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Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific is one of a select group of organizations signing on to support the Atlanta World Cup Host Committee, enabling the company to showcase its businesses and brands in customer entertainment, community engagement, hospitality and marketing activities when the world-renowned event visits in the summer of 2026.

Stora Enso is proud to launch a specialized pulp grade-UKP Nova E, an Unbleached Kraft Pulp (UKP) engineered specifically for electrical insulation papers.

AFRY Management Consulting has prepared a comparative study on the carbon footprint of Metsä Wood's Kerto® LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) product.

Metsä Group and the University of Jyväskylä have signed a partnership agreement that includes a plan to promote research and develop education related to forests, the forest industry and wood-based products to better meet the needs of working life.

UPM is deepening its over 15-year collaboration with the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) by developing forestry water protection. The new commitment focuses on research into sustainable forestry and the development of new practices in peatlands, among other areas.

Successful trials show AmFiberTM Performance Paper can be a smart choice in Brazil's mixed-paper recycling streams.

Mercer Holz GmbH is setting a strong example for sustainability and innovation in the transport sector: Mercer Holz presented its two new, fully electric e-trucks for the first time at the Open Day event at its sister plant Mercer Rosenthal.

The Trump Administration's executive orders cut across dozens of industries. This searchable tool breaks down the orders and their impact.

Two-Day Online Auction Scheduled for June 4-5, 2025, Featuring Extensive Paper Production Equipment from a 135-Year-Old Facility

Ahlstrom is retaining all 260 employees at the Stevens Point facility, according to Tricia Schwartz, the company's communication manager for North America.

UPM Specialty Papers will invest over 10 million euros in the modernization of UPM Tervasaari mill in Valkeakoski, Finland. The investment will allow UPM Specialty Papers to boost capacity and improve production stability in its highly specialized products, such as glassines and flexible packaging papers.

On Wednesday, 28 May, a ceremony was held in Mönsterås to mark the start of construction of Södra's new kraft lignin plant. The facility is an important step in Södra's strategy to make more from every tree and develop its business by adding new bio-based products. The plant will support the green transition and strengthen the local labour market.

The duration of temporary layoffs is up to 90 days.

Capitalizing on unique off-market opportunity to further enhance Southern Timberlands portfolio with highly productive and strategically located acreage.

Norske Skog has reached an important and historic milestone with start of recycled containerboard production at the Golbey mill. The total investment of approximately EUR 400 million makes it the single largest investment in Norske Skog's history.

Tom Erik Foss-Jacobsen has been appointed CEO of Borregaard ASA. He succeeds Per A. Sørlie, who will retire after 26 years in the position.

It has proposed closing five packaging sites in the UK following a strategic review of the region. It did not specify which locations are earmarked for closure.

Stora Enso has entered into an agreement to divest approximately 175,000 hectares of forest land, equivalent to 12.4% of its total forest land holdings in Sweden for an enterprise value of EUR 900 million, equivalent to SEK 9.8 billion or US$1.02 billion.

Agreement with local buyer includes manufacturing facility and associated timber licenses in British Columbia.

This latest Euro 15 million investment in Saint-Séverin underscores Ahlstrom's enduring commitment to sustainable innovation.

At the end of March, Rottneros announced a reduction corresponding to 47 positions. The notice applied to both Rottneros Mill and Group functions.

Sofidel raised acquisition bid from $126 million to $180 million; Kimberly-Clark named back-up bidder for Royal Paper assets

Smurfit Westrock--the packaging company formed through the merger of Ireland's Smurfit Kappa and U.S.-based Westrock--has approved a $150 million (about R$840 million) investment to expand and modernize its operations in Brazil. The investment, already cleared by the board, is expected to be implemented over a period of 18 to 22 months.

A packaging and labeling company in southwestern Wisconsin is preparing to shut down one of its facilities, citing shifting business conditions and resulting in layoffs affecting dozens of workers.

When a recruiter approached Andy Silvernail about joining International Paper to turn around the 127-year-old company, he initially said no.