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The PM40 closed Thursday, 2 April 2026, at 5227.

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The PM40 closed 2 April 2026 up 3% from the 4 April 2025 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Amcor and PCA.

The Trump Administration's executive orders cut across dozens of industries. This searchable tool breaks down the orders and their impact.

...but it has not run its course yet and may not for several years.

Valmet's Chief Financial Officer Katri Hokkanen has decided to leave the company to pursue an opportunity outside of Valmet. She will continue in her current position to lead Finance and be an active member of Valmet's Executive Leadership team until the end of September 2026 to ensure an orderly and seamless transition.

Global dynamics are driving significant cost increases in raw materials, manufacturing, and logistics.

Valmet had planned changes to its manufacturing in Sweden and Poland and had initiated change negotiations in its Global Supply unit concerning the planned closure of manufacturing at its Sundsvall site in Sweden. In addition, Valmet started negotiations about proposed changes to its Global Supply unit's operations in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Jelenia Góra, Poland.

First commercial application of Voith's DuoCentri NipcoFlex press with center belt on PM 19.

3,000 headboxes supplied worldwide underline more than a century of Voith expertise.

Start-up is scheduled for the Q1 2027.

Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.

In the year-end report for 2025 published on 19 February 2026, Rottneros announced that the Company as of 31 December 2025 did not meet the applicable profitability covenant in the loan agreement. The company received a waiver from the lenders for the period in question and at the same time maintained a constructive dialogue with the lenders regarding changed terms.

EU antitrust regulators will decide by April ​28 whether to approve a proposed ‌graphic paper joint venture between Finnish forestry firm UPM-Kymmene and South Africa-listed wood fibre ​group Sappi, according to a filing ​on the European Commission site.

Progroup has secured Akarton GmbH as a new partner to operate the packaging park at its PW05 corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Schüttorf, Germany.

Ryan Sharpe, a heavy duty mechanic, died March 13, 2024, while servicing a wheel loader at the pulp mill in Slave Lake, about 450 kilometres north of Edmonton.

Lawsuit alleges company failed to give employees breaks and pay wages owed.

Authorities said he defrauded investors of more than $9 million, including more than $1 million from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, after promoting plans for a business called Green Box, which he said would turn solid waste into energy.

Domtar Paper Co. has been sued in federal court over alleged "property damages suffered due to noxious odor emissions" from the company's recycled packaging mill and wastewater treatment operations associated with it.

The ⁠Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ​a ​May ⁠28 deadline to ​announce ​a ⁠decision from its ⁠phase ​1 investigation.

Georgia-Pacific leaders said the company's $83 million expansion is designed to increase product storage capacity, improve shipping efficiency and introduce advanced automation technology to enhance productivity and safety at the site.

Following a comprehensive review of its manufacturing footprint, International Paper's Board of Directors approved both the exploration and advancement of this $225 million greenfield project in central Mississippi. The facility is planned to be built on an 80-acre site in Brandon, Mississippi, less than 10 miles from the company's existing Richland (Jackson) box plant.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has guaranteed $115.2 million in loans through the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program to support sawmills and wood processing facilities that will establish, reopen, expand, or improve operations across eight U.S. states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest forest products companies, has selected Gallatin for a new wood products distribution center that will strengthen its ability to serve customers and manufacturing partners across the Southeast. The project represents Weyerhaeuser's first operational facility in Tennessee.

In connection with the closing of the Arrangement, the Canfor Pulp Shares are expected to be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange as of the close of market on March 18, 2026, and Canfor Corp intends to cause Canfor Pulp to apply for an order to cease to be a reporting issuer under applicable Canadian securities laws.

According to River Development Equities, it plans to revitalize the paper mill and several surrounding properties, including the former Liberty Steel Mill, into a mixed-use space. It would have hospitality, residential, industrial, and commercial uses.

Norsk Nukleær Dekommisjonering has agreed to acquire certain properties at the Norske Skog Saugbrugs industrial site in Halden, a transaction valued at approximately NOK 720 million ($74 million) net.

Rayonier announced that it will maintain the Rayonier name after a thorough review of alternatives following its recent merger of equals with PotlatchDeltic, while also introducing a new corporate logo that reflects a fresh brand identity for the combined company.

Georgia-Pacific announced March 26 that effective immediately, David Duncan, executive vice president of Georgia-Pacific's consumer products group, has been named president and CEO. Mark Luetters, who currently serves as executive vice president of Koch, Inc., with responsibility overseeing several Koch companies, had temporarily served as president and CEO of Georgia-Pacific since 2025.

The decision will impact 285 employees, the company said.

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Packaging Corporation of America is closing a converting plant in Richmond, Virginia, impacting 110 employees come June.

Metsa Group announced that it is planning a commercial plant for wood-based carbon capture in Rauma.

Domtar's Kingsport mill told the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation that it will try a method to improve wastewater quality at its wastewater lagoon this week.

Metsä Group has initiated a pre-engineering project for its first commercial biogenic carbon capture plant, with a planned nominal capacity of 100,000 tonnes of captured wood-based carbon dioxide per year.

The Group, which is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its founding this year, continues its innovation journey within its production facilities in Europe and the United States.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Walesh says it's been difficult to investigate the cause while the fire is still burning.

Officials said due to the facility being a recycling company, the building is filled with paper products, cardboard which made it extremely difficult to access the building.

The Domtar Glenwood sawmill, which employed more than 100 people and temporarily shut down in October, says it will be resuming operations in the coming weeks.

No injuries were reported in the explosion, which is still under investigation. A cause has not yet been determined.

Jesup is resuming operations following the outage, with one production line currently not operating due to the fire.

This fire resulted in the injury of a firefighter who was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No injuries were reported.

A spokesperson for Smurfit Westrock said in a statement Monday morning that the closure was part of the company's "optimization efforts" and its production work would be moved to other facilities, but did not provide a reason for the closure.