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Going forward, Soprad's products will be marketed under the Pregis' PolyMask brand and will further reinforce its offerings to a growing global market. (PolyMask products include temporary surface protection films and specialty films)

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. , a manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, on March 10 announced that the Company have resumed 70% of its full capacity of production as of March 5, 2020, following the strict measures put in place for the control and prevention of the Covid-19 spread. The Company expects to resume the rest of the production in the next couple days.

Sententia says it has nominated six directors and are committed to working for the benefit of shareholders and the Company, not simply management and the LSC Board.

A spokesman for OSHA says no further details will be released until an investigation into the death of a contractor at Verso is complete. Regional Director for Public Affairs and Media Relations Scott Allen said by law the investigation can take up to 6 months.

Following a malware invasion last month, the Catalyst Crofton mill has been able to resume paper for about a week now, but still can't return to full capacity.

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Iron Mountain post responded to a medical call at the Louisiana Pacific facility on Friday, March 6.

The $150 million, 320,000 square-foot Georgia Pacific lumber plant in Dougherty County is almost fully operational now.

Production at the reopened Old Town pulp mill came to a halt last week so that the facility's new owner can make upgrades to the machinery that helps break down wood into a pulp.

In a bid to remove fiber products from portfolio and focus on LP SmartSide strand siding technology, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation LPX has inked a deal with Maibec to divest LP's East River facility, located in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Oregon-based Total Fiber Recovery LLC will invest $49 million to establish its first pulp recycling facility in Chesapeake, creating 68 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam says.

Neenah, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Vectorply Corporation, a portfolio company of MSouth Equity Partners, for $155 million in cash. Closing is expected to occur on April 1, and is subject to customary conditions.

DS Smith announced the opening of its first recycling facility in the United States, the company's latest expansion of its business operations in North America.

Weyerhaeuser has temporarily closed its Seattle headquarters, the company said Tuesday, as the number of COVID-19 deaths in Washington state rose to nine.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced that RRD has sent a letter to Chatham Asset Management, LLC in response to Chatham's February 28, 2020 letter to RRD's Board Chair and President and Chief Executive Officer.

Avery Dennison Corporation announced it completed the acquisition of Smartrac's Transponder business, for the purchase price of €225 million, subject to customary adjustments.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has completed the sale of its fine art paper business ARCHES® to Italian based F.I.L.A. Group, Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S.p.A., at a debt and cash free price of EUR 43.6 million.

In 2018, UPM announced the conversion of Paper Machine 2 in Nordland, Germany, from fine paper to specialty grades. The conversion is currently ramping-up.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced the sale of its Courier Services business to TFI International Inc., a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, for an undisclosed amount. Courier Services, previously part of RRD's Logistics business, leverages a national network to provide streamlined courier services for clients.

The Rights Agreement is designed to ensure that all LSC stockholders receive fair and equal treatment in the event of any proposed takeover of the Company and to guard against tactics to gain control of LSC without paying all stockholders a premium for that control.

Stora Enso is offering a possibility to follow its Annual General Meeting (AGM) via webcast as a precautionary measure to decrease any risk of infection of the new COVID-19 coronavirus.

Verso Corporation on March 11 announced that Michael A. Weinhold has resigned as President of Verso, effective March 10, 2020.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that the Company's Board of Directors will nominate and appoint two new independent directors to the Board.

Australia's richest man is in late stage talks to buy bottle maker Owens-Illinois' Australian and New Zealand business for about $1 billion.

LSC Communications reported fourth quarter 2019 earnings on March 2, with more poor results and news that they are on temporary life support with lenders for the next few months while management tries to restructure their debt and find a way to continue operations.

Domtar Corporation has named Kurt Mehlberg mill manager of Domtar's Nekoosa paper mill.