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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. completed the acquisition of Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd from family on November 17, 2023. As of November 17, 2023, Canadian regulatory reviews were completed.

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that it has acquired 30% of the shares in Velvin Containers Private Limited, a corrugated packaging manufacturer in India. Due to Rengo's equity participation, the company will change its name to Velvin Rengo Containers Private Limited.

Raute Corporation has signed a contract worth Euro 93 million with Metsä Wood, part of Metsä Group, for the technology delivery of a new Kerto LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) mill in Äänekoski, Finland. This order, being the biggest in Raute's history, company said in a statement.

A fleet of drivers employed at British cardboard maker DS Smith will strike later this month after they rejected a pay offer, UK's Unite union said on Wednesday.

Looks like I will keep my job...

Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, more than 150 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile the late Morris W. Kuchenbecker, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.

The PM40 closed Friday, 17 November 2023, at 5063.

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

The PM40 closed 17 November 2023 down 2% from the 18 November 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Clearwater Paper and Kimberly-Clark.

The PM40 closed 3 November 2023 up 0.2% from the 4 November 2022 level.

Voith successfully started up Asia Symbol's BM 13 at Rugao, China. The state-of-the-art machine is 8.16 m wide with a design speed of 1,400 m/min and an annual capacity of around one million tons. It mainly produces high-quality white folding boxboard in the basis weight range of 170 to 400 gsm.

As Asia Symbol Group, one of the biggest wood pulp producers in China, expands its pulp and paper business into tissue manufacturing, it has selected ABB to deliver the ABB Ability Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and system integration at three of its tissue mills in China.

Sonae Arauco Deutschland GmbH placed an order with Anthon GmbH for sophisticated high-capacity finishing line for processing wood-fibre-insulation-boards and packaging of blow-in insulation in Meppen, Germany.

Cellwood's partnership with RC Machinery has resulted in a new order for a Dispersing unit to Star Paper.

Finnos and Södra Wood Ab have agreed about a delivery consisting of Finnos Board Scanner. The scanner will be delivered to Södra's sawmill in Hamina, Finland in summer 2024.

Metsä Group and Valmet are jointly developing a comprehensive operating model to ensure sustainability in technology and maintenance investments.

The completion of this transaction, initially disclosed on July 7, 2023, now solidifies Valmet's presence as a comprehensive provider of process technologies and services for converting tissue jumbo reels into final products.

Wood fiber insulation board manufacturer Gutex has successfully produced first fibers with its new Andritz fiber preparation system in Eschbach, Germany. This is the second system Andritz has delivered to Gutex.

U.S. cities, towns and water districts have challenged proposed class action settlements worth more than $11 billion with 3M, DuPont de Nemours and others, arguing the deals are too generous to the chemical companies accused of contaminating U.S. water with toxic "forever chemicals."

The owner of a Whiting paper mill faces a fine of more than $55,000 from federal inspectors after an employee's arm got stuck in a machine and he died earlier this year.

Complaint claims Paper Excellence ineligible for credential due to alleged ties with Indonesian conglomerate.

For the third consecutive year, the hygiene and health company Essity has been designated a Diversity Leader by the UK business daily Financial Times.

Metsä Group aims to reduce fossil carbon dioxide emissions from wood supply in Finland by 30% from the 2022 level by 2030. As one way to reduce emissions, Metsä Group is introducing the use of electric and biogas lorries in the Kemi bioproduct mill's wood transports.

Texas-based solar projects to support WestRock's pursuit of science-based targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

With more than 100 years of experience in molded fiber packaging technology, Huhtamaki, the maker of Chinet® tableware, is launching fiber-based egg cartons, made from 100% recycled material, for US egg producers. Huhtamaki is bringing its fiber expertise to the US as an alternative to foam egg packaging..