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Billerud announces the temporary idling of the Escanaba Mill for up to three weeks as a precautionary measure to protect the health and safety of its employees and contractors due to a blastomycosis fungal infection outbreak.

UPM has received the final operating authorization for its new UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill from the environmental authorities. The start-up of the mill commences immediately, and first customer deliveries are expected to ship in May.

Georgia-Pacific has announced new leadership for its packaging and cellulose and building products businesses.

PotlatchDeltic Corporation announced that Jerry Richards will relocate to accept an opportunity with another company. Mr. Richards has resigned as the Company's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 19, 2023 and he will be focused on ensuring a smooth transition through his final day on May 12, 2023. Mr. Richards joined the Company in 2013.

The first APA-approved LP SmartSide board was pressed following the facility's conversion to manufacture LP's flagship home siding product.

This column is largely read by C-Suite occupants. This month, it is squarely directed at same. For goodness sakes, focus your marketing on your products.

The PM40 closed Friday, 28 April 2023, at 4967.

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 28 April 2023 up 2.5% from the 29 April 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Veritiv and Universal Forest Products.

Due to materially lower earnings forecasts for the full year results 2023, Stora Enso's new guidance is that the full-year 2023 operational EBIT is expected to be significantly lower than for the full-year 2022 (Euro 1,891 million).

International technology group Andritz has received an order from the Colombian wipes converting company Quimicolor to deliver a complete neXline spunlace line for nonwovens production to its Medellín plant.

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, has released its 2022 Sustainability Report, summarizing the company's environmental stewardship, social responsibility and governance (ESG) initiatives for the previous fiscal year.

Tero Kokko, Ph.D. has been appointed President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) at Valmet as of June 1, 2023. In his new position, Tero Kokko is a member of Valmet's Executive Team and reports to President and CEO Pasi Laine.

Valmet will deliver key technologies and automation systems for Henan Longyuan Paper's new PM7 testliner line at their mill in Henan province in China. The order also includes a quality control system for the rebuild of their PM3 machine.

International technology Group Andritz received an order from Swedish pulp and paper manfufacturer Billerud AB to supply a flue gas treatment system for its Gruvön mill in Sweden.

Valmet and Greenalia Biomass Power Curtis-Teixeiro S.L.U have signed a three-year service agreement to further improve the performance of Greenalia's Curtis-Teixeiro biomass plant in Spain.

Following a guilty plea in the Ontario Court of Justice, Resolute Forest Products Inc. was fined $120,000.

The start-up is planned for 2024.

Van Den Heuvel was convicted of fraud in Wisconsin and handed a 7.5-year prison sentence in 2019. He was released during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest in Cheboygan.

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States, demonstrates yet again that it's keeping up with the times by introducing our newest "Un-Plastic®" and sustainable wide format and signage materials.

Swedish concrete manufacturer Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga and Finnish producer of engineered wood products Metsä Wood, have initiated a cross-industry collaboration to capitalise on the benefits of combining concrete and wood in future building structures.

Sonoco, a diversified global packaging company recognized for its leadership in sustainability, today released its 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report which highlights progress made in support of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.

Ahlstrom has received the significant honor of successfully achieving the Pet Sustainability Coalition's "Pet Sustainability Accredited" status. The Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC), an organization committed to advancing sustainability in the pet industry, recognizes Ahlstrom's commitment to sustainability and its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its products and operations through the accreditation.

Mondi is investing in innovative technologies to increase FunctionalBarrier Paper capacity in order to meet the growing demand for sustainable paper-based packaging solutions.

Metsä Group aims to make Finnish forests increasingly vibrant and diverse. To achieve this, the company launched its regenerative forestry principles in March 2023.