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DS Smith announced that it has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years alone as part of its ambitious plastic replacement program. Knowing that the circular life of a piece of packaging relies on the consumer taking the correct action to recycle, DS Smith has also educated over 2.8 million people in the importance of the circular economy.

Sappi is pleased to announce that the science-based carbon emission reduction target of 41.5% per ton of product has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Novolex® released its fourth annual sustainability report today, detailing progress towards its greenhouse gas reduction target and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments.

Resolute Forest Products is once again turning heads to the Thunder Bay pulp and paper plant after their thermal energy project was awarded the 2022 Environment + Energy Leader Award.

ClipCombo(TM) combines multiple packaging solutions over a modular machinery system, an innovation that will be eagerly welcomed by the world's leading beverage manufacturers, as the market increasingly leans towards optimized, fiber-based packaging solutions.

After five decades as an innovative force in the building materials industry, LP is marking this milestone with a series of initiatives to recognize the people that have enabled the company to grow and thrive.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation published its annual report on sustainability, including an update on the company's progress toward its 2030 sustainability strategy and goals, aimed at addressing the social and environmental challenges of the next decade with goals to improve the lives and well-being of 1 billion people in underserved communities around the world and reducing its environmental footprint.

Once at a population of 250, the herd's numbers have dropped by more than half and are now less than 120 animals.

This year, Sofidel celebrates its 10-year anniversary in the U.S. The company has achieved significant growth in the U.S. by offering unique sustainable paper products to both business-to-business (B2B) customers and consumers.

Waddington™ North America (WNA), a Novolex® brand, announced that it is introducing a new stand for Cutlerease®, a patented dispenser that offers customers one disposable utensil at a time.

Mercer International Inc. -- a global forest and bio-products company announced the release of its first sustainability report. The Mercer "Fit for Future" 2021 Sustainability Report reaffirms the Company's commitment to team members, communities, the environment and biodiversity, safety, and shareholders.

Nordic Paper is world leading within natural greaseproof papers used in different food applications, for example as baking papers, for baking cups or for food containers.

ABB has been appointed by Klabin, Brazil's largest producer and exporter of packaging paper and sustainable solutions for paper packaging, to deliver the management and power distribution system (PDS) for their Puma II Project, which will support their production target of 920,000 tons per year.

Kastamonu Entegre placed an order with Siempelkamp for a new particleboard plant for its location in Kastamonu City, Turkey.

ABB has been appointed by Arauco, a manufacturer of forest products, to provide remote supervision in five of its pulp mills in Chile to ensure greater reliability and monitoring across all processes.

Swedish specialty pulp mill Aspa Bruk has placed an order for SPM's most advanced online system Intellinova Parallel EN to monitor the mechanical and lubrication condition of the mill's pulp dryer and wood chipper.

Start-up is scheduled for the third or fourth quarter of 2022.

ANDRITZ has received an order from Sichuan Huaqiao Fenghuang Paper Co. Ltd. to supply a patented combi-pulping system for its mill in Guanghan, Deyang City, Sichuan Province, China.

Valmet's delivery includes replacing an existing baling line with a new one.

Ms. Katri Hokkanen (M.Sc. Econ) has been appointed CFO at Valmet as of August 1, 2022. She will report to President and CEO Pasi Laine. Katri Hokkanen has worked as Valmet's interim CFO since May 1, 2022.

Kimberly-Clark announced that it was once again named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the fourth consecutive year. This recognition honors the company's exceptional leadership and commitment to business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance and governance practices.

Canada's Paper Excellence said it had been authorized by a Brazilian court to conclude the acquisition of outstanding shares of Brazilian pulpmaker Eldorado Brasil Celulose, a statement immediately challenged by Eldorado's majority owner.

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Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

Fire crews were called to the Twin Rivers Mohawk Valley Paper Mill in Little Falls early Thursday morning July 14 after a fire broke out around 1:20 a.m.