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An employee at an Appleton-based paper company died on Wednesday, March 12 after a workplace accident.

I recently attended a seminar that presented data on privately owned versus publicly traded pulp and paper companies. The conclusion was that publicly traded companies are poorer performers, less well maintained and have more of a chance of being obsolete than privately held companies.

The PM40 closed Friday, 28 March 2025, at 5488.

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The PM40 closed 28 March 2025 down 5.4% from the 28 March 2024 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Smurfit Westrock and Universal Forest Products.

Last week, Rottneros issued a profit warning due to rising raw material prices, the world market's declining demand for mechanical pulp and an increasingly weaker dollar exchange rate. The Group is now giving notice of redundancy for 47 people, most of those affected are working at Rottneros Mill in Sunne.

Looking further ahead to 2027, International Paper predicts its free cash flow to be in the range of $2 billion to $2.5 billion.

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat could motivate more Canadian lumber producers to shift to the U.S. southern border while accelerating efforts to find new markets, industry experts said.

The US president's proposal to increase domestic lumber production by expanding logging on federal lands faces major obstacles, including labor shortages, infrastructure deficiencies, and investment risks.

Nordic Paper is currently reviewing options for its long term financing. Due to this, the Board of Directors of Nordic Paper has decided to propose no dividend for the financial year 2024 to the Annual General Meeting to be held on 28 May 2025.

Under this first-of-its-kind agreement, HolyPoly, a specialist in the recycling of post-consumer plastic waste, has been licensed by ANDRITZ to collect used paper machine clothing (PMC) from paper mills and recycle it.

Introduced in 2024, Valmet DNAe takes a modern and proactive approach to cybersecurity, enabling companies to effectively prevent and respond to evolving cyber threats.

Valmet's new premises in Tikkurila, Vantaa, have been completed. Nearly 700 Valmet employees in Finland, mainly from Järvenpää and partly from Vantaa's Hakkila office, have moved into the new premises in early spring.

The implementation of the expansion project will begin in 2026.

EPIQ Machinery, a leader in integrated material handling solutions for the metals & mining, and pulp and paper industries, is proud to announce the strategic acquisition of a 50% stake in FAFECO GROUP, one of India's most respected crane and overhead crane manufacturers.

On Recycling Day, Maflex, a leader in the tissue converting sector in Italy, explores the benefits and challenges associated with using recycled paper in converting lines.

The delivery is scheduled for August 2025.

A.Celli has been choosen to rebuild the press section of the Umka Cardboard Mill's paper machine in Umka, Belgrade, Serbia. The project will be executed in a strong cooperation model involving actively the Umka and A.Celli technical teams.

Ledinek announces its latest project - supplying a CLT production line to the USA. The line will be installed at Crescent Mill in Northern California, near the Nevada state border.

The replacement roll will be delivered during the second quarter of 2026.

Kimberly-Clark's tissue manufacturing site in Koblenz, Germany is on track to move to 100% renewable energy by 2029.

Activists from Greenpeace Norden held up banners and played bird sounds through speakers to interrupt proceedings multiple times. They called on the company to adopt a clear and comprehensive policy ensuring that no wood from old-growth or natural forests is used in its products.

International Paper, the owner of the mill, also agreed to operational and inspection changes, employee training and recordkeeping improvements and potentially upgrades of a key incineration furnace that was the focus of regulators' concerns, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settlement.

Japan Airlines (JAL), Airbus, Nippon Paper Industries, Sumitomo Corporation, and Green Earth Institute (GEI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the realization of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using bioethanol derived from domestic wood.

For the second consecutive year, Sustana has maintained its position in the top 5% of companies worldwide recognized for sustainable development. This year's impressive score of 79 now places Sustana in the top 3% of all global companies assessed by EcoVadis.