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UPM Jyväskylä plywood mill employs 167 people.

Mercer International Inc. reports that its Celgar mill, in addition to regularly planned maintenance downtime of five days, will be taking approximately 30 days of additional downtime (aggregate 52,000 ADMTs) in July 2020.

The Verso Corp., owner of the Luke Paper Mill, said no offers have been tendered on the property and it is preparing the site for sale to third parties for alternative uses.

Employees at Sappi's Cloquet paper mill are being temporarily laid off in rotations as demand for the mill's products wane amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that, in working with its lenders under its Senior Secured Credit Agreement, it has entered into an amendment under which, among other changes, the lenders have agreed to relax the financial covenants through 2022.

The value of the investment is approximately Euro 200 million.

Canfor Corporation, further to its announcement on November 9, 2018, completed the purchase of Elliott Sawmilling Company Inc. on May 31, 2020.

International Forest Products LLC (IFP) appoints Dan Stebbins as Director of Export Containerboard Sales.

The FTSE100 sustainable packaging leader has announced the appointment of Wouter van Tol as Head of Sustainability and Government Affairs.

Verso Corporation announced that Terrence M. Dyer has been appointed Verso's Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Communications, effective June 1, 2020.

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 Charles (Chuck) Klass, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.

The PM40 closed Friday, 12 June 2020, at 2665.

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 June 2020 down 18.4% from the 14 June 2019 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate PCA and Stora Enso.

Made from a 100% paper-based combination of Hexacomb and corrugated, the Thermo Box keeps frozen food including fish at temperatures similar to expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes.

The parent company for the idled Northern Pulp mill says it has filed an appeal with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court related to a ministerial order issued last month for the management of the site.

Like fellow local giants FedEx and First Horizon, International Paper Co. (IP) has spoken out against the killing of George Floyd, and racial injustice in America.

A man who alleges he suffered severe burns and permanent disfigurement while working at the Graphic Packaging mill in Queen City, Texas, in January 2019 is suing the company in a Texarkana federal court.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement to supply Klabin, Brazil's largest producer and exporter of packaging paper, with three Kalmar Zero Emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).

Out of a total of Euro 350 million invested in the conversion of the mill, approximately Euro 40 million will be used for environmental improvements of the mill. The investment will improve the mill's odour and noise situation and decrease the water emissions.

The natural gas boiler was unloaded at the mill in Green Bay to replace the coal-fired one.

Stora Enso's drone research used a drone and a multispectral camera to detect insect damages in Finnish forests.

As market demand for fluorochemical-free, oil and grease resistant (OGR) food packaging substrates increases, Twin Rivers Paper Company advanced the category with the reformulation of its EcoBarrier product line. This high-barrier, next-generation paper delivers performance and choice to converters and brand owners for demanding fast food, quick-serve, and fast-casual food applications.

SCA is setting aside trial sites in the Sörgraninge conservation park for continuous cover forestry (CCF). The trial sites are part of a collaboration between SCA and the Swedish Forest Agency and will be used for training and follow-up to provide more knowledge of CCF methods.

Sonoco announced its Tube & Core North America division will implement a tube and core scrap return subscription service, effective July 1, 2020.