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Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Web Inspection System (WIS) to Stora Enso's coating and laminating plant in Forshaga, Sweden. The new system will be installed on an extrusion coating line producing a new dispersion barrier paperboard for paper cups and food packaging.

Voith has comprehensively optimized its HydroMix stock mixing system.

ABB has upgraded its industry-leading L&W Felt Moisture and Felt Permeability Meters with new software, unlocking new features that improve their value for paper mill customers as a key process measurement solution to optimize press section performance.

Valmet will supply an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild with a wide scope of automation and services for Cascades' Bear Island mill in Virginia, the United States. In the project, paper machine PM 1, designed to produce newspaper, will be rebuilt to produce high-quality, lightweight, 100% recycled linerboard and medium grades for the North American market.

Valmet will deliver a new flash drying and baling line and a rebuild of the existing integrated thermomechanical pulp (TMP) production line at SCA's Ortviken mill into a chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) market pulp line, which will have a capacity of 300,000 tonnes per year.

Sappi Limited wishes to congratulate Mr Valli Moosa for his appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa as deputy-chair and member of the inaugural Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission for South Africa. The Commission is chaired by the President.

Enviva and GoChain, a blockchain company that drives the adoption of impactful technologies, announced the initial results of a pilot program designed to enhance the traceability of sustainable biomass.

Sun Chemical's SunTronic® IME inks are approved for production use in IMSE parts after passing the demanding materials testing program from TactoTek®, a Finland-based company that develops, industrializes and licenses in-mold structural electronics (IMSE™) technology.

Due to significantly greater than expected demand in tissue, strong operating performance, and favorable cost trends, the company now expects Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2020 to be in the range of $71 to $76 million.

A racist note reportedly taped to a window has fueled anger in Prattville, Union Springs and now Memphis, Tennessee.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has launched a new paper EcoWicketBag for Drylock Technologies' baby diaper ranges, bringing sustainable paper-based packaging to the hygiene market globally.

DS Smith, a leading paper, packaging and recycling company with North American headquarters in Atlanta, moves ahead with its implementation of the next generation of supply chain technology by extending real-time visibility to its North American operations.

Leading paper-based packaging solution provider, Graphic Packaging International, is responding to growing demand for viable Ships In Own Container (SIOC) solutions for e-commerce with a sustainable structure that is both sturdy and striking.

The use of face masks during the recent pandemic has justifiably grown to hundreds of millions worldwide. However, masks can easily end up littering public places or natural sites.

SCA increases the price on bleached softwood kraft pulp, NBSK, to $ 960 per tonne.

Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. announced it will raise prices for paper-based tubes and cores by 7%. The increases will be applied individually and depending on product category, effective from shipments beginning on 18 January 2021.

Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the DuPont Co. massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities imposed on spinoff company Chemours.

Glatfelter Corporation, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, announced today the release of the Company's first sustainability report, Enhancing Everyday Life™...Sustainably.

Recycling Dual offers an innovative and integrated holistic solution to track the entire life cycle of paper, cardboard and carton packaging. The unique solution highlights duplication which can be removed from the supply chain and reduce costs.

E-commerce is booming and this year several sources predict records for the Christmas online shopping.

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $960, effective 1 January 2021.

Paper manufacturer Steinbeis produces around 300,000 tons of recycled paper every year. But it is operating in a hotly contested market and to continue offering competitive prices and producing paper sustainably, the company is aiming for cost efficiency through digitalization - with SAP HANA.

WestRock, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, has been named one of 'America's Most Responsible Companies 2021' by Newsweek magazine, recognizing the company's efforts to imagine and deliver on the promise of a sustainable future.

Greif, Inc. announced it has been awarded an A- Leadership ranking for the third year in a row by CDP as part of their annual climate change assessment. CDP operates a global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage the impact they make on the environment.

Sonoco, one of the most sustainable, diversified global packaging companies, is pleased to announce it has again been named one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek. The Company also received an MSCI ESG "A" rating.