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The PM40 closed Friday, 1 September 2023, at 5200.

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The PM40 closed 1 September 2023 up 3.2% from the 2 September 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Boise Cascade and Rayonier Advanced Materials.

Demand for forest raw materials continues during the autumn.

In an effort to address prevalent supply chain uncertainties and to maintain the commercial viability of its Graphic Paper business, Sappi Europe will keep prices for its Woodfree Coated Paper grades stable at today's level for the remainder of 2023.

Jarno Nymark has been appointed to the Andritz AG Executive Board as of October 1, 2023, assuming responsibility for the Pulp & Paper Business Area.

Toscotec will supply a forming section rebuild of PM2 to Gulf Paper Manufacturing at their Mina Abdullah paper mill in Kuwait.

Julia Macharey, Senior Vice President Human Resources and Operational Development of Valmet has decided to leave the company to move into a new position outside Valmet. Julia Macharey will continue as an active member of Valmet's Executive Team and lead Valmet's HR and Operational Development until the end of January 2024.

Start-up is planned for end of 2024.

The delivery is scheduled for the Q1 2025.

United Paper Public Company Limited has successfully started up an OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line supplied by Andritz at its mill in Prachinburi, Thailand. This is the second OCC line from Andritz in operation at this mill.

The new TM 10 machine will be installed at the company's mill in Mexicali and the start-up is planned for the Q2 2025.

Single largest pre-order of an ongoing AI-Powered innovation to date for Cyngn, demonstrates Arauco's proactive commitment to increased sustainability, efficiency, and safety in their future operations.

Valmet will deliver a complete atmospheric diffuser rebuild to Billerud's Skärblacka mill in Sweden. The delivery is scheduled to take place in May 2024.

The optimization will be delivered during autumn 2023.

Valmet will deliver a recovery boiler upgrade to Lecta Group's Torraspapel combined pulp and paper mill in Zaragoza, Spain. The upgrade will increase the capacity of the pulp mill's recovery boiler and reduce the mill's emissions.

Close cooperation between Voith and Huaqiao Fenghuang Paper teams led to fast and successful implementation.

The start-up is scheduled for late 2024.

The investment aims to improve the operating efficiency and optimize the final paper quality of the PM 6.

"A long lasting impact." That's the definition of what a legacy leaves behind. Well, there's no better way to look at the legacy of a company than viewing its logos. Smith Corona's brand has been around for decades (over 130 years but who's counting?), so we've gone through a lot of changes - all better than the next!

Metsä Group plans to boost biodiversity on its land areas in Kemi. Covering more than 650 hectares, the designated site encompasses Metsä Group's mill area and other areas in the Kemi urban environment.

Largest producer and exporter of packaging paper and sustainable paper packaging solutions in Brazil, and the only one in the country to offer short, long and fluff fiber pulp to the market, Klabin received approval for its use in Blue Angel products - the world's first environmental label, linked to the German Ministry of the Environment and the RAL gGmbH as competent bodies. Created in 1978, the seal takes a holistic view of a product's life cycle in order to assess its sustainability.

Canada will challenge what Ottawa described as "unfair, unjust and illegal" U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber products, the trade ministry said on Tuesday.

DNR has yet to identify the source.

Cascades Inc., a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of eco-friendly packaging and hygiene products, is delighted to announce that two of the company's female leaders have been named to Pulp & Paper Canada magazine's prestigious 2023 Top 10 Under 40 list, which highlights the leadership and achievements of employees under the age of 40 in the Canadian pulp and paper industry.