Leading Stories

Worker was struck by pole, fatally injured in 2023.

The land was purchased from Rayonier, Inc, a timberland real estate investment trust which had owned the land for more than 80 years and used it for timber production.

Unifor is calling for a large-scale Team Canada approach to support the forestry sector across Canada after the U.S. Department of Commerce's recent announcement that will more than double the combined duties on Canadian softwood lumber.

The acquisition of The Packaging Company (Midlands), which provides a range of packaging solutions, will allow Antalis to expand its packaging capabilities and diversify its product offerings.

The Ohio Controlling Board is scheduled to consider a request to release $17,241,380 for a major development project in the Warren area, the same area where Kimberly-Clark Corp. purchased land.

PM11 has the capacity to produce up to 470,000 tonnes of corrugated base paper annually, operating at a width of 8.9 metres and a speed of 1,600 metres per minute.

Clearwater Paper Corporation has renewed the employment agreement with Arsen S. Kitch, who will continue in his role as President and Chief Executive Officer, according to a recent SEC filing.

Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) has launched a new legal challenge to Fernandina Beach's denial for its plan to build a bioethanol production plant, this time in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville.

Oliver Taudien, senior vice president and general manager, Europe, is leaving the company after a transition period. He has been with Sylvamo since its inception as a spinoff of International Paper in 2021.

It comes after FSC extended the suspension from until March in January.

The money is going to workers who lost jobs when Pactiv Evergreen's Canton paper mill closed and workers were laid off at the company's Waynesville facility.

Ahlstrom will create a dedicated Performance Materials cluster to sharpen its strategic focus and optimize growth opportunities.

Pregis told its 40 or so employees this past week about the facility's closure.

Ruling Maintains Aymium's Patent and Leading Position in Renewable Batteries and Anodes

Pixelle Specialty Solutions has owned the mill since 2020. Previously, it was the Verso Paper Mill.

The Norwegian Environment Agency has issued a decision to exclude Norske Skog Skogn and Norske Skog Saugbrugs from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for the period 2026 to 2030.

There was a massive fire department presence at the facility.

Mondi said the Schumacher Packaging transaction expands its footprint, noting that it complements its existing network of corrugated solutions plants across Central and Eastern Europe.

Combined company offers greater choice, innovation and sustainability through strengthened product offering, manufacturing expertise, and R&D capabilities.

Valmet is planning to cut about 1,150 staff globally including 395 in Finland, the company said in a press release on Monday.

This move is set to impact around 130 employees and is a strategic step in the company's broader plan to consolidate its recycled paperboard production.

Efforts are under way to revitalize the former International Paper mill site in Georgetown County, which closed at the end of last year, leaving more than 600 employees jobless and impacting hundreds of families and businesses.

Officials say no injuries were reported.

UFP Industries, Inc. announced its Deckorators® brand continues to expand market presence with the acquisition of a 30-acre site in Lackawanna, a suburb of Buffalo, New York.

Metsä Board Corporation's long-term CEO Mika Joukio has decided to step down from his CEO position as of 7 April 2025 in accordance with the agreement he has made with the Board of Directors of the company. The Board of Directors of Metsä Board Corporation has appointed Metsä Group's EVP, Strategy, Esa Kaikkonen (LLM, trained on the bench), as the new CEO of the company as of 7 April 2025.