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Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, more than 150 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile the late Martin Keyes, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014

The PM40 closed Friday, 12 April 2024, at 5508.

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The PM40 closed 12 April 2024 up 10.3% from the 14 April 2023 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Glatfelter and UPM Kymmene.

Enviva Inc. received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange on April 2, 2024, regarding its non-compliance caused by a delay in filing its 2023 Annual Report. The company has a six-month window to correct this and maintain its stock listing.

DS Smith PLC on Thursday said that an extension had been agreed for its potential takeover by Mondi PLC, though the company still holds a more lucrative offer from International Paper.

Interest in raw materials from family forestry is growing as more and more people see the importance of the forest and opportunities to contribute important solutions to the great challenges of our time. As part of meeting demand, Södra implements price increases on several timber ranges.

Prices for Coated and Uncoated Fine papers were increased during January and February but not to the levels necessary to maintain a viable business. Cost levels, particularly for pulp and transport have continued to increase heavily and are expected to escalate further in the coming months.

Capgemini announced that it signed a global, multi-year agreement with Valmet in Finland late in 2023.

Rauma sawmill in Finland has been designed to reach productivity levels that are three times higher than typical outputs in Europe.

Alkim Kagit produces over 90,000 tonnes of photocopy and offset paper annually at Kemalpasa site.

With this new line Xuong Giang Paper's tissue capacity will reach up to 72,000 tons per year.

Kemira's manufacturing lines in Oulu, Äetsä and Harjavaltam, Finland, serving pulp and paper customers will stop production this week.

Valmet Oyj is taking process automation further by introducing the next-generation distributed control system (DCS), the Valmet DNAe.

Hengan's second TAD machine will be installed at their headquarters production base in Fujian province, and it is scheduled for start-up in 2024.

Ittihad Paper Mill (IPM) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has again selected Valmet as the main supplier of field services to its annual shutdown in 2024. The shutdown will take place at the end of July 2024.

Roseburg Forest Products has selected IMA Schelling Group for their new state-of-the-art MDF plant in Dillard, Oregon. IMA Schelling will deliver a cut-to-size plant with two highly automated packaging lines.

Solenis LLC, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, is proud to announce that a BASF site located in White Stone, South Carolina, is among the winners of a 2023 Solenis Sustainability Award.

Valmet announced on February 15, 2024, the start of change negotiations in certain parts of Services and Paper business lines, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) area organization and corporate functions. These negotiations included a plan to consider measures aimed at improving the profitability and competitiveness of the business operations, as well as adapting to the changing market situation.

Sonoco Products Company, one of the largest global sustainable packaging companies, and ENGIE North America ("ENGIE") announced that they have entered into a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement ("VPPA") for production from ENGIE's Big Sampson Wind Project ("Big Sampson"), a wind power project currently under construction in Crockett County, Texas.

Consolidated forest tenure comes under control of Lake Babine First Nation.

In early 2023, Paper Excellence announced that it would be investing nearly $50 million to upgrade paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton mill, re-start the paper machine and put employees back to work. That didn't happen, and a year later, the company announced the indefinite curtailment of paper operations in Crofton.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Mercer International Inc. announced an agreement to dissolve their 50/50 joint venture in Cariboo Pulp and Paper. West Fraser will continue as the sole owner/operator of the mill, doing business as Cariboo Pulp and Paper Company.

Napoli Shkolnik and the other members of the PFAS Settlement Steering Committee praise U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel's decision; Settlement follows $1.18 billion DuPont approval.