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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is continuing its inspection of the Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC paper mill that was heavily damaged in an explosion April 17.

The layoffs are expected to last at least 30 days.

Firefighters responded to an explosion in Monroe early Saturday morning, May 9.

Södra has now ended the furlough scheme introduced at the sawmill and port at Mönsterås in April in light of reduced demand related to the ongoing pandemic.

Verso Corporation's Quinnesec Mill will undergo a 2-week mandatory maintenance beginning May 16th. Verso will be utilizing the services of both local and remote contractors. This is to perform an inspection.

Rayonier Inc. announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership. Unitholders of Pope Resources approved the transaction at a special meeting of unitholders held on May 5, 2020.

Graphic Packaging has notified the Louisiana Workforce Commission of 56 planned layoffs in West Monroe.

The USG building products facility in Cloquet has temporarily closed for deep cleaning as three employees have now tested positive for COVID-19.

Quad, the magazine printer that has major operations in Saratoga Springs, is looking to add two new presses at its local site in a $45 million expansion plan.

A printing company with a local history that goes back more than 100 years is closing its Henrico County plant and laying off 184 employees.

Canfor's Plateau mill, west of Vanderhoof will reopen May 11, operating only four days a week, officials said.

The Georgia Pacific facility in Madison would remain closed until at least May 4 after eight employees tested positive for the coronavirus and one employee died from the highly contagious upper-respiratory disease. The plant has more than 100 employees self-quarantining after coming into contact with those who tested positive for COVID-19.

North Pacific Paper Co. in Longview has cut staff and curtailed production in response to a "significant, sudden change" in orders due to the coronavirus, company officials said.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. is temporarily laying off more than 1,000 workers mainly in Quebec because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

McGraw-Hill and Cengage announced that they have mutually agreed to terminate their proposed merger of equals, which had been announced in May 2019. The decision was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of McGraw-Hill and Cengage. The Termination Agreement foresees no payment of a break fee on either side.

An employee at Sonoco of Hartsville was injured in a workplace accident Monday night at the company's number 4 mill, according to Brian Risinger with Sonoco Corporate Communications.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. announced the Company plans commercial launch of a new tissue paper production line (the "PM10").

Georgia-Pacific will "cease operations" at its lumber facility in DeQuincy due to market conditions, the company announced over the weekend.

Greif announces the closure of its La Palma, CA plastics and fibre facility. The widespread and diverse economy throughout California requires a more strategic and dedicated approach to the unique business dynamic.

Conifex Timber Inc. announced that, in response to continued weakened global demand for forest products amid sustained uncertainty from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is extending its temporary production curtailment at its Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada sawmill for four weeks to June 1, 2020.

Twin Rivers Paper has once again announced a leadership change. President and CEO Bob Snyder will retire from Twin Rivers effective immediately, and Tim Lowe has been appointed by the Board of Directors to assume his role in an interim capacity.

The Fibre Box Association (FBA) Board of Directors elected Cathy Foley, Vice President Industry Relations and Supply Chain at Pratt Industries, as the Association's 2020 - 2021 chairman.

The Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Board of Directors has elected De Lyle Bloomquist to serve as Chair of the Board. The Company previously announced the separation of the roles of Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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 Averill John Wiley, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.

The PM40 closed Friday, 15 May 2020, at 2363.

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