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Containerboard price-fixing lawsuit moves ahead in Federal Court (relevance: 5.7%, date: Sep 2, 2025)
The class-action antitrust lawsuit that a customer brought against eight of the largest containerboard producers in the United States is progressing. Industry observers and analysts are keeping tabs on whether the companies in question try for another price increase this year despite the lawsuit.

Stora Enso invests in fluff pulp production increase at its Skutskär business unit and concludes change negotiations for softwood line closure (relevance: 5.7%, date: Jul 7, 2026)
Stora Enso strengthens its focus on specialised pulp grades by investing EUR 19 million in fluff pulp production increase at its Skutskär production unit in Sweden. This investment will cater to the growing consumer demand for hygiene products. As a result of the ongoing change negotiations, the company has also decided to permanently close softwood pulp production on fiberline 3 (L3).

SWM and Neenah to Combine in All-Stock Transaction to Create a ~$3 Billion Global Leader in Specialty Materials (relevance: 5.7%, date: Apr 5, 2022)
This transaction brings together two organizations with highly complementary technologies, geographies and product portfolios in specialty materials. The combined company will capitalize on powerful megatrends with strong positions in large, growing categories including Filtration, Healthcare & Wellness, Protective & Adhesive Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Packaging & Specialty Paper.

Essity ranked one of the world's most sustainable companies (relevance: 5.7%, date: Feb 6, 2024)
Essity has once again been recognized as one of the world's most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights. The list was announced today during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Soundview Putney, Vermont paper mill to close, putting 125 people out of work (relevance: 5.7%, date: Feb 6, 2024)
Stephen Prentiss, labor and employment counsel for Marcal, which is based in New Jersey, confirmed Tuesday morning that the Vermont mill would be closing.

Sika Announces Collaboration with Georgia-Pacific to Deliver an Integrated EIFS Solution Featuring DensElement® Sheathing (relevance: 5.7%, date: Mar 17, 2026)
Sika Corporation announces a strategic collaboration with Georgia-Pacific Building Products to launch a new EIFS (Exterior Insulation and Finish System), featuring Georgia-Pacific's DensElement® Barrier System.

Ponderay Industries plans to restart idle Usk paper mill in Washington (relevance: 5.7%, date: Sep 6, 2022)
Ponderay Industries, LLC plans for a restart of its paper mill located in Usk, Washington and has announced it is in advanced negotiations with key industry partners. Idled since bankruptcy in 2020, the paper mill has been meticulously maintained and preserved by a team of former mill employees.

EPIQ Machinery to acquire the mining and metals operations of the industrial digitalization company Alizent (relevance: 5.7%, date: Sep 17, 2024)
EPIQ Machinery, a world-class equipment manufacturer, continues its rapid growth. The company is to acquire the mining and metals activities of Alizent Canada and Alizent USA. Following this upcoming acquisition, a new entity will be created: EPIQ DIGITAL.

Union Leaders Say Personal Monitors Could Have Prevented Woodland Pulp Tragedy (relevance: 5.6%, date: Sep 1, 2026)
A union leader at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville says he lobbied four different superintendents for personal monitors that could have detected the deadly hydrogen sulfide leak that killed 20-year-old intern Kasie Malcolm and 26-year-old engineer Allen Hornberger on January 27.

Boise Cascade Company Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (relevance: 5.6%, date: Aug 18, 2026)
Boise Cascade Company reported net income of $57.3 million, or $1.63 per share, on sales of $1.8 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with net income of $62.0 million, or $1.64 per share, on sales of $1.7 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

The Cost of Delay: A Better Way to Think About Fire Protection (relevance: 5.6%, date: Apr 21, 2026)
In the pulp and paper industry, the financial impact of a fire is rarely determined by the size of the initial flame. It is determined by how far that fire progresses before it is extinguished. That distinction carries serious implications for how senior leaders and CFOs should evaluate their mills' protection strategies.

IP targeting $700 million of debt reduction through a tender for several note issues (relevance: 5.6%, date: Jun 15, 2021)
International Paper Company announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "Offer") for up to $700 million aggregate purchase price (excluding Accrued Interest (as defined below) and excluding fees and expenses related to the Offer ) (the "Aggregate Maximum Amount") of its outstanding 4.400% Notes due 2047 (the "4.400% Notes"), 4.350% Notes due 2048 (the "4.350% Notes"), 4.80% Notes due 2044 (the "4.80% Notes") and 5.000% Notes due 2035 (the "5.000% Notes," and, together with the 4.400% Notes, the 4.350% Notes and the 4.80% Notes, the "Notes"). The terms and conditions of the Offer are described in the Company's offer to purchase dated June 7, 2021 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase").

Weyerhaeuser fined after worker killed at Grande Prairie lumber mill (relevance: 5.6%, date: Jun 2, 2026)
The charges stemmed from a fatal incident on Nov. 18, 2023, when a worker attempted to clear a blockage from a machine using a pike pole. The pole was ejected from the machinery and struck the worker, resulting in death.

Sealed Air CEO, chief growth officer leaving company immediately (relevance: 5.6%, date: Nov 7, 2023)
SEE announced that its Board of Directors and Ted Doheny have mutually agreed to transition SEE's leadership. Mr. Doheny has stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately. He will continue to serve SEE in an advisory capacity to assist in the transition. Effective immediately, Emile Chammas, Chief Operating Officer, and Dustin Semach, Chief Financial Officer, are appointed Interim Co-Presidents and Co-CEOs, in addition to their current roles.

Stora Enso to globally exit dissolving pulp business (relevance: 5.6%, date: Apr 20, 2021)
As a consequence of its strategic direction, Stora Enso is in the process of exiting the segment of dissolving pulp for viscose production globally.

Norske Skog invests in energy-efficient measures at Saugbrugs plant in Norway (relevance: 5.6%, date: Mar 16, 2020)
ENOVA and the NOX-Fund have allocated a total of NOK 66 million ($6.6 million) for energy efficiency measures at Norske Skog Saugbrugs. Saugbrugs invests a total of NOK 165 million ($16.5 million) in energy-efficient measures at the plant. The measures will take the company another step towards an even lower energy consumption.

Sappi North America Releases 2020 Sustainability Report Highlighting Continued Commitment To Communities And Safety (relevance: 5.6%, date: May 18, 2021)
Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, released its 2020 Sustainability Report, illustrating Sappi's continued commitment to sustainable development. The report highlights the ways that Sappi remained innovative and prosperous during the COVID-19 pandemic; its commitment to employee safety and third-party collaborations for sustainability initiatives; and ambitious plans to meet its strategic business goals for 2025.

Weak pulp and paper demand cuts UPM's EBIT 47% in Q3, high wood costs and low pulp prices weigh on results (relevance: 5.6%, date: Nov 4, 2025)
UPM-Kymmene reported a 47% decline in comparable EBIT to Euro 153 million in the third quarter of 2025 as weak global pulp and paper demand and elevated wood costs continued to pressure earnings. Group sales fell to Euro 2.3 billion, down from Euro 2.5 billion a year earlier.

Dillard Named Sonoco's Chief Financial Officer (relevance: 5.6%, date: Jun 21, 2022)
Sonoco announced that Rob Dillard, who most recently served as the Company's Chief Strategy Officer, has been named Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2022.

Canfor Pulp Announces Extended Production Outage at Northwood Pulp Mill (relevance: 5.6%, date: Jan 4, 2022)
Canfor Pulp Products Inc. announced an extended outage on one production line at its Northwood Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft ("NBSK") Pulp mill located in Prince George, British Columbia ("BC"). The outage is to enable the rebuild of the lower furnace of its number one recovery boiler ("RB1"), in order to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the boiler.

Cascades Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2026 (relevance: 5.6%, date: Aug 18, 2026)
Operating income of $58 million (compared with $81 million in Q1 2026 and $36 million in Q2 2025)

Smurfit Westrock mulls London delisting as earnings miss estimates (relevance: 5.6%, date: May 5, 2026)
Smurfit Westrock said on Thursday it is considering delisting from the London Stock Exchange, as the cardboard box-maker reported earnings that missed market expectations as bad weather hit its North American business.

Stora Enso investing EUR 1 billion in conversion to accelerate growth in renewable packaging (relevance: 5.6%, date: Nov 1, 2022)
Stora Enso has decided to invest approximately EUR 1 billion to convert the remaining idle paper machine at the Group's Oulu site in Finland into a high-volume consumer board production line. The investment supports the Group's growth strategy in renewable packaging by providing new volume for growing packaging segments. Production on the converted machine is estimated to start in early 2025.

Sofidel: a new photovoltaic system now operational in the United Kingdom (relevance: 5.6%, date: May 5, 2026)
Following the commissioning of a new biomass boiler in France in March, the Group - celebrating its 60th anniversary this year - has brought a new photovoltaic system into operation at its Rothley Lodge converting facility in Leicester, UK.

The axe falls on 100 Mile House mill: West Fraser Timber to shutter facilities on both sides of the border (relevance: 5.6%, date: Nov 18, 2025)
Citing a drooping softwood lumber demand, compounded by higher duties and additional tariffs that have reached 45 per cent for U.S. markets, West Fraser Timber announced Thursday its plans to permanently shutter both its Augusta, Ga., and 100 Mile House lumber mills by the end of 2025.