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Smurfit Kappa is taking another step forward in its sustainability journey by signing a commitment to align its CO2 target with the Science Based Target (SBT) initiative.

UPM has newly adopted the target of doubling the amount of broadleaved trees growing in company-owned forests in Finland

Before executives at paper-goods giant Kimberly-Clark rushed to shut their offices on Friday the 13th of March, they convened for one last emergency meeting.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has expanded its offering and capacities of protective medical products, including face mask materials, to meet the strong demand globally.

Metsä Board is adding three new grades into its Express Board offering. The new eco-barrier paperboard MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB, uncoated folding boxboard MetsäBoard Natural FBB and MetsäBoard Pro FBB OBAfree are now available with enhanced availability and quick lead times via the Express Board service.

Tasmanian-owned and operated company SFM has been appointed by New Forests to manage the timber plantation assets purchased from Norske Skog after a competitive tender process.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions announced the introduction of GlazeStar ® NK, a Natural Kraft facing paper designed for Foil/Scrim/Kraft or FSK building and construction insulation - one of the most widely used insulations in the industry today.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö supplies face mask material from its plant in Tampere to Teho Filter for the assembly of the masks.

Verso Corporation introduced Velocity®, a No. 3 coated value web paper ideal for a variety of commercial web offset printing applications, including magazines, catalogs, high-end retail inserts, direct mail and lightweight mailings.

Many brands and retailers could reduce the climate impact of their packaging up to 50 percent and avoid thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted to air.

Roseburg Forest Products has published its eighth certified Environmental Product Declaration, providing standardized and objective information about the lifecycle environmental impacts of the company's wood products, and now including Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF).

UPM Raflatac launches UPM Raflatac Forest Film PE™ to complement its range of sustainable film labeling solutions. The new PE film label takes UPM Raflatac forward in its quest for a smarter future beyond fossils, decreasing the use of fossil-based virgin raw materials in home and personal care labeling applications.

Global sustainable food packaging leader Huhtamaki and international charity WasteAid have announced a €900,000 (£800,000) partnership to drive community-level circular economy innovation in Vietnam, India and South Africa for a two-year period.

Food banks around the world are experiencing dramatic increases in demand for food assistance driven by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In four years, the number of pine seedlings from Södra that are sold has risen from just over 3 million to just over 6 million.

Sofidel, one of the global leading manufacturers of tissue paper for hygienic and domestic use, has announced its 2019 Integrated Report.

Lecta has successfully completed the adaptation process of OHSAS 18001 certification to the new ISO 45001 standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems in all its manufacturing sites as planned.

With the novel coronavirus whipping across the U.S., ND Paper tapped its global roots to source critical personal protection equipment to the U.S. - both for our 1,400-strong workforce and for donation to frontline first responders.

Verso Corporation announced that its Quinnesec, Michigan, paper mill has broadened its manufacturing expertise to produce OptiLabel™ face stock papers.

Cascades is pleased to announce the launch of a new product line designed for e‑commerce, that encompasses a comprehensive range of customized, creative and sustainable packaging solutions for companies selling their products online.

Södra Cell Mörrum decided to place an order with Cellwood for an additional grubbens horizontal pulper 2W25-64/51S to the press section of TM2.

ABB and Metsä Fibre (metsafibre.com), part of Metsä Group, have signed a preliminary, binding agreement according to which ABB Finland will deliver electrification and drive technology solutions for Metsä Fibre's planned bioproduct mill in Kemi, northern Finland.

Kemira has signed a long-term agreement with UPM-Kymmene Corporation extending and expanding its current bleaching chemicals supply contract in Uruguay, pending required environmental permitting.

Recently (Paper Machinery Producer) has signed a contract for the delivery of 2 new Intelli-Jet V® Hydraulic Headboxes for Smurfit Kappa's paper machine (PM5) located in the Uberaba mill in Brazil.

International Paper recently announced that one of its safety managers, Mike Joy, at their Eastover, South Carolina mill had recently virtually taught fifth-grade students from Sunnymede Elementary School in Fort Smith, Arkansas how paper products are made and the importance of practicing sustainable forestry. While papermakers have traditionally, in the past, visited schools to educate young students, Mike Joy proved that this can easily be done virtually.