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Universal Forest Products has introduced the industry's toughest and most durable shed floor: SuperStratum™ panels made with Rhino Linings®.

The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2019, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

In August 2019, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) fell 22% in value compared to August 2018, from $282.4 million to $219.7 million, according to ITTO.

Indonesian firm Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) rebutted an article in The Straits Times (ST) linking it to haze-causing fires, claiming that it was based on an "inaccurate" report published by Indonesian environmental news site foresthints.news.

The paperboard tube is suitable for the primary packaging of skin cream products.

The new facility will be used to repay the existing Euro 50 million term loan and to replace the undrawn Euro 150 million revolving credit facility maturing in March 2020.

A successful experiment by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), brings Sappi together with major global brands (Sainsbury's, BNP Paribas, Unilever, Barclays, Standard Chartered and Rabobank) showing how a new model of blockchain and other data sharing technologies can enhance the sustainability of global supply chains without increasing production costs.

Mark von Laer, who has been CFO of Andritz AG since March 1, 2017, will leave Andritz AG at the end of 2019. The Supervisory Board has appointed Norbert Nettesheim as his successor, effective as of December 1, 2019.

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The Graphic Packaging mill in Battle Creek will close when that machine is complete two and a half years from now, a company official said.

Annica Bresky will become chief executive of Finnish pulp, paper and packaging board maker Stora Enso Oyj from December, taking over from Karl-Henrik Sundstrom.

The Company will invest $600 million in the project, and the machine is expected to have an annual capacity of approximately 500,000 tons.

An order conditionally approving the sale of the Park Falls Flambeau River Papers mill was approved by Price County Judge Kevin Klein following a hearing Thursday afternoon.

Arkansas environmental officials have approved an air permit for a Chinese company's $1.8 billion paper mill that has been delayed by President Donald Trump's trade dispute with China.

Echoing remarks President Trump made during a previous visit to an Ohio manufacturing facility, an Australian billionaire said his investment here would not have been possible without Mr. Trump at the nation's helm.

In 2020, Stora Enso's estimated capital expenditure will be Euro 800-850 million, including Euro 200-230 million for the Oulu mill conversion and Euro 80-100 million for biological assets.

Columbia Pulp is in the final stages of launching the first straw pulp mill of its kind in North America.

Resolute Forest Products said it spent almost $35 million to maintain its Fort Frances mill in a "hot idle" state after it was shut down in 2014.

Universal Forest Products has acquired Hartford, Wisconsin-based Pallet USA, LLC, the company announced. The acquisition expands Universal's industrial product capacity and services in the Midwest.

The value of the investment was EUR 11 million.

DuPont Safety & Construction (DuPont) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Ultrafiltration Membrane business from BASF including inge GmbH.

Voith has signed an agreement with Spectris plc to acquire BTG for a total gross cash consideration of Euro 319 million.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is currently exploring potential acquisitions, mergers, and joint-ventures with decor paper suppliers in China to speed up the execution of its strategy and capture the attractive value-creation opportunity in the decor business. In addition, the company is investigating the possibility to attract outside capital investment into the Decor business to further fund such objectives.

This month in Nip Impressions we are going to be talking about quality in ways you may have never heard before. This will be a four-part series; the first column being dated "Week of 7 Oct 19" (actually issued on 3 Oct 19).

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