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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.

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

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.

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.

No injuries were reported.

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.

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.

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.

The decision will impact 285 employees, the company said.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.