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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 Gordon Nicholls, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

The PM40 closed Friday, 17 January 2020, at 3224.

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 17 January 2020 down 5.5% from the 18 January 2019 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Ennis, Inc and Glatfelter.

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

Resolute Forest Products Inc. says it will spend $27 million to add a plant to produce cellulose filaments at its Kenogami paper mill in Quebec.

Michigan last Tuesday sued 3M, DuPont and other companies for financial damages from contamination caused by potentially harmful "forever" chemicals that are turning up in drinking water across the industrial state.

Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation announced this week that it has begun the wind-down of its mill operations in a safe and environmentally sound way in order to meet its Jan. 31 deadline imposed by the government.

An iconic sawmill in Kelowna is no more.

Northern Pulp has informed the provincial government that it will continue with the environmental process for a proposed effluent treatment plant.

Feldmuehle GmbH has successfully completed the self-administration insolvency proceedings that began at the end of 2018.

The Chilean Supreme Court fined local paper manufacturer CMPC and a division of Sweden's SCA for having colluded for at least a decade in the Chilean tissue and toilet paper market, the Chilean antitrust authority said.

Greif, Inc. announced it earned two prestigious recognitions in December 2019 for its continued corporate social responsibility efforts.

The modern bio-boiler plant not only improves the mill's energy efficiency but also environmental performance, occupational safety and fire safety.

The Lenzing Group initiated a project in Albania designed to promote sustainable forestry and improve local living conditions.

Domtar Corporation congratulates three of its board members, Giannella Alvarez, Mary A. Winston and Pamela B. Strobel, on being named to WomenInc. Magazine's list of 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is participating in a joint project called SEED, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in which forest companies are developing new digital solutions together with companies in the ICT industry.

Sonoco has been selected as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 2020 by Newsweek.

Valmet launches a completely redesigned Valmet Microwave Consistency Measurement - Valmet MCA (patent pending) for pulp and paper makers.

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Omnova by Synthomer, both manufacturers of specialty chemicals.

BASF has closed the previously announced transaction to divest its ultrafiltration membrane business to DuPont Safety & Construction (DuPont).

Valmet and Fabio Perini have established an Industrial Internet ecosystem partnership to strengthen collaboration in the tissue industry.

Valmet will supply an Advantage DCT100HS tissue production line, including a de-inking plant and an extensive automation package, to Alas Doradas in El Salvador.

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry