Recent Articles

Sylvamo, the world's paper company, closed an agreement Monday acquiring Stora Enso's uncoated freesheet paper mill in Nymölla, Sweden, for 150 million euros. The mill, strong brands it produces and team members who operate and support the facility are now officially part of Sylvamo.

The acquisition of De Jong Packaging Group will begin a new phase of renewable packaging solutions within Stora Enso. On top of Stora Enso's existing corrugated facilities, De Jong Packaging Group has 16 sites in total in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and the UK. Most of the sites are corrugated converting and packaging wholesale facilities and they include two corrugators, 16 processing machines and 46 tray erectors. Together they produce 2,5 million boxes a day.

Austrian Mayr-Melnhof Holz sold its sawmill MM-Efimovsky in Russia to Aspek-Les, according to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities of Russia.

Stora Enso has completed the acquisition of the Netherland-based company De Jong Packaging Group, one of the largest corrugated packaging producers in the Benelux countries. The acquisition announced in September 2022 with an enterprise value of approximately EUR 1,020 million was closed following regulatory clearances and employee consultation.

International Paper announced changes to its senior leadership team today including the retirement of a long-serving executive and organizational shifts to enhance agility in serving customers and driving profitable growth.

CellMark is introducing a new division: CellMark Packaging & Paper. The division is the result of a merger of its two existing divisions, CellMark Packaging and CellMark Paper.

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 the late Tad Bretting, who was president and CEO of C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Company in Ashland, Wisconsin, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

The PM40 closed Friday, 13 January 2023, at 5373.

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 13 January 2023 up 12.1% from the 14 January 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate International Paper and Nine Dragons.

This temporary reduction in output is expected to be mostly concentrated outside of Interfor's US South operating region.

Smurfit Kappa has formally launched a new eCommerce store in the Dominican Republic. The new store created by Smurfit Kappa Todo Carton (todocartonsk.com.do), will act as an online retail packaging boutique, and serve the ever-growing packaging market in the Dominican Republic. This follows on from the success of its bricks-and-mortar shop in the country which has been operating for over 25 years.

Our mill-based water champions are leading day-to-day efforts at our large manufacturing facilities to identify opportunities, implement projects and track progress on water use reduction in our operations.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions' Androscoggin Mill is expected to permanently close about April 30. The company made the announcement in September. Initially it was to close in the first quarter of 2023.

Asia Pacific Resources International Limited ("APRIL"), a member of the Singapore-headquartered Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) group of companies founded by Sukanto Tanoto, has announced its collaboration with enterprise services application, Krealogi, to increase the production capacity and business development capabilities of micro, small and medium enterprises ("MSMEs") in the Riau Province.

Sofidel, one of the global leading manufacturers of tissue paper for hygienic and domestic use, is strongly committed to a transition path to a low-carbon economy.

Sappi Limited has partnered with EcoVadis, a global leader in third-party evaluations of business sustainability performance, to benchmark and assess the sustainability practices of Sappi's suppliers and encourage their commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The prestigious awards, held every year by the World Packaging Organization, celebrate the best of the best in structural design innovation across a variety of sectors. They are only open to packaging innovations that have previously won one of a select group of awards in the previous 12 months. This year's scheme received almost 500 entries.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper solutions, has received eight awards in five categories at this year's WorldStar Global Packaging Awards. The WorldStar Awards recognise the best ideas, innovations and technologies on the market, with a focus on sustainability, product protection and end-user convenience. They are open to entries from packaging companies around the globe.

Enviva fully supports the principle that financial assistance should only be provided for woody biomass that is sourced sustainably.

Rayonier invited nonforestry employees into the woods recently for its first-ever employee planting day in the U.S. Under the guidance of company foresters, about 50 employees planted 4,000 seedlings on a Rayonier forest tract near their Florida headquarters.

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

Incidents in 2023: We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.