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The takeover offer of Greater Manchester-headquartered Scapa - which values the healthcare and industrial group at more than £410m - has completed.

Sari Pajari-Sederholm has been appointed Metsä Group's EVP, Strategy as of 1 May 2021. She has worked within Metsä Group since 2007 e.g. as the Metsä Group's CIO and in various management positions in the paperboard business, Metsä Board. Pajari-Sederholm moves to her new role from the position of Metsä Board's SVP, Sales and Marketing.

A new strategy function is being formed within Södra and Malin Nordin has been recruited as Director of Strategy.

If you have been in the packaging, containerboard or tissue sectors for the past 15 months, you are generally smiling already. Now, the economy is coming roaring back. For the first quarter, the US economy grew at a 6.4% annual rate. Last year, the economy declined by 3% while box shipments rose by 3.5%.

The PM40 closed Friday, 30 April 2021, at 4329.

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In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate PCA and Boise Cascade.

The PM40 closed 30 April 2021 up 86.5% from the 1 May 2020 level.

Before a federal judge could approve a proposed sale of the closed Ponderay Newsprint Mill to a California-based venture capital company, concerns were raised during a court hearing Thursday about potential plans to use power allotted to the mill for cryptocurrency mining.

DS Smith warned on Thursday of higher packaging prices as an online shopping boom during the pandemic has led to a surge in demand for boxes, coupled with a shortage of raw materials and higher paper prices.

Kruger Products L.P. is now a signatory of the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), making it the first tissue manufacturer to be part of this national commitment. The company recently launched its 10-year sustainability strategy, Reimagine 2030, which includes a target of reducing the virgin plastic in its trademark branded packaging by 50% by 2030. Joining the CPP is the first tangible example of the company's commitment to achieving its new targets.

Neenah, Inc. proudly achieves nine verified U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Products in their durable label solutions lineup as further evidence of its commitment to sustainability efforts.

Norske Skog's Board of Directors has made the final investment decision to convert one machine at the Bruck (Austria) industrial site from newsprint to recycled containerboard production. This is the first major step of the two planned European conversion projects in the group's strategy of establishing Norske Skog as a leading independent European producer of recycled containerboard.

Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., North America's largest privately owned manufacturer of fine papers and envelopes, unveiled a groundbreaking portfolio of papers, Mohawk Renewal, made from rapidly renewable, sustainable fibers--namely hemp, straw and recycled cotton--in April of last year.

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, announces that it has joined The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040--a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement's goal of 2050.

In celebration of Earth Day, HelloFresh, the leader in delivering delicious ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes to households worldwide, announced today a new partnership with Pratt Industries to introduce cardboard packaging made of 100% post-consumer recycled content for its HelloFresh and EveryPlate meal kits.

The Environmental Protection Agency is now involved with the odor investigation with South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), according to SCDHEC.

Pactiv Evergreen announced the launch of a new annual program rewarding community engagement for employees and their families and supporting the company's commitment to sustainability. The program, called GiveBack, invites employees and student family members to nominate projects in which they are involved at registered nonprofit organizations for grants.

Kotkamills and Pyroll together had previously been Nominated as one of the six Finalists of the competition for their Sustainable food service packaging designed for Norwich City FC The packaging received the "Everyday Heroes" Special Recognition Award and also took the second place in the public vote.

Pregis is launching Phantom Mask, a new temporary protective surface film as part of the Pregis PolyMask™ solutions portfolio, that has been engineered to eliminate costly and labor-intensive adhesive transfer problems on plastic sheets, parts and products. The product will be available from the Pregis PolyMask business unit across North America, Europe and other geographic markets.

Building on its recent track record of breakthrough innovations to deliver recyclable packaging, Amcor is announcing customer trials of the world's first recyclable* Polyethylene-based thermoform blister packaging.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö advances further into the energy storage market by signing a marketing license with Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG), allowing the company to proceed with the technical ramp-up to manufacture fiber-based separator solutions to the lithium-ion battery industry. The agreement is an important step in the commercialization of Ahlstrom-Munksjö's solutions to the energy storage market.

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States, has launched its new Envi Performance Board portfolio, a comprehensive collection of sustainably advantaged packaging materials.

Enviva, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, has joined the Sea Cargo Charter, a cross-industry partnership of over 20 ship charterers that aims to establish a consistent global framework for transparently assessing and disclosing the climate impact of ship chartering operations.

Smurfit Kappa Brazil, partnering with sommelier Myriam Echeverri, has won a prestigious Red Dot Award in the category of Product Design 2021. The award recognises this packaging as one of the most innovative design projects in the world. The packaging challenge came from Wine & Bite Box to secure and protect bottles of wine and food for a growing trend of tasting boxes being delivered to customers for an at home gourmet experience.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö's PurposeFil™ Packaging papers help packaging engineers and brand owners achieve multiple sustainability goals.