Saiccor Mill in South Africa

Start up in June 2020

Investment in Autonomous Forestry Machines

The machines that carry the harvested timber to the forest road

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. Launches New Tissue Paper Production Line

Continuing to seek ways to grow our business

Kimberly-Clark to Receive up to $28 Million in State Money to Keep Cold Spring, Wisconsin Facility Open

Saving good union jobs at this plant

Sun Bio Begins Permit Process Second Time with New Product in Arkansas

Construction hopefully to start in late 2019 or early 2020

UPM and United Bankers' Forest Funds have Signed a Contract on Forest Estate Transaction and Long-term Partnership

Will enhance predictability in the future

Ahlstrom-Munksjö to Improve Energy Efficiency in Turin

Expected to be completed by the first half of 2020

DS Smith to Upgrade RCCM PM at Witzenhausen Mill

Rebuild to improve paper quality

Graphic Packaging to Invest $350M in Augusta, Georgia Paper Facility

Capital infusion will extend the life of the 60-year-old facility

International Paper to Re-invest up to $150 Million in Coosa Mill

40 new jobs have been created

Laakirchen Papier to Invest EUR 4.5 Million in PM 11

The first week of July 2019

Greif to Acquire Caraustar Industries

Expected to close during the first quarter of calendar year 2019

PotlatchDeltic Announces Agreement to Sell El Dorado MDF

Expected to close in first quarter 2019

The Final Word by Helen Roush

By:

Helen Roush, Executive Vice President of Paperitalo Publications

Safety First

Canfor Extends Temporary BC Curtailment

Scheduled to resume production on January 7, 2019

Lessebo Paper to Recommission Pulp Line in 2019

Investment is expected to create 20 to 25 new jobs

Stora Enso Completes Co-determination Negotiations on Possible Temporary Layoffs at Oulu Mill

If needed, temporarily lay off will be for a maximum of 90 days during the first half of 2019

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