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R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its DLS Worldwide Logistics business to TFI International for $225 million in cash, subject to a customary working capital adjustment.

Packaging Corporation of America PKG had ramped down its DeRidder containerboard mill operations before the arrival of Hurricane Laura.

Interfor announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its specialty sawmill located in Gilchrist, Oregon to Neiman Enterprises Inc.

SCA has signed an agreement to acquire forest land in Latvia. The acquisition comprises an area of 19,150 hectares, of which 13,100 is forest land. The purchase price is EUR 44.5m, approximately SEK 450m.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced the closing of its previously announced acquisition of Softex Indonesia, a leader in the fast-growing Indonesian personal care market.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. announced that the Company is advancing negotiation with one of its top 5 customers, based in Shandong Province for orders of the paper products. The customer is currently ranked among the top 5 customers of the Company during the past couple of years.

Mary Laschinger, one of Georgia's most prominent female executives, will retire as CEO and chairman of Veritiv Corporation on Sept. 30, the company announced.

When a major U.S. paper producer decided over the summer to shut two of its mills, citing the drop in demand for paper amid the coronavirus pandemic, it sent reverberations through a region that is highly reliant on its timber industry.

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at a Pratt mill in Travis Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that John W. Culver was elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. Culver will serve on the company's Audit Committee.

Roseburg Forest Products announces that Kara Herron has joined the company as strategic marketing manager.

Roseburg Forest Products announces that Matthew Sally has been promoted to the role of Supply Chain & Logistics Manager for Roseburg's eastern region.

In my many decades in the industry, I can seldom remember times when our industry was as active and moving forward as it is now, Covid or no Covid. Perhaps the explosion in tissue growth in the 1970's was comparable, but I even doubt that. A rival could be when China burst upon the modern scene in the 1990's perhaps, but on a worldwide basis, now is about the busiest time I can remember. What's driving this? Several key factors are at work.

The PM40 closed Friday, 2 October 2020, at 3015.

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The PM40 closed 2 October 2020 down 0.8% from the 4 October 2019 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Sonoco and Sappi.

QuattroR SGR, an Italian independent Private Equity firm investing in turnaround and growth situations, has reached an agreement for the acquisition in partnership with the Marchi Family of a controlling stake in Burgo, a leading Italian and European manufacturer and distributor of graphic papers for magazines, specialty papers and containerboard for packaging.

Benjamin William Pascall and Lyndon Michael Quinlivan died after being exposed to the gas on May 24, 2018 at the Ettamogah mill, near Albury, and operated by Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Limited.

Northern Pulp's parent company, Paper Excellence, received approval from the British Columbia Supreme Court to loan money to the Nova Scotia pulp mill so that remaining severance, salary continuation and retiree benefits can be paid to affected workers.

Corrugated pizza boxes are technically recyclable, and a total of 73% of the U.S. population is estimated to have recycling programs available for pizza boxes, according to a Resource Recycling Systems access study commissioned by WestRock in fall 2019.

The state Department of Environmental Protection has filed two notices of violation against Appvion in connection with a chemical spill at its paper mill in Roaring Spring that led to a fish kill in the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River in August.

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.

Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has collaborated with BIOhof Kirchweidach, an organic farm in Bavaria, to design a sustainable packaging solution for 500g packs of tomatoes on the vine to be distributed to PENNY supermarkets, owned by major German retailer REWE Group.

In addition to enabling formaldehyde free coating, the new coating machine will also reduce CO2 emissions by an estimate of 20%, further strengthening Ahlstrom-Munksjö's position as a supplier of sustainable fiber-based solutions.

As a company, Mondi's goal is to continuously delight their customers with innovative and sustainable packaging and paper solutions.