Repeating myself over and over (my wife Laura says this is my most predominant quality), today there are two broad general grades of paper and paperboard being successful. Both fall in the category of being desired for their physical qualities. These are containerboard and tissue. Papers sought for their communications qualities (except for packaging, which has both physical and communications qualities) are for the history books, if anyone was still printing such tomes in quantity.

The PM40 closed Friday, 2 May 2025, at 5144.

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In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Kimberly-Clark and PotlatchDeltic.

The PM40 closed 2 May 2025 down 6.8% from the 3 May 2024 level.

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

In this special episode, we talk with Stein Larsen, CEO NOREXECO ASA.

Kimberly-Clark slashed its annual profit forecast on Tuesday as the Kleenex tissue maker said it would incur about $300 million in costs this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump's broad trade tariffs.

The contracts include the replacement of an economizer in the recovery boiler and the implementation of the SYNERGY Services concept for the white liquor plant and pulp drying processes.

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

What will changing tariffs do to your business in the long term?

Sylvamo, the world's paper company, is announcing Jean-Michel Ribiéras, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire Dec. 31.

Stora Enso plans to implement a new organisation with seven P&L responsible business areas reflecting the importance of its core business of renewable packaging in the business portfolio. The new flatter and streamlined organisation will increase customer focus, drive operational efficiency with increased integration, reduce complexity and enhance the Group's performance culture.

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Incidents in 2025: 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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Pulp and Paper Manufacturers report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission

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The sale of these plants was agreed to with the European Commission as a remedy for IP's acquisition of DS Smith Plc, as published on the Commission's website on January 24, 2025. The conclusion of the divestment is subject to the European Commission's approval of the proposed purchaser.

Worker was struck by pole, fatally injured in 2023.

Sofidel proudly marked the beginning of a new chapter in its Duluth mill with a groundbreaking ceremony for expansion.

"The mill does not make products that are in high demand these days," said Jim Thompson, a Georgia-based paper industry consultant who grew up in Highland County, which is directly west of Chillicothe. "That's the basic problem." Thompson also said the site will be difficult to redevelop.

The JV aims to develop Malaysia's first integrated pulp production facility, with an annual capacity of 150,000 tonnes.

It was announced that CO280, a lead developer of large-scale carbon dioxide projects, entered an agreement with Microsoft for a project that will capture and permanently story biogenic carbon emissions from a US pulp and paper mill.