Recent Articles

Roseburg Forest Products has reportedly begun settlement discussions in multiple lawsuits alleging that its actions caused the fire in Siskiyou County in September.

UPM has officially opened a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Germany, bringing the company closer to meeting its ambitious target to decrease its CO2 emissions by 65% by 2030.

Smurfit Kappa has created an innovative and sustainable packaging solution specifically tailored for wine, to help businesses in the sector capitalise on the continued growth in eCommerce wine sales.

Prices will increase 15% or more for shipments on and after the 1st of December 2022.

The Advantage Report gives clients a benchmarked view of performance as rated by their business partners, providing them with valuable data regarding their business relationships' strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has been appointed as the exclusive packaging provider for one of Europe's largest fashion enterprises. Following a product trial earlier this year, Mondi will support MODIVO in switching from the standard rigid packaging currently used in the distribution of the e-retailer's full collection of shoes, bags and clothes.

International Paper was named a leading company on the American Opportunity Index, which uses publicly available data to analyze companies' performance in the areas of worker access, mobility and wage.

Graphic Packaging's solution, developed following its acquisition of AR Packaging in 2021, provides the pharma industry with a versatile packaging serialisation solution that can accommodate longer or more complex coding requirements.

In its 2022 report, LP lays out the programs and initiatives that demonstrate the company's commitment to integrating ESG priorities into business operations and products.

Cascades announces that all of its consumer products packaging manufactured under the Cascades FreshTM, Cascades E-Com Packaging SolutionsTM, Cascades IMGN Retail SolutionsTM and northboxTM brands have been submitted to How2Recycle® for an evaluation of their recyclability potential.

The Swedish company Svenska Kramfabriken set a challenging sustainability agenda when introducing their Green Pledge.

Hygiene and health company Essity extends its partnership with United Nations Foundation by joining the organization's campaign #EqualEverywhere to accelerate progress towards gender equality.

In keeping with its commitment to a waste-free world, Lecta's is continuously seeking innovative solutions based on natural, renewable raw materials to promote a circular economy.

Valmet entered into an agreement on November 9th to acquire the U.S. based NovaTech Automation's Process Solutions business. The value of the acquisition will not be disclosed. The acquisition is estimated to be completed on January 1st, 2023 at the earliest.

Klabin has successfully started up a biomass gasification plant at the Puma Unit, located in Ortigueira/PR, Brazil, with a new biomass treatment line supplied by ANDRITZ.

Andritz has acquired Duro Dakovic Termoenergetska postrojenja (DD-TEP) in Croatia. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

ANDRITZ Oy, part of international technology group ANDRITZ, and LUT University (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT) launched an extensive collaboration in the field of fiber technology a year ago.

As more and more companies globally focus on efficiency and sustainability rather than just production volume, leading global technology systems provider ABB provides end-to-end digital solutions for process industries that seek to help organizations automate, optimize and future-proof their operations.

Ms. Emilia Torttila-Miettinen (M.Sc. Eng.) has been appointed Business Line President, Automation Systems at Valmet as of December 1, 2022. She will be a member of Valmet's Executive Team and report to President and CEO Pasi Laine.

Valmet has been ranked as the third top employer among engineering professionals in Finland according to a new study by Universum.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

The Paper Excellence Group and Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced their intention to sell Resolute's Thunder Bay pulp and paper mill to further facilitate the regulatory review process.

Weyerhaeuser Company announced the successful resolution of a work stoppage involving members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union in Oregon and Washington. Weyerhaeuser has approximately 1,200 employees who are members of IAM, including employees in the company's Wood Products and Timberlands organizations, and the approval of a new contract will result in the restoration of operations at all sites.

The $50 million investment for the new drum pulper added 100 new jobs and will help expand North Pacific Paper Company's ability to make packaging paper from recycled wastepaper, said NORPAC CEO Craig Anneberg. The paper mill now employs 500 people total.

The deadline for selling a historic Aberdeen paper mill, which went into administration with the loss of more than 300 jobs, has passed.