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An agreement in principle was reached between the management and the union of Kruger Wayagamack, in Trois-Rivières, late Monday evening. About 250 employees have been on an indefinite general strike since June 1.

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.

Western Forest Products Inc. announced plans to temporarily reduce its lumber production over the next month by approximately 19 million board feet due to weak market conditions.

The mill's annual production capacity is approximately 160,000 cubic metres, which represents a 50 per cent increase in the company's total Kerto LVL capacity.

Georgia-Pacific is embarking on a $18 million upgrade that will modernize the Camden Plywood plant and help increase efficiency.

Smurfit Kappa has operated in Mexico since 1957 and has had a presence in the northern Baja California region for over 10 years.

Essity began work in April 2022 to exit the Russian market and in 2022 an impairment was carried out of the company's assets in Russia of approximately SEK 1.7bn.

The decision affects all 198 employees in the site.

After over a century of service providing the town with thousands of jobs, the Canton paper mill sounded its final bell May 24, signaling the permanent closure of the iconic site.

The closing of LSC Communications in Warsaw, Indiana will impact over 500 workers.

The agreed price for the company is US$40 million.

Graphic Packaging will begin to close permanently its Auburn site later this summer, according to a notice filed with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

As a precaution, a part of the mill was evacuated.

UPM made its decision to invest in the Paso de los Toros pulp mill in 2019.

The closure will take place during the fourth quarter of 2023 and affect 89 people, of whom 50 will be made redundant.

DS Smith Cartogal packaging plant located in the town of A Pobra do Caramiñal, in Galicia, Spain, will soon see an increase in size, production and storage capacity after a milestone investment of Euro 11.35 million.

It was reported on Monday Mondi said it terminated a 95 billion rouble ($1.17 billion) deal to sell its largest plant in Russia to an investment vehicle owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin due to a "lack of progress" in getting approvals.

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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 Jori Eino Pesonen, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

The PM40 closed Friday, 16 June 2023, at 4976.

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 16 June 2023 up 19.5% from the 17 June 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Louisiana Pacific and PotlatchDeltic.

Dan-Web is a leading supplier of a wide range of technologies for the production of airlaid nonwovens. This acquisition further extends and strengthens Andritz's product and service portfolio in the field of nonwovens.

Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023.