Recent Articles

Georgia-Pacific announced that it will make an investment of more than $145 million at its Darlington, South Carolina, Dixie plant that will expand plate and bowl making operations.

Quad/Graphics Inc. plans to sell its Omaha packaging plant for $40 million to Atlanta-based Graphic Packaging International while also continuing investments in other packaging operations.

Earlier, in September 2019, UPM announced the intention to sell its Chapelle newsprint mill in Grand-Couronne, France.

Earlier, in September 2019, UPM announced the intention to sell its Chapelle newsprint mill in Grand-Couronne, France.

Georgia-Pacific announced last June that it would shut down part of their facility, affecting nearly 600 workers.

Sofidel Group anticipates an early June grand opening for its $360 million facility in Inola, Oklahoma a spokesman for the company said.

Some 9,000 workers at Finnish paper mills will start a three-week strike on Monday, Jan. 27 after wage talks broke down, their labor union said in a statement, the latest in a series of labor conflicts to hit Finland.

A corrugated box manufacturing plant officially opened Friday, Jan. 24 in Boone County.

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. announced that Brian M. Davis, previously President and CFO, will succeed Jerry Barag as the company's next CEO and join the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately.

McKinley Paper Company is expected to be running at full capacity at the former Nippon Paper Industries USA plant in March, three years after operations ceased at the 100-year-old Ediz Hook mill.

Gould Paper Corporation (OVOL USA) has acquired McGrann Paper.

Louisiana Pacific Corp. announced plans to cut jobs at the company's plant in Roaring River Thursday in connection with a shift in production there.

Arsen S. Kitch will lead paper and tissue manufacturer Clearwater Paper Corp. beginning April 1.

Weyerhaeuser is selling its 630,000 acres in Montana to Georgia-based Southern Pine Plantations for $145 million.

Metsä Group acquires nature sites that are used to compensate for the conservation areas required of forest owners by the FSC® forest certification.

"Pixelle provides innovative solutions to our customers," said Tim Hess, CEO, Pixelle Specialty Solutions, "and this new state-of-the-art website is our latest solution to enhance our customers' experience with us as their supplier and partner."

CSS Industries, Inc., a leading consumer products company serving the craft, gift and seasonal markets, today announces that it has entered into a merger agreement under which IG Design Group plc, through a subsidiary, will acquire CSS for $9.40 per share in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $88 million.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that Russ Torres has been named President, Kimberly-Clark Professional, effective March 9, 2020.

Arup Basu has been the Managing Director for Huhtamaki's Flexible Packaging business in India since 2017.

Matters that drastically affect the economy often come suddenly and from seemingly out of nowhere. This has been the track record in the modern era for nearly 100 years. The Chinese Coronavirus may just be one such event once again.

The PM40 closed Friday, 31 January 2020, at 3043.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Louisiana Pacific and PCA.

The PM40 closed 31 January 2020 down 14.1% from the 1 February 2019 level.

The biorefinery will produce a range of 100% wood-based biochemicals which enable a switch from fossil raw materials to sustainable alternatives in various consumer-driven end-uses.

A financial analyst says the long-struggling Canadian newsprint industry has even tougher times ahead given recent events including a potential anti-dumping investigation in India.