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Key to responsible forest management lies in local dialogue and close collaboration with the whole value chain.

Ahlstrom, a leading provider of sustainable specialty materials, is proud to announce the launch of PureLid™, a fiber-based lid offering for single-serve coffee capsules to support the coffee industry in its sustainability journey.

Sofidel, a leading global provider of paper products, earned two Recycled Content Certifications from GreenCircle Certified. Sofidel's Poly Bundle and Poly Inner packaging both received the Recycled Content Certification. The Poly Bundle and Poly Inner packaging is available for professional, consumer and private label Sofidel paper products.

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures ('TNFD') provides organisations with a risk management and disclosure framework to act on evolving nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities.

Sofidel, a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, was awarded the Ann Hunter-Welborn Circle of Excellence Award for its Papernet powered by HyTech Seas dispensers. This award from Hunter Industries is given to companies that have made a significant impact in the areas of social responsibility and sustainability.

Six U.S. Habitat affiliates to participate in a design and build challenge using sustainable wood products that increase access to affordable, high-quality homes.

The project aimed at finding solutions how to scale up the collection, sorting and recycling of used paper bags, and reduce waste.

Essity has once again been recognized as one of the world's most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights. The list was announced today during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The analysis used to determine the ranking is based on a methodology that is reviewed annually and takes into account 25 performance indicators.

The Government of Ontario announced that it's investing more than $9.4 million in 14 research, innovation and modernization projects in forest biomass.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

Beacon announced the appointment of Carmelo Carrubba, Beacon's current Vice President of Strategy and Transformation, as Interim CFO, effective January 20, 2024, while the Company conducts an external search for its next CFO.

Pekka Kittilä, M.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed VP, Mill Manager of Metsä Fibre's new bioproduct mill as of 1 February 2024.

CN, which is the largest hauler of forest products in North America, named Lalonde as its executive vice president and special advisor to the CEO, a role he'll hold until he transitions to chief commercial officer later this year.

LP Building Solutions (LP) announced the appointment of LP Chair and CEO Brad Southern to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Board of Directors for its Nashville Branch.

This new role augments Graphic Packaging's outreach capability with an aim to expand and diversify the company's investor network globally.

Nunziata serves as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and also serves as the Company's principal accounting officer.

PaperWorks, based in the Philadelphia suburb of Fort Washington, filed paperwork Thursday with the N.C. Department of Commerce that stated it was permanently closing the Montgomery County facility for "financial reasons" but was not more specific. None of the employees who work there are part of a union.

J.D. Irving's Grand Lake Timber in New Brunswick is celebrating the commission of a new biomass boiler which will significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption and contribute to a sustainable future. The project marks a step towards an eco-friendlier lumber drying process and will allow the mill to substantially reduce its carbon footprint.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced that it will close its sawmill in Maxville, Florida and indefinitely curtail operations at its sawmill in Huttig, Arkansas by the end of this month.

Atlas Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell RedBuilt, LLC to Hampton Lumber Mills, Inc. The transaction is anticipated to close in the Q1 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed.

Hood Container Corporation announced that it has acquired the corrugated packaging business of Sumter, SC based Sumter Packaging Corporation. This includes all of Sumter's design, manufacturing, assembly and fulfillment operations in Sumter, SC as well as the business manufactured and serviced from the Statesville, NC facility.

The property is adjacent to Kimberly-Clark's Beech Island facility, which began production in 1968, three years after the company revealed its plan to purchase an industrial site in Aiken.

Metsä Group plans to discontinue the sawn timber production in Merikarvia, Finland. The production would end by summer 2024. The change negotiations at the Merikarvia sawmill concern all the sawmill's 79 employees.

Several fire departments responded to a two-alarm fire at Soundview Paper in Putney on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.