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The measure will result in the reduction of approximately 180 positions through unfilled vacancies, voluntary agreements, and redundancies.

Weyerhaeuser Company reports it completed two timberland acquisitions valued at $459 million and advanced three divestitures of non-core properties totaling $410 million in expected proceeds. The company confirms the third divestiture will close in early 2026 and expects the total cash inflow from all sales to exceed the funds spent on the acquisitions.

Corner Brook Pulp and Paper will temporarily pause newsprint production starting Monday due to low water levels impacting the ability of Deer Lake Power to supply sufficient energy to operate the mill.

Georgia-Pacific notified employees Oct. 30 it plans to permanently shut its box plant in Mt. Olive, Illinois, by Dec. 31, according to Lauren Campen, senior manager of public affairs and communications for corrugated.

Unifor members in Ear Falls, Ont., gathered at the municipal government building to call for immediate action to reopen the Interfor Ear Falls sawmill that recently shut down production.<

Smurfit Westrock plans to permanently close a corrugated sheet and box facility in California, and 141 employees will be affected, according to a company worker adjustment and retraining notification letter the state.

Chris Stoicheff with the mill said there are no reports of injuries. It is unknown how the fire started.

Chris Stoicheff with the mill said there are no reports of injuries. It is unknown how the fire started.

Union head expects shift reduction, extended layoff of 25 workers come November.

M.Sc. (Econ.) Anssi Tammilehto has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Corporate Leadership Team of Metsä Board Corporation. He will start in the new position no later than February 2, 2026, and will report to CEO Esa Kaikkonen.

A fire broke out Monday, Oct. 20, inside a wood pellet storage dome operated by Enviva at the Port of Pascagoula, triggering emergency efforts to control the incident and protect surrounding infrastructure.

The acquisition includes Anchor Packaging's four manufacturing facilities in Jonesboro, Marmaduke and Paragould, Arkansas, and Janesville, Wisconsin, and the headquarters office in St. Louis, Missouri. Operated by approximately 1,250 employees, Anchor Packaging and its facilities now become a wholly owned subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific in the acquisition.

Spain-headquartered Saica Group says the $110 million project, covering the space of roughly six American football fields, should open by the end of 2026. It could employ more than 100 people once it's at full capacity. It will also serve as a backup plant for Saica Pack in the Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton, Ohio, enhancing the company's U.S. supply chain security.

BMI Group specializes in purchasing and redeveloping industrial properties for new purposes.

Södra has reached an agreement to divest its forest holdings in the Baltics to Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group (the largest IKEA retailer).

GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. welcomes the recent announcement of the restart of operations at Kap Paper Inc. This development highlights the strong collaboration between the federal and provincial governments and their shared commitment to supporting Northern Ontario communities and Canada's broader forestry sector.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, opened a new warehouse in Nuevo Leon,reinforcing its commitment to enhancing service for filtration customers across the country. The facility, which will begin operations in January 2026, aims to enable faster delivery times, lower customer capital expenditures, and accelerate time-to-market, significantly improving overall operational efficiency.

Essity is launching measures to create better conditions for profitable growth. Actions include an organizational change that decentralizes decision-making and strengthens end-to-end accountability for each product category, and a cost savings program that is expected to generate annual savings of approximately SEK 1bn with full effect by the end of 2026.

Avery Dennison Corporation, a leading global materials science and digital identification solutions company, announced it has completed the acquisition of the U.S.-based flooring adhesives business of Meridian Adhesives Group, a global adhesives manufacturer, for the purchase price of $390 million.

So, in some grades for some players, the markets are soft. My experience goes back to the mid-1970's, so one could say I have seen this before. The first time was in tissue when simply, those with deep pockets overbuilt relative to demand, driving the prices down. In other times and other grades, there have been other reasons.

The PM40 closed Friday, 31 October 2025, at 5122.

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The PM40 closed 31 October 2025 down 12.1% from the 1 November 2024 level.

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

The company posted a net loss of $1.10 billion, or $2.09 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, compared with a profit of $150 million, or 43 cents per share, a year earlier.

Net sales of $4.2 billion were in line with prior year with organic sales growth of 2.5 percent offset by divestitures and business exits.