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U.S. containerboard production decreased by 4% for the full year 2025 compared to 2024, according to the American Forest & Paper Association. The operating rate for the sector remained stable, ending the year above 91%, the industry organization reported.

Sun Chemical Packaging and Graphics will implement a price increase across its portfolio of nitrocellulose‑containing products in Latin America, driven by sustained and significant increases in nitrocellulose costs. The adjustments take effect immediately, or as stipulated in existing customer agreements, with the level of increase varying by product type and nitrocellulose content.

Valmet will supply three IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machines to Yusen Group for its mills in Tai'an, Liaoning Province, and Chongxin, Gansu Province, China.

AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) is proud to announce the successful installation and start-up of a MaxEdge150™ refiner with AFTLinx™ diagnostic service on PM5 at Essity's Mannheim mill in Germany building on a successful previous delivery. This marks AFT's first refining project with Essity, reinforcing a trusted partnership. The new system supports Essity's goal of improving tissue quality at its largest mill in Europe and a key hub for hygiene brands like Zewa and Tempo.

Dong Tien-Long An Paper JSC has successfully started up a recycled fiber line at its board production mill in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam.

Metso has acquired MRA Automation (Multiskilled Resources Australia Pty Ltd), a privately owned engineering company based in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. MRA Automation specializes in providing engineering, automation, and software solutions for bulk material handling operators.

ABB's L&W Fiber & Freeness Online integrated into Sappi's papermaking process for greater productivity, energy and resource efficiency.

Valmet continues to lead the way towards circularity by introducing Bioneer press roll covers. The new innovative press roll covers are manufactured by applying recycled, renewable and bio-based raw materials, thereby enabling Valmet and its customers to reduce reliance on fossil resources.

The incident resulted in the death of one person, a 20-year old student at the University of Maine who was participating in an internship at the facility, and injured nine other workers, two of them seriously. One of the workers remains hospitalized.

Arctic Paper S.A. disclosed that Nasdaq Stockholm's Disciplinary Committee has levied a SEK 780,000 contractual penalty after finding its late-2024 and early-2025 current reports improperly published in violation of the exchange's rulebook and the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Will represent over 83% of Sonoco U.S. electricity needs.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, introduces Acti-V® RRF Natural, the next evolution of the sustainable Acti-V® Industrial RF Natural release liner for double-sided Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) tapes.

Smurfit Westrock, a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging, is collaborating with global environmental consultancy SLR and energy system optimization specialists RIZM to define detailed, site-specific transition plans across numerous recycled paper mills across Europe. The project aims to harness site-specific solutions and initiatives to achieve Net Zero targets.

Soucy has been a key member of Kadant Johnson's leadership team since 2016, when he assumed responsibility for the systems engineering group.

SCA delivered a total of 93.2 million seedlings in 2025. Of these, 49.2 million went to private forest owners, while the remainder were planted in SCA's own forests. Roughly every fourth seedling planted in Swedish forests comes from SCA.

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, is proud to participate in a groundbreaking city-scale packaging reuse project launching in Ottawa, Canada.

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

Cascades Inc. announces that it has entered into an agreement with Crown Paper Group ("Crown") for the sale of its corrugated packaging plant located in Richmond, British Columbia, for a total value of $65.5 million, including the real estate assets and subject to working capital adjustments and the assumption of certain liabilities.

International Paper, a leader in sustainable packaging solutions, announced Jan. 29 its plan to create two independent, publicly traded companies: International Paper will be comprised of its current business in North America including both legacy IP and DS Smith assets, and the EMEA Packaging business will be comprised of both legacy DS Smith and IP assets in EMEA. The separation will create two leading sustainable packaging solutions companies, each with focused management teams and business models, tailored investment and capital allocation strategies, and compelling financial profiles.

Key milestone in creating a global health and wellness leader; Transaction expected to close in the second half of 2026.

A long-idle paper manufacturing site in Port Huron is moving closer to redevelopment with new state support.

Sprinklers helped control a fire inside industrial equipment at the longtime Ahlstrom facility, and no injuries were reported.

Kasie Malcolm, a chemical engineering student participating in a co-op program through UMaine, died at the hospital last night from injuries sustained at the plant. Malcolm had worked at the mill since June.

The cause of the pipe break is under investigation, and officials are assessing the extent of the damage to the property.

The combined company will initially retain the Rayonier name and its common stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "RYN". The combined company intends to announce a new name and ticker symbol later in the first quarter of 2026.