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The reduction of personnel is 220.

Remaining focused on its vision of sustainable economic development, Kruger is on track to develop a new storage facility that will position Trois-Rivières as a major circular economy hub in Québec. Over the coming months, the Kruger Recycling Division will leverage the $16-M project to consolidate its collection and storage operations at its new site on chemin des Petites-Terres, in Trois-Rivières' Pointe-du-Lac district, near Kruger Packaging's Containerboard Mill, which is Québec's leading paper and paperboard recycler.

Greif, Inc., a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its timberlands business to Molpus Woodlands Group, on behalf of clients, for approximately $462 million after adjustments.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in sustainable fiber-based specialty materials, announces that it has completed the divestment of its abrasives business unit to Munksjö. The transaction marks a key step on Ahlstrom's transformation journey to become the preferred sustainable specialty materials company.

The company is purchasing new equipment that will convert flat container board into corrugated boxes. This expansion will increase efficiency within the facility, improve production capacity by 50% and enable the production of larger corrugated boxes.

The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (Molpus), a leading timberland investment management organization, has, on behalf of its clients, successfully purchased approximately 173,000 acres of timberland in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi combined.

According to the WARN notice, 60 workers will be impacted by the closure, which will take effect December 1.

The change negotiations concern a total of slightly more than 2,000 employees. Possible measures could include redundancies and reorganisation of tasks and operations. The estimated need for reductions is up to 315 people, of which 155 are in Finland.

Kap Paper said it has received $50 million in loans from the Ontario government, which helped provide short-term stability. It said it had approached Ottawa for funding, but the timing "doesn't appear to be aligning" for a solution to keep the Kapuskasing mill open.

Huhtamaki is planning another expansion of its Hammond plant just a year after completing a $100 million expansion, Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. said.

Employees of GreenFirst have been informed that, effective October 6, 2025, the Company will reduce sawmill operations at its Kapuskasing, Hearst, and Cochrane facilities for the equivalent of one week. The curtailment at the Kapuskasing sawmill could extend beyond this period, given the site's location and the additional challenges it may face.

Effective immediately, production will halt and operations at the company's Pilar, Argentina site will begin winding down. The company will continue to fulfill pre-existing commitments out of the site and ensure continuity for customers during this transition.

Lenzing plans to cut up to 600 jobs by the end of 2027 as part of a restructuring to streamline operations and increase efficiency.

Felix Schoeller is continuing its Reinvent Strategy with an extensive Euro 13 million investment package. Over the next two years, the specialty paper manufacturer will invest specifically in enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of its German facilities. The package comprises four projects across the company's sites in Osnabrück, Weißenborn, Günzach, and Neustadt.

Stora Enso has finalised the sale of approximately 175,000 hectares of forest land in Sweden, representing 12.4% of its total holdings in the country, for an enterprise value of SEK 9.8 billion, equivalent to Euro 900 million. The buyers include Soya Group, which acquires a 40.6% stake, and a consortium led by MEAG, the asset management arm of Munich Re, with a 44.4% stake. Stora Enso retains 15% ownership in the new structure.

Stora Enso has issued a layoff warning that could affect around 60 employees at its operations in Skoghall and at the Gruvön sawmill in Grums.

The mill's increased capacity will create more than 600 new jobs in the province's forestry supply chain.

Following the death of longtime chairman and CEO Richard G. Verney on Sept. 10, Monadnock Paper Mills and Monadnock Non-Wovens have announced that former CFO Andrew Manns will return as CEO and operations will continue without interruption under the direction of the board and Manns.

Hunt Forest Products, Tolko Industries Ltd. and Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan B. Bourgeois has dedicated what's being called Louisiana's newest and most technologically advanced sawmill in Bienville Parish.

The Norwegian Research Council (NFR) has awarded NOK 15 million to support Borregaard's innovation initiative, Biomer. The project aims to develop bio-based alternatives to polycarboxylates - fossil-based polymers commonly used in agriculture, industry, and household products.

A media release from the company said 107 employees were laid off at the facility in Dillard, an unincorporated community about 10 miles south of Roseburg. Work related to other product lines in Dillard will continue.

Pregis®, a global leader in protective packaging, mailing & bagging, and flexible packaging solutions, opened a new 477,000-square-foot paper converting center in Elgin, Illinois, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 19, 2025. The facility will support over 500 manufacturing jobs and can produce more than 1 billion curbside recyclable paper packaging solutions annually.

Employees at the facility said two men were burned in both incidents.

JBM Packaging, a leading provider of eco-friendly paper packaging and contract packaging services, broke ground on the construction of a new 52,500-square-foot building in Lebanon, Ohio. The building marks a significant step in JBM's continued growth as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. As the new home to JBM's expanding packing and kitting operations, it positions JBM to scale its operations for long-term growth opportunities in the years ahead.

Mondi welcomed international customers and partners to celebrate the start-up of its Duino mill in Italy following the successful conversion of its existing paper machine into a high-quality recycled containerboard machine.