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The paper recycling industry is highly efficient at recovering, processing, and returning fiber to the manufacturing supply chain. Alongside those gains, one problem has grown more frequent and severe: catastrophic fires in stored recovered paper, old corrugated, and mixed fiber.

Modern paper recycling facilities are under increasing pressure to improve process stability, reduce maintenance costs, and maximize fiber recovery while handling growing production volumes. For mills processing recycled fiber, bale handling before pulping can have a major impact on downstream efficiency.

Following a long and successful career as CFO and more than nine years as CFO and Executive Vice President at Essity, Fredrik Rystedt has informed the company of his wish to retire during 2027. The process of appointing a successor will begin immediately.

Finland's UPM-Kymmene and South Africa-listed Sappi are set to face an EU antitrust ​veto against their proposed €1.42 billion ($1.66 billion) paper ‌joint venture after the companies declined to offer concessions to address competition concerns, people familiar with the matter said.

Atlanta-based Pratt Industries, one of the largest privately held paper and packaging companies in the US, will build its first Iowa facility in Bondurant to make corrugated packaging. The $97.6 million project includes more than $80 million in equipment and is expected to create 105 jobs. The board awarded $1.8 million in tax credits through the Business Incentives for Growth (BIG) program.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The mill that's the lifeblood of Nackawic will shut down in a little over a month, throwing 228 unionized employees out of work, says a labour leader.

The Ontario government is investing more than $2.5 million to advance major upgrades at Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper, as well as two additional projects in Northwestern Ontario that will increase the industry's use of mill by-products and underused wood known as forest biomass.

Conifex Timber Inc., a Canadian lumber producer with a sawmill and biomass power plant in Mackenzie, British Columbia, has secured a Government of Canada loan of up to $30 million to support operations and provide additional liquidity as it works toward a recovery in the lumber market.

Lasse von Hertzen appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of WISA Group Plc.

As a result of the decision, approximately 60 people will be made redundant.

Kimberly-Clark could offer concessions before the EU's preliminary review ends Sept. 29. Otherwise, regulators could open an in-depth investigation lasting about four months.

The reported preparations follow the company's strategic review of Consumer Tissue, which was announced in May.

The project is expected to create and retain the equivalent of 220 permanent full-time jobs.

Approximately 90 colleagues will be affected by the closure.

The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) will invest up to $250,000 to support the construction of a new rail spur serving Atlantic Packaging's warehouse expansion in Tabor City. Once operational, the facility is expected to receive and distribute at least 480 rail cars annually.

A fire inside a paper-processing machine at a Quad Graphics plant in Sussex took firefighters just over an hour to extinguish Sept. 15, with no injuries reported, according to a news release from the Sussex Fire Department.

No damage estimates are available and the mill was able to resume production after fire departments cleared. Crews were on scene for approximately two hours.

UPM and Sappi have conditionally nominated the rest of the management team for the planned graphic paper joint venture, following the conditional nominations of Gunnar Eberhardt as the CEO and Stephen Blyth as the CFO earlier this month. The nominations are conditional on receipt of all regulatory approvals and completion of the transaction.

Montreal-based Kruger is moving a proposed investment of up to $700 million at its Corner Brook Pulp and Paper complex into environmental review, advancing a plan to reposition the century-old industrial site around manufacturing, renewable energy and upgraded infrastructure.

Gunnar Eberhardt has been nominated as Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Venture. Stephen Blyth has been nominated as Chief Financial Officer of the Joint Venture. The nominations are conditional on receipt of all regulatory approvals and completion of the transaction.

The move comes after Domtar announced on Aug. 20 that the mill would be indefinitely curtailed, raising concerns about the future of the facility and its workforce.

The company noted it recognised the decision was "disappointing for those impacted," adding it would support its employees "through this period".

According to the Kumamoto Prefectural Police department, no one was injured in the blaze.

The mill, which was formerly operated by Domtar, was idled back in 2024 after the company announced plans to close the facility.