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With the addition of the newly acquired mills, Pixelle is now the largest specialty papers producer in North America with production currently exceeding one million tons annually.

McCurdy has served as CEO and as a member of Pinnacle's Board of Directors since 2012.

Fueling the growth for the future are two ambitious projects in the United States. Pratt Industries will construct two large paper mills in the United States, helping to foster the $1bn revenue target.

Norske Skog has entered into an agreement to sell its Tasmanian forest assets to a fund controlled by the Australian based investment manager New Forests Pty Ltd.

Glatfelter said it plans to relocate the company's corporate headquarters from York, Pennsylvania, to Charlotte, North Carolina, in mid-2020.

Following the announcement released on 29 January 2020, the Lecta Group (as defined below) is pleased to announce the completion of a comprehensive recapitalisation transaction (the "Recapitalisation"), as initially announced on 24 September 2019.

A serious workplace accident occurred at Valmet's site in Ovar, Portugal, on Friday, January 31, 2020. The accident caused fatal injuries to a Valmet employee.

Marcal's resumption of operations was made possible through a merger with Lewistown, Pennsylvania-based Nittany Paper Mills.

A firefighter who was taken to the hospital while battling an explosion at the Arauco plant in Crawford County is expected to be released from the hospital.

Austrian fibres producer Lenzing said on Tuesday its plant in China was currently working at 80% of capacity due to the spread of the coronavirus but added that uncertainty could lead to a forced shutdown at any time.

Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG), a leading sales and marketing organization in the global pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, wood products and metal industries, announced today that its Spicers Canada division has acquired the assets and business of All Graphic Supplies, expanding its position in the distribution of wide format and digital equipment, supplies and ink.

Arauco announced that it will be closing its particleboard line in Moncure, N.C., as of April 2020.

Major Japanese paper packaging material producer Rengo Co. will acquire a 25 percent stake in a leading containerboard material maker in the Philippines to tap growing local demand.

Sonoco Products Co. said that Chief Executive Robert Tiede has retired, after about 21 months in the role, and about 16 years with the company.

The Annual Report 2019 consists of four sections: Strategy, Sustainability, Financials and Governance.

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 Roberto Berardi, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

The PM40 closed Friday, 14 February 2020, at 3092.

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 14 February 2020 down 13.2% from the 15 February 2019 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Hadera Paper and Mercer International.

Stora Enso, one of Finland's biggest paper producers, has said the strike cost it 11 million euros ($12 million) for each week of industrial action.

The dispute stems from a 15 billion-real ($3.5 billion) deal in 2017 for Jackson Widjaja, a member of the second-richest family in Indonesia, which is reportedly worth $9.6 billion, to take over Brazilian pulp maker Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA.

DS Smith and Keep Scotland Beautiful have teamed up on the Cup Movement® - an initiative designed to offer coffee cup recycling in the Greater Glasgow area.

Huhtamaki is increasing the use of renewable and versatile materials, such as paper and cardboard, and nearly 70% of Huhtamaki's product portfolio is already made of fiber-based products.

McNeil also said there are currently no talks around the province's potential liability related to the closure of the mill's Boat Harbour effluent treatment facility, which comes a little more than 10 years ahead of the scheduled end for the lease on the property.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality and Georgia-Pacific entered into a settlement in late 2018 that required the company to pay a $600,000 fine and spend at least another $1.8 million to supplemental environmental projects designed to curb hydrogen sulfide emissions in Crossett.