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 Heikki Peltola, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.

The PM40 closed Friday, 17 July 2026, at 5275.

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In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Boise Cascade and Mativ .

The PM40 closed 17 July 2026 down 0.1% from the 18 July 2025 level.

The Trump Administration's executive orders cut across dozens of industries. This searchable tool breaks down the orders and their impact.

The notice has no immediate effect, and the company has 180 days to regain compliance, which requires at least 10 consecutive business days with a closing bid of $1.00 or more.

Suzano will modernize five electrostatic precipitators at its Aracruz mill in Espírito Santo, upgrading recovery boilers A and C with SIR technology.

Canada is funding eight Saskatchewan tree projects with $24.5 million to plant more than five million trees under the 2 Billion Trees program.

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Company says it is facing 'unsustainable financial losses'

The Finch Paper mill in Glens Falls, NY, a facility which has been buying pulp wood from the region's loggers since 1865, has announced they will stop making their own pulp from local logs and will transition to buying it from suppliers outside the area.

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Incidents in 2026: We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

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Södra has been a co-owner of SunPine AB since 2008, with the aim of driving the development and market for renewable products based on tall oil, an important part of making more from every tree and thereby increasing the profitability of family forestry.

A spokesperson for the Washington Department of Ecology confirmed Monday that it plans to issue an Order for Reimbursement to Nippon Dynawave for all necessary state expenses incurred as part of the response to the tank failure, which killed 11 people and injured 8.

Weidmann, a family-owned company based in Switzlerland that manufactures paper insulation materials for the electric transformer industry, plans to locate operations at the former Graphic Packaging International facility.

Essity has appointed Andreas Mattsson as the new Chief Legal Officer and member of the company's Executive Management Team. He succeeds Mikael Schmidt who has decided to retire as of December 31, 2026.

The Fondation Trois-Rivières durable and Kruger Inc. announced a major agreement to acquire and permanently protect the Boisé des Estacades (Estacades Woodland).

McKinsey & Company recently made the case for resetting cost competitiveness in pulp and paper packaging through the use of AI.