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Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Edgson as President and CEO effective April 11, 2022.

Mercer International Inc. announced that David Gandossi, who has served as chief executive and president since 2015, is retiring. The company said its board of directors has appointed Juan Carlos Bueno to succeed Mr. Gandossi as CEO and president, effective May 1, 2022.

Kimberly-Clark Nigeria, a subsidiary of US-based multinational personal care corporation Kimberly-Clark, has opened a new $100m (N41.51bn) state-of-the-art diaper manufacturing facility in Ikorodu. The new site has the capacity to create more than 1,000 direct and 5,000 indirect jobs.

Metsä Board announced on 16 December 2021 that it has signed an agreement to sell its entire share capital of its fully owned subsidiary Oy Hangö Stevedoring Ab to Euroports Finland Oy. The arrangement has been completed on 31 March 2022.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, completed the previously announced sale of its 50 percent interest in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co Ltd to affiliates of Elopak ASA. Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co Ltd supplies customers in the Middle East and Africa region from manufacturing plants in Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Greif is outraged and dismayed at the invasion of Ukraine and the continuing attack on the country and its citizens. We strongly condemn the actions of the Russian government.

Close to 200 Unifor delegates kicked off bargaining preparations for the pattern agreement in the pulp and paper industry in Eastern Canada by selecting Resolute Forestry Products as the target company. Members at the Pulp and Paper Wage Policy Conference, held in Montreal on March 23 and 24, 2022, worked together to build a list of demands and choose the target employer.

Union workers took to the streets last month in demonstrations, to fight for a new contract.

Resolute is proud to be among 18 Quebec companies coming together to support families in need from Ukraine. Resolute will be working in collaboration with the other companies, government authorities, community leaders, and charitable organizations in an effort to secure employment opportunities and other assistance.

Peak Renewables Ltd. has acquired the Chetwynd Pulp Mill previously owned and operated by Paper Excellence. The Chetwynd Pulp Mill has not operated since 2015. Peak Renewables will remediate the mill site and repurpose the land and buildings to other industrial uses.

PotlatchDeltic will recognize a pre-tax noncash pension settlement charge in the first quarter of 2022.

Employees at the Longview paper mill NORPAC narrowly voted against unionizing last month in the staff's first effort to organize.

Wahlroos has announced that the commencing term will be his last as the Chairman.

WestRock Company , a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, announced Alpa Sutaria has joined the Company as senior vice president, Strategy and Sustainability.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. said that Chief Financial Officer Maria Henry will retire from the company. She joined in 2015 and will stay on in an advisory capacity until September 1.

As I have said many times before, the pulp and paper industry is a place of constant change (I suspect other industries and businesses are, too, I just happen to know this one). Just look at what has happened so far this year....

The PM40 closed Friday, 1 April 2022, at 4400.

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 1 April 2022 up 5% from the 1 April 2021 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Greif and Stora Enso.

Myles Cohen has served as a division president at both Pratt Industries and Sonoco Products Company over the past two decades.

The lease agreement provides OLCV with exclusive rights to develop and operate a carbon sequestration hub on more than 30,000 acres of subsurface pore space controlled by Weyerhaeuser.

If retailers want to attract and keep more environmentally conscious consumers in today's demanding marketplace, their products should have clearer directions on recycling, according to a national survey by sustainable packaging leader DS Smith.

Huhtamaki's site in Alf, Germany is switching its focus from plastics to smooth molded fiber (SMF) products to meet the growing demand for plastic free alternatives for food packaging. In 2022, the unit plans to replace more than 2,000 tonnes of plastic with fiber. Huhtamaki's state-of-the-art automated manufacturing site will have the capacity to manufacture up to 3.5 billion fiber products annually. This represents the first such large scale production capability in Europe.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., a pioneer in the production of fluff pulp, announced that it qualifies as an "Inspected Raw Material" by Nordic Swan Ecolabelling. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel sets strict environmental requirements in all phases of manufacturing, including requirements for eco-friendly chemicals used in ecolabeled products. The status will appear on products made with RYAM's fluff pulp and indicates to consumers and commercial buyers that the product is sustainably produced and environmentally friendly.

More than $150 million worth of environmental upgrades were announced by Irving Pulp & Paper, Limited. The proposed upgrades include a new environmental treatment facility, as well as a cooling water heat exchanger and pumphouse closer to the mill.