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Avery Dennison said it has agreed to acquire JDC Solutions, Inc., a privately owned manufacturer of pressure-sensitive specialty tapes headquartered in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, for the purchase price of $24 million.

Ox Industries has acquired Corex US, LLC. The Corex facility, located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin is a manufacturer of spiral wound tubes and cores customized for any application. This facility adds high strength paper core production technology for plastic film and paper mills to the Ox converted product line.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, a leading manufacturer of specialty papers in North America, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the carbonless rolls and security papers business of Appvion Operations, Inc.

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 Theodore Clifford Kennedy, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008.

The PM40 closed Friday, 12 February 2021, at 4006.

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 12 February 2021 up 30.4% from the 14 February 2020 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Domtar and Kimberly-Clark.

Norbord has been fined $65,000 for a 2018 workplace accident in which a worker was injured by a strapping machine.

The Packaging Corporation of America's Wallula paper mill has been fined $28,500 by the Washington Department of Ecology for air pollution released from the facility's wastewater treatment plant.

Kruger Products matched the contribution to the project to bring the total investment to $30,000.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has successfully developed a new recyclable functional barrier paper range.

The dispute over Eldorado began in September 2018, when billionaire brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista, owners of Eldorado and behemoth meatpacker JBS SA, canceled the sale to Paper Excellence.

The TenderGuard™ product portfolio consists of remarkably soft, comfortable, and protective fabrics. TenderGuard™ BioBased and BioFilter fabrics are designed for civil use and source control for infectious disease.

Obtained from 100% recycled fiber, this new paper generates less waste, promoting a circular economy.

Mondi is launching a range of new paper-based release liners which are created using recycled and light-weight materials and provide a more sustainable solution for a range of applications.

It has been announced that Amcor has been included within the S&P SAM Sustainability Yearbook, highlighting that it is making real progress on its ambitious sustainability goals.

Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco and the leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging for life sciences and healthcare, and AirBridgeCargo Airlines, an all-cargo carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, have successfully conducted a test shipment with ThermoSafe's new Pegasus ULD®, the world's first passive bulk temperature controlled container for pharmaceutical use that is an approved unit load device.

Paper-based packaging leader, Graphic Packaging International is proud to announce the launch of ProducePack™, a sustainable paperboard packaging range of solutions for fresh produce.

In support of the important work underway to advocate for the advancement of diverse talent in the creative industry, Quad is contributing $25,000 to a scholarship program at the Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), a two-year full-time master's program dedicated to developing the next generation of creative talent.

This expanded grade includes EcoBarrier Plus, a top-of-the-line paper engineered for heavy grease applications, and EcoBarrier Choice, a fit-for-use substrate designed with lighter grease resistant properties. The line extension meets the foodservice and food processing markets' demand for fluorochemical-free (FC-free) paper options.

Sonoco announced it will raise the price for all paperboard tubes and cores by a minimum of 6 percent, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada, on or after March 1, 2021.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced it will expand its North American production capabilities to support the trading card and collectible card game industry.

If you have waste handling needs, Paperitalo recommends Sebright Products of Hopkins, Michigan.

SCA has awarded AFRY a piping engineering assignment for the Chemical Thermomechanical Pulp (CTMP) production project in Ortviken, Sweden.

Kadant Solutions, a division of Kadant Inc., launched a doctor maintenance kit. In keeping with the quality and integrity of the Kadant Solutions Genuine Parts program, the kit includes the proper items needed to maintain a doctoring system efficiently and effectively.