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Accelerated end of newspaper production in Steyrermühl determined.

PaperWorks Industries Inc. has completed the acquisition of The Standard Group. Founded in 1932, The Standard Group is a converter of custom printed paperboard packaging with a manufacturing location in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Italian paper company Sofidel on Monday announced a $185 million expansion of its facility just south of Circleville that could add 100 jobs.

Mondi is investing over €16 million at its Krapkowice plant in Poland to increase production of its MailerBAG range.

Roseburg Forest Products has received a substantial funding of $3 million to install robotic equipment at its medium-density fibreboard (MDF) plant, providing a significant boost to Canada's forest sector.

At capacity, the 1.1 million square foot plant - one of the largest and most modern of the company's 71 factories spread across 25 US states - will provide 375 full-time, high-paying, green-collar manufacturing jobs. That brings Pratt's total workforce to 11,500.

Lecta announced a project to cease the activity on PM4 at its​ Condat mill in France which produces coated woodfree paper (CWF) due to the strong decline in the graphic paper market. A reorganisation project was announced to the employee representatives on which they will be consulted.

The 200 members of Unifor Locals 222Q and 216 at Kruger Wayagamack, a paper mill in Trois-Rivières, Que. ratified a new agreement by 92.3% (222Q) and 93.4% (216) on June 19, ending a three-week strike.

Klabin starts up paper machine 28 (PM28) of Puma II Project in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil. Equipped with advanced technology, the machine was designed to produce more resistant and higher quality paperboards, especially for the food and beverage segments.

Stora Enso intends to divest its wood products DIY (Do It Yourself) unit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Megahout, backed by the private equity company Quadrum Capital. Closing is expected in Q3 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and consultation with employee representatives.

UPM Plywood has completed the change negotiations, which started in May, concerning salaried employees in the staff and global functions, and in its Finnish mills.

Stora Enso opens a new corrugated packaging production factory at De Lier, the Netherlands. The site is part of the recently acquired De Jong Packaging Group, now Business Unit Western Europe in the Packaging Solutions division.

Officials with Domtar say the fire started on a conveyor line, and is now out.

Another forest products company has entered into an agreement to purchase the plant in a transaction that is expected to close later this year, RFP said Friday in a news release.

It was just over a year ago on May 20, 2022 when a fire devastated the interior of the Tolko Industries mill 8 km west of High Prairie.

Thanks to the collaboration between A.Celli and Arctic Paper Kostrzyn, the E-WIND P80 rewinder was successfully started up in record time in the Kostrzyn plant in Poland. Installation, commissioning and start up in just 22 days.

Clearwater Paper said Monday that it named Rebecca Barckley as its interim chief financial officer, effective on July 1, as Michael Murphy will leave the company on Friday.

In the recent old days, negotiating issues for a new mill or plant site were simple...taxes, utilities, job services, and so forth. However, changing conditions result in changing needs.

The PM40 closed Friday, 30 June 2023, at 4953.

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 30 June 2023 up 17.2% from the 1 July 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Stora Enso and Sonoco.

This decline is mainly due to weak sales volumes in its division MM Board & Paper, which the Company had already cautioned about earlier this year.

The equipment provided by Andritz will be used on the new paper machine, due to start up mid-2025, that will provide a range of paper grades for the FMCG and e-commerce sectors serviced by DS Smith.

The new OPL site is specifically designed to support paper manufacturers in automation, digitalization and achieving their sustainability goals.

Start-up is scheduled for the Q1 2024.