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Sappi Europe completed a consultation process on the closure of Stockstadt mill in Germany and agreed on the social plan for the employees. In addition, an agreement has been signed for the sale of the site. The closure of the site should be completed during the first calendar quarter of 2024. Once all closure elements are taken into account, the impact is expected to be cash neutral.

Norske Skog has completed a transaction for the sale of the Tasman mill industrial site and remaining mill assets to the Australasian pulp, paper, and packaging group Oji Fibre Solutions.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. is announcing that in order to optimize inventory levels and address lower-than-anticipated demand, its Témiscaming Paperboard operation and one of its High-Yield Pulp lines will be idled for 3 weeks, beginning on October 7, 2023.

Pixelle employs six people to maintain operations and oversee decommission activities. The company is selling the paper machines and the related equipment.

The $17.7 million investment is expected to create 30 new jobs.

State-of-the-art facility will meet region's growing product demand.

Workers say management has not been bargaining in good faith and filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.

Firefighters were on the scene for around three and half hours.

As market demand for high-performance, sustainable building materials is increasing, Ahlstrom continues to grow its glass fiber tissue business and strengthen its manufacturing platform globally by completing a major investment at its plant in Madisonville, KY, U.S.

LP Building Solutions (LP) announces the opening of its new state-of-the-art LP SmartSide ExpertFinish prefinishing facility in Bath, New York. The 90,000-square-foot facility will bring more than 60 new jobs to the area over the next several years.

Mondi has received RUB 57 billion ($568 million) into its London bank account and it is in possession of a letter of credit for the final RUB 23 billion ($229 million), which will be paid in two equal instalments in each of November and December 2023.

The K3 machine is one of three CRB machines at the Kalamazoo facility and is the company's longest-running machine. K3 ceased operation on July 1 and this announcement reflects the decision to permanently shut down the 125,000-tons per annum machine.

Accursia Capital now operates the Stenay plant under a new brand, Stenpa. The Company, which will be renamed to Stenpa SAS produces specialty paper and has an annual capacity of 55,000 tonnes.

With a single operating location in Winnipeg, Canada, Reliance's operations are strategically located to serve the primary agriculture markets in North America. Reliance products utilize a unique in-mold fluorination barrier (IMF) process which provides a compelling additional capability to the Greif portfolio of barrier technologies.

Roseburg Forest Products is pleased to announce that Stuart Gray officially assumed the role of president and CEO on Oct. 1, 2023, finalizing a leadership transition first announced in July of this year. Grady Mulbery, who served as the company's top leader for the past seven years, retired on Sept. 30.

Boise Cascade has completed the previously announced acquisition of Brockway-Smith Company (BROSCO), a leading wholesale distributor specializing in doors and millwork.

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that major subsidiaries in the folding carton business, Fuji-Hoso Shiki Co., Ltd. and Marufuku Co., Ltd. will be merged on October 1, 2023, and their trade name will be changed to Fuji-Marufuku Co., Ltd.

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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 Ernst Richard Behrend, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.

The PM40 closed Friday, 13 October 2023, at 4861.

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 13 October 2023 up 8.7% from the 14 October 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Greif and Smurfit Kappa.

SCA will increase the price on NBSK pulp (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe. The new price will be 1,200 USD, effective as from now.

Demand for forest raw materials from family forestry remains. To meet the need for winter, from both the timber market and Södra's industries, Södra is raising the prices for spruce and pine timber from 9 October.

As part of Alkim Kağıt latest investment to extend the range of paper grades and achieve the highest product quality standards, A.Celli will provide an ÆGO SIZER film size press.