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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 140 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile the late Georg Jayme, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

The PM40 closed Friday, 12 March 2021, at 4294.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Avery Dennison and International Paper.

The PM40 closed 12 March 2021 up 38.8% from the 6 March 2020 level.

Georgia-Pacific's Brewton Containerboard mill has been named a 2020 Energy Star Challenge Achiever for Industry by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a program developed by the agency to recognize individual facilities for volunteering to reduce energy intensity by 10% within five years.

The Alliance's mission is to develop, accelerate and deploy innovative and impactful solutions, engage communities around the world, and to catalyze investments.

UPM Biomedicals is excited to announce its collaboration with bioconvergence company CELLINK. The partnership brings together UPM's expertise for producing non-animal derived, nanocellulose biomaterials with CELLINK's years of experience in method development for 3D bioprinting, offering new groundbreaking solutions to this growing life sciences market.

By achieving its target, the company will have reduced its emissions by nearly 700,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalents per year compared to its 2015 level.

The Somerset County paper mill now the subject of a class-action lawsuit says it "strongly disputes" allegations that its facility has led to so-called "forever chemicals" contaminating a growing number of residential water wells in the Fairfield area.

Speaking at the city council meeting on March 4, Formosa said he wanted to announce that the Catalyst Paper Corporation mill in Powell River will be starting up one paper machine.

Paper-based packaging leader, Graphic Packaging International emphasizes its commitment to supporting beverage brands on their plastics reduction journey with its latest recyclable paperboard packaging solution, Cap-It™.

Amcor has partnered with McKinsey.org, a nonprofit founded by global consultancy McKinsey & Company, to develop recycling and waste management solutions that can be applied across communities in Latin America.

We are delighted to be speaking at/sponsoring the 2021 virtual International SAP Conference for Forest Products, Paper and Packaging. During three days of dynamic content, you will have an opportunity to meet with the industry's largest players, get hands-on with the latest innovation from SAP and discuss how your organisation can look towards the future and drive digital evolution.

Amcor and the Alliance share the belief that collaboration and collective action are critical to eliminating plastic waste.

Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging Europe now offers three different tube laminate structures, for use in oral care and cosmetic products, which have been certified to be fully recyclable.

Effective May 10 through October 20 annually, no campfires or open burning will be allowed on its property in the State of Idaho, except at leased campsites.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced a suite of 3D solutions to help manufacturers and retailers create rich user experiences and accelerate go-to-market speed.

UPM, Arla Finland and K Group have teamed up with Oppi&ilo to create Finland's first educational activity book designed to teach Finland's 60,000 preschoolers about recycling. The Kierrätyskaverit ("Recycling friends") activity book aims to make recycling a fun, easy and inspiring part of their daily lives.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced a suite of 3D solutions to help manufacturers and retailers create rich user experiences and accelerate go-to-market speed.

Our pulp and paper mills, including our Hawesville Mill in Kentucky, have been using wood fiber, water and basic chemistry to make useful, recyclable products for more than a century. As technology has advanced, our processes have become more efficient and more sustainable.

Although Bag-in-Box is already a very sustainable packaging, by enabling considerable plastic and CO2 reduction, Smurfit Kappa is continuing to focus effort on raw material innovations, especially by incorporating recycled or bio-based resins to our taps and bags, where the food safety regulations allow it. One of the main steps of this initiative has been recently achieved with the ISCC PLUS certification.

Sharply rising input costs, particularly relevant to pulp and energy in combination with very high freight rates due to global logistic constraints make price increases unavoidable.

Rayonier Inc. released its first Carbon Report detailing the positive net carbon impact generated by the Company's forestry operations.

Mondi and Tesco Central Europe have launched a new partnership, in which Mondi will purchase the retailer's warehouse corrugated waste to create recycled paper for the retailers' shopping bags.

Sonoco has been selected for FORTUNE magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list for 2021 and as one of Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the United States.