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Smurfit Kappa has continued to demonstrate its leadership in sustainable and innovative packaging solutions by winning eight 2020 WorldStar Awards.

International Paper was once again named by FORTUNE magazine as one of the "Worlds Most Admired Companies."

Sonoco has been selected to FORTUNE magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list for 2020. For the third year in a row, the Company also was listed first in the Packaging/Container industry.

Adding to this recognition is the fact that Cascades is the only Containers and Packaging company on the list and is one of 12 Canadian businesses.

It is the fifth-consecutive year WestRock has been named to the prestigious list.

Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has once again achieved a place on CDP's prestigious 'A List' for climate change.

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

Valmet introduces a full range of new, data-driven Industrial Internet solutions to pulp, board, paper, tissue and energy producers.

Valmet will supply a Defibrator™ system to Çamsan Entegre Ağaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş in Turkey. The start-up of the system is planned for the middle of 2020.

Valmet will deliver key process islands for Lenzing's and Duratex's joint venture named LD Celulose S.A.

The main target of the rebuild is to increase the customer's production capacity.

Freight Waves, in a recent article, stated that LTL carrier rates will continue to increase in 2020.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

Georgia-Pacific announced Monday, Dec. 13, that it is permanently closing its Cuba facility.

Citing a drop in publisher demand for print publication titles and significant structural changes impacting the industry, Chicago-based LSC Communications filed a Form 8-K with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on Jan. 14 announcing it will close its manufacturing facilities in Strasburg, Va.; Glasgow, Ky.; and Mattoon, Ill.

Officials said a large part of the warehouse was filled with smoke when crews arrived, and a paper converting machine was on fire. Officials said firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the warehouse.

Rayonier Inc. and Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Rayonier will acquire all of the outstanding limited partnership units of Pope Resources for consideration consisting of equity and cash.

Metsä Tissue announced that a fire broke out late Friday evening, Jan. 10, involving PM5 at the company's paper mill in Düren, Germany.

"We urge Verso Stockholders to not be fooled by the deceptive practices employed by Lapetus, Atlas and Blue Wolf to confuse you and to deflect attention from their ultimate objective - to control the Company without paying for it."

Heading west on Highway 5 through Little Falls was cut off for a while Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, after the road was closed due to reports of smoke at the Twin Rivers mill.

Leaders of Verso are asking shareholders to ward off what it calls a proxy contest by approving its slate of board nominations.

A packaging firm has announced plans to close two facilities, which could lead to the loss of up to 208 jobs.

Mondi Plc's chief executive officer Peter Oswald is stepping down after nearly three years in the role overseeing the company's shift to producing more cardboard packaging whilst battling rising industry costs.

Private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) has acquired recycled containerboard manufacturer Midwest Recycled and Coated Containerboard Mill.

According to a release sent by Ontario's Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, the worker was using a loader to move bundles of wood when the incident happened.