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Progroup's corrugated sheetfeeder plant in the northern Italian city of Cessalto successfully started regular operation.

Over the weekend, a fire broke out inside the premises of Hylte Paper, formerly known as Stora Enso, in Hyltebruk. Shortly after 4 p.m., the emergency services announced that the fire had been extinguished, according to reports from SVT.

An online auction will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 for assets from the Graphic Packaging Middletown, Ohio mill.

Longview Fire said the blaze was contained to the one building. No injuries were reported.

Forestry company Arauco has sealed a US$2.2bn export credit agency-backed financing package from a diverse group of lenders to develop a pulp production factory in Brazil.

Amcor's expansion of its healthcare packaging network in Costa Rica includes a new warehouse and distribution facility. Amcor's facility will provide optimized supply chain efficiency for trays, die-cut lids, forming films, bags, and labels.

Union vice president Tim Jenkins with United Steelworkers Local 731 said the next round of layoffs will leave a skeleton crew of just 50 to 60 employees behind.

Kimberly-Clark is slated to cut 25% of its production capacity at its Cold Spring facility in Fox Crossing, reducing 16 lines to 12 effective January 2026, according to local union leaders.

The company has yet to submit a reclamation plan to the Nova Scotia government.

IP to Sell Global Cellulose Fibers Business to American Industrial Partners; Other Changes Include a $250 Million Investment in the Riverdale Mill in Selma, Ala. and the Closure of Riceboro Mill, Savannah Mill and Savannah Box Plant

Sylvamo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Michel Ribiéras stated that the Riverdale supply agreement is not part of the company's long-term strategy. He noted that Sylvamo has been planning for this conversion since its 2021 spinoff from International Paper and has made strategic investments in its North American footprint.

Domtar says it will "idle" its Grenada facility next month, indefinitely.

MetsäBoard Classic FBB renewed to meet growing quality and sustainability demands.

In line with its strategy to make more of every tree and to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of family forestry, Södra has decided to invest more than a billion SEK in its sawmill in Kisa, southern Östergötland. This investment is crucial for the future of the sawmill and will contribute significantly to the growing need for timber construction in the green transition.

Bid from Ontario-based Macer Forest Holdings would leave nothing for cleanup costs.

Novolex is shutting down a former Pactiv Evergreen plant in Bakersfield, California, according to a WARN notice posted by the state. The company is permanently closing the manufacturing facility come Oct. 14, impacting 127 employees.

Earlier this year, Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin State Legislature committed $42 million in state funding to the project. Another $7 million in federal congressionally directed funding is also being pursued.

Kruger has temporarily stopped operations at its Corner Brook pulp and paper mill in Newfoundland and Labrador, eastern Canada, due to wildfire emergency measures introduced by provincial authorities in areas facing very high and extreme fire risk.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced the appointment of Stacey Valy Panayiotou to Chief Human Resources Officer, effective September 10th. Panayiotou will succeed interim Chief Human Resources Officer Viviane Cury, who will resume her prior role as Vice President, Talent Business Partner for North America.

Avery Dennison Corporation, a leading global materials science and digital identification solutions company, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S.-based flooring adhesives business of Meridian Adhesives Group, a global adhesives manufacturer, for the purchase price of $390 million. The acquisition is subject to certain customary closing and post-closing adjustments.

Martz joined Greif in 2002 as the company's first in-house counsel and went on to build a global function responsible for corporate governance, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, litigation, the company's Global Real Estate Services, and other matters.

Boards of Directors have made many serious decisions this year. We're going to assume they were well informed, personally competent, and take their fiduciary duties seriously. We know at times boards can lose their way, collectively be incompetent and so forth. In these cases, we often see bankruptcies. Yet, for now and this year, we'll assume they are acting rationally, using all the best data available.

The PM40 closed Friday, 29 August 2025, at 5513.

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The PM40 closed 29 August 2025 down 5.1% from the 30 August 2024 level.

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