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Change in Valmet's Executive Team (relevance: 21.9%, date: Oct 1, 2024)
Mr. Olli Hänninen (M.Sc. Industrial Management) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Strategy, at Valmet as of October 1, 2024.

Klabin to invest $301 million for plant modernization (relevance: 21.8%, date: Jul 2, 2024)
According to Klabin, the money will go towards the installation of a new recovery boiler with "cutting-edge technology."

Atlas Holdings to sell RedBuilt to Hampton Lumber (relevance: 21.8%, date: Jan 16, 2024)
Atlas Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell RedBuilt, LLC to Hampton Lumber Mills, Inc. The transaction is anticipated to close in the Q1 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed.

West Fraser Timber reports third-quarter loss amid lower sales (relevance: 21.7%, date: Nov 5, 2024)
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced third-quarter results for 2024, reporting a loss of $83 million compared to a $105 million profit in the second quarter. The company's sales fell to $1.437 billion, marking a 16% decline from the prior quarter's $1.705 billion. Adjusted EBITDA stood at $62 million, down from $272 million in the second quarter​​.

Interfor reports $216 million Q3 loss as tariffs, weak prices, and duty adjustments pressure results (relevance: 21.6%, date: Nov 18, 2025)
Interfor Corporation reported a net loss of $216 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared with earnings of $11 million in the prior quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $184 million on sales of $689 million, versus a gain of $17 million on $781 million in Q2.

Canfor to Invest in New Facility in Alabama (relevance: 21.6%, date: Aug 2, 2022)
Startup of the facility is anticipated in the third quarter of 2024.

Clearwater Paper's second quarter net sales increased to $586 million (relevance: 21.6%, date: Aug 20, 2024)
Continued strong demand in tissue, improved demand in paperboard.

Bain considers €8 billion Ahlstrom sale or Amsterdam IPO (relevance: 21.6%, date: Aug 19, 2025)
Bain Capital is evaluating strategic options for Ahlstrom, the Finnish specialty materials manufacturer, including a potential sale or initial public offering that could value the business at up to €8bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.

Economic Development Arguments for November 2016 (relevance: 21.5%, date: Nov 18, 2016)

Konecranes to deliver cranes for Metsä Group's tissue paper mill in Mariestad, Sweden (relevance: 21.5%, date: Oct 1, 2024)
The first batch of cranes is currently being installed, and the second is scheduled for delivery and installation in the second half of 2024.

A.Celli to supply rewinder to Guiping Qiaoyu Paper in China (relevance: 21.5%, date: Feb 6, 2024)
The delivery of the machine is scheduled for August 2024.

Rottneros sells emission allowances (relevance: 21.4%, date: Nov 19, 2024)
Rottneros continues to sell emission allowances. In addition to the sales in September, which the Group reported on in the report for the Q3 2024, emission allowances for SEK 44 million ($4 million) have so far been sold in the Q4.

Holmen Wood Products to install new planer at Iggesund Sawmill in Hudiksval, Sweden (relevance: 21.4%, date: May 2, 2023)
The project includes the new construction of a 4,000 m2 planing house adjacent to a sawmill.

Times, they are a changin' (relevance: 21.2%, date: Apr 5, 2022)
As I have said many times before, the pulp and paper industry is a place of constant change (I suspect other industries and businesses are, too, I just happen to know this one). Just look at what has happened so far this year....

Funds Managed by BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group Sell Nearly 70,000 Hectares to Suzano in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (relevance: 21.2%, date: Aug 6, 2024)
One of the largest timberland transactions to date in Brazil, and the largest ever in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Mill Manager appointments at Metsä Group's mills in Kemi (relevance: 21.2%, date: Jan 16, 2024)
Pekka Kittilä, M.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed VP, Mill Manager of Metsä Fibre's new bioproduct mill as of 1 February 2024.

The Final Word by Helen Roush (relevance: 21.1%, date: May 2, 2023)
There are several innovative projects under way for energy reduction and renewable energy in the pulp and paper industry.

Government Hydrogen Boost To Help Power Kimberly-Clark Towards 100% Green Energy Target (relevance: 21.1%, date: Apr 18, 2023)
Three green hydrogen projects that Kimberly-Clark is developing with energy industry partners have won places on the UK Government's Hydrogen Business Model Strategy (HBMS) shortlist.

Andritz to supply two pressurized refining systems to Steves & Sons, Inc., USA (relevance: 21.1%, date: Jun 6, 2023)
Start-up will take place in 2024.

Clearwater Paper completes Augusta paperboard mill acquisition (relevance: 21%, date: May 21, 2024)
Clearwater Paper Corporation announced the successful completion of its strategic acquisition of the Augusta, Georgia bleached paperboard manufacturing facility from Graphic Packaging International, LLC. Terms of the acquisition were first announced on February 20, 2024.

ND Paper wraps up outage at Rumford paper mill in Maine -- a 'significant milestone' (relevance: 21%, date: Feb 20, 2024)
Mill underwent deep-cleaning, maintenance, major repairs, significant projects.

Norske Skog strengthens corporate management (relevance: 20.9%, date: Jan 16, 2024)
Tord Steinset Torvund (33) is employed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Norske Skog ASA from 1 March 2024, because the current CFO, Rune Sollie (57), having announced that he wishes to resign.

Ahlstrom completes the divestment of Aspa pulp mill to Sweden Timber (relevance: 20.8%, date: Nov 19, 2024)
Ahlstrom has completed the divestment of its Aspa pulp mill to Sweden Timber. The transaction was announced on 14 October 2024.

Georgia-Pacific closes mill in Green Bay after 122 years (relevance: 20.8%, date: Sep 19, 2023)
The closure is part of the company's $500 million plan to expand its Broadway mill that will add roughly 500 new jobs. The expansion is scheduled to be operational for the first half of 2024.

Mercer International warns of going-concern risk as second quarter loss reaches $76 million (relevance: 20.8%, date: Sep 1, 2026)
Mercer International Inc. has disclosed "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue as a going concern over the next 12 months, citing upcoming debt maturities, an expected covenant breach and weak operating results amid challenging pulp and wood-product markets.