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While the exact cause of the fire was not known, it was baled material to be recycled that was ignited at the Number 4 storage pad.

The paper and packaging company says its corrugated medium mill in Trenton, Ont., that is currently idled will not restart operations, while converting plants in Belleville, Ont., and Newtown, Conn., will close by May 31.

Antalis continues to expand internationally and has signed a binding agreement to acquire Pakella, a leading player in the distribution and manufacture of industrial and food packaging in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Pakella is a leading packaging distributor in Baltic countries with a Euro15 million turnover in 2023 and 60 employees.

Carbon Capture Pilot at Vicksburg Containerboard Mill: Vicksburg, Mississippi

The planned program amounts to approximately Euro 100 million and the related investments are to be carried out over the period of next five years.

Canfor Pulp president and CEO Kevin Edgson says the new owner is committed to repurposing the site and developing a long-term plan that will benefit the community.

Under UK takeover rules, Mondi now has until March 7 to "put up or shut up" -- in other words, make a firm offer or walk away -- unless the deadline is extended with the consent of both parties.

Mill underwent deep-cleaning, maintenance, major repairs, significant projects.

No injuries were sustained in the incident.

Amcor, a global leader in consumer packaging, has announced a major restructuring plan in response to a significant drop in consumer demand. The company has slashed 2,000 jobs, which equates to 5% of its worldwide workforce, and is in the throes of shutting down nearly 10 factories across the globe.

Combination creates a large-scale global franchise with an industry-leading solution set serving attractive, growing specialty materials markets.

The building the tractor-trailer was attached to suffered severe water damage.

As part of its ongoing commitment to relentless innovation and product development, Quad, a marketing experience company, acquired North Carolina-based DART Innovation, an in-store digital media solutions provider.

A conveyor belt carrying shredded wood chips at a Skowhegan paper mill caught fire Saturday morning, Feb. 3, prompting a wide response from local fire departments.

The plant manufactures corrugated board and boxes.

The mill has the capacity to produce 65,000 metric tons per year of bath, napkin and towel grades of tissue.

The closure is expected to impact 55 employees.

The Lakeview mill will go from two shifts down to one 50-hour shift per week.

"Canada is extremely disappointed that the U.S. Department of Commerce has signaled its intention to significantly increase its duties on softwood lumber from Canada," International Trade Minister Mary Ng said in a statement.

Stora Enso said it could lay off about 1,000 employees this year as part of a profit improvement plan, as the Finnish forestry firm and rival UPM-Kymmene both forecast a slow start to 2024 on Thursday.

Smurfit Kappa is set to invest €54m to double the capacity of its bag-in-box plant in Alicante, Spain.

Since SCA's unique electric timber truck was put into operation in June 2022, it has covered a distance of 4,600 kilometers, equivalent to more than one lap around the globe.

To maintain its strong position and develop an even more competitive industrial structure over time, Södra Wood is consolidating its sawn timber operations. The aim is to achieve economies of scale by relocating production volumes to Södra Wood's larger production units. 

An energy transformer issue knocked out main power to the company's Lavington operation about eight weeks ago, and Tolko reported a replacement has been sourced, installed and energized. As of Monday, the site was safely back on line.

Carbon removals and renewable energy company Drax Group has announced a new partnership with Molpus Woodlands Group (Molpus). The agreement will provide Drax with an option to purchase sustainably sourced woody biomass to fuel its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) operations in the US Southeast.