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It was the first time workers at the plant had struck since 1978.

Governor Henry McMaster and the S.C. Department of Commerce announced that Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, plans to expand existing operations in Greenville County, S.C. The company is investing $13 million over the next five years.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, has completed the previously announced sale of its carton packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan to SIG Group Ltd.

In its second-quarter results for 2022, Canfor said the Taylor Pulp Mill curtailment will continue until "more normal" transportation levels return to its pulp and paper mills.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is investing in new technology and converting its existing boilers at its Mosinee and Rhinelander plants in Wisconsin, United States, to reduce its carbon emissions and landfill waste.

Construction of the facilities and infrastructure work will cost approximately $9.5 million. The rest will be spent on equipment, furniture and a new sprinkler system.

Chilean packaging and sanitary products manufacturer CMPC agreed to buy Mexican tissue firm Grupo P.I. Mabe for $293 million, according to a filing to the stock exchange.

Sonoco Products Company, a diversified global packaging leader, is pleased to announce the promotion of Assistant Corporate Controller Aditya Gandhi to the newly created role of Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately.

Georgia-Pacific plans to expand operations in Clarendon County, South Carolina. The company is investing approximately $40 million into the project.

Mondi Group has agreed to sell its Russian Syktyvkar plant to Augment Investments Limited owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin for 95 billion rubles ($1.5 billion).

Rottneros AB announces that Pia Ohlson has decided to leave her position as CFO as of 5 September 2022. As CFO, Pia Ohlson has been a member of group management in Rottneros.

Mill Rock Packaging Partners, a specialty packaging platform that invests in growth-oriented companies with advanced service and product capabilities in the consumer packaging industry, announced that Steve Rice has been named Chief Information Officer, a new position for the company. Mill Rock Packaging is a portfolio company of New York-based Mill Rock Capital, a growth and operations-oriented private investment firm.

The Interfor Board appointed Tom Temple of Kingston, Washington as a director of the Company. Mr. Temple, who is 65, is the former VP, Wood Products and Southern Resources of PotlatchDeltic, a diversified forest products company. Mr. Temple's appointment increased the number of directors from ten to eleven, while deepening the Board's operations and sales expertise in the U.S. in line with the Company's Board succession plan.

George W. Mead II, the last local owner of the paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids and one of the 150-plus inductees of the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin, died Friday, July 29, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin at the age of 94.

The PM40 closed Friday, 12 August 2022, at 5595.

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The PM40 closed 12 August 2022 up 16.3% from the 13 August 2021 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Clearwater Paper and Sonoco.

Ilim Group is finalizing the construction of the largest kraftliner mill (KLB Mill) in Ust-Ilimsk, Russia. It is the first mill in the Russian pulp and paper industry to use a two-stage biological wastewater treatment system.

WestRock Company, a leading provider of sustainable paper and packaging solutions, has delivered its flexible and efficient Cluster-Pak® EvoTech™ packaging solution for a joint partnership between Budějovický Budvar and Mattoni 1873 to advance their shared commitment to improving circularity in the Czech Republic.

Viken Skog and the Swedish packaging manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs are collaborating to establish a wood pulp facility in Treklyngen Industripark, the area Viken Skog bought after Norske Skog Follum shut down paper production in 2012.

Irving Pulp & Paper (IPP) has been given permission to begin construction immediately of an Environmental Treatment Facility and Water Use Reduction Project at Saint John's mill in New Brunswick, Canada, following a successful Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

CMPC, one of Latin America's largest pulp and paper companies, has announced a partnership with CNI and SOSA, the global open innovation company, to improve the efficiency and sustainability of CMPC's forestry supply chain in Brazil.

Glen Pearce, Sappi Group CFO, commented: "This first sustainability-linked financing facility is an important strategic step for Sappi and supports our long-term vision to be a sustainable business with an ambitious sustainability strategy."

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has collaborated with Essity and Dow to create new, recyclable secondary packaging for Essity's feminine care products, using renewable materials and post-consumer recycled content that reduces use of fossil-based materials.

Complaints about the odors seemingly coming from the paper mill have dated back to 2020.