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Clyde Industries received an order from Sun Paper to supply boiler cleaning equipment for their new pulp mill in Beihai, China.

Kadant Inc. announced a new website experience highlighting its brands with the introduction of four new websites. The new portfolio of websites was designed with the user experience in mind to allow visitors to explore, learn, and find solutions to industrial processing challenges.

Mr. Jukka Tiitinen (M.Sc., Engineering) has been appointed Area President of Valmet's North America Area as of April 1, 2021.

Kadant Fiberline (China) Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., successfully started up two approach flow systems at Shanying International for its PM22 and PM23. Both systems have enabled excellent stock quality and are expected to reduce energy consumption compared to conventional systems.

Valmet has progressed well with its Sustainability360º agenda emphasizing continuous improvement of even more sustainable business practices.

The U.S. Commerce Department has decided to lower the 20.2 percent duties it has been applying to most Canadian softwood exports to 8.9 percent as part of its annual review of the rates.

At Georgia-Pacific's Palatka, Florida, consumer products mill, water is crucial to everything from energy production to the precise paper stock recipes that eventually become the paper products people use every day. But the idea is to borrow - rather than consume - that water, returning the majority back to the natural environment in a safe manner.

The price will increase US$20/metric tonne effective with shipments on or after January 1, 2021 and a second US$20/metric tonne increase will be implemented with shipments on or after February 1, 2021.

E-Commerce mailer bags made from BillerudKorsnäs' Xpression E-com paper have 50 percent lower fossil emissions than virgin plastic mailer bags and using this leads to the removal of biogenic carbon from the atmosphere. This is proven by a new independent study that compares the environmental impact of different types of e-commerce packaging.

DS Smith has engaged with the Romanian association "Viitor Plus - Asociația pentru dezvoltare durabilă" to donate 1,500 boxes made of recycled cardboard. The boxes are used for shipment of planting kits for the local 'Adopt a tree' initiative. As part of the this initiative tree-planting kits are distributed and delivered at the doorstep of each donor.

Wooden buildings are on the rise in the US and Stora Enso is entering the market with its cross laminated timber (CLT) product complying with the International Building Code® (IBS) that is necessary for the US American market as of 2021.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions announced the introduction of FlexArmor ™, a new barrier technology engineered for oil and grease resistance in food service, quick service restaurant, fast food and casual dining papers, without the use of fluorocarbons.

Sonoco Protective Solutions, a division of global packaging leader Sonoco, announced the addition of two new paper-based packaging options for heavy and high-value products to its EnviroSense® line of more sustainable packaging: the EnviroSense FiberMax™ Bulk Box and the EnviroSense FiberMax™ Master Roll package.

Evergreen Packaging has announced that it is the recipient of the American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) 2020 Leadership in Sustainability Award for Sustainable Forest Management for its submission, Family Forests - The Key to Certified Success. Awards were presented at the AF&PA's Presidents Forum online event.

Last year, Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, announced that it would expand its existing plant in Ansbach, Southern Germany, to become the largest heavy-duty corrugated cardboard plant in Europe. The "Ansbach 2020" project, an investment worth €30 million, is in its final stages of completion and is meeting its customers' needs with innovative sustainable packaging solutions.

In accordance with its firm environmental commitment in carrying out its manufacturing operations, Lecta has updated the lighting installations at its Zaragoza, Sant Joan les Fonts and Motril mills in Spain.

Packaging leader Smurfit Kappa has joined forces with KHS, one of the world's leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for the beverage and liquid food industries, to roll out its sustainable TopClip multipack product for bundling canned beverages.

Cascades, a leader in eco-friendly recycling, packaging and hygiene solutions, is the winner of two 2020 CTAQ Food Innovation Awards for its unique product in North America: a 100% recycled and recyclable thermoformed cardboard tray. This packaging solution took the honours in the Packaging and Technology and Productivity categories.

UPM Specialty Papers joins CELAB-Europe to promote the development of a sustainable and circular business model in the self-adhesive label industry; the target is to ensure that 75% of the used liner and matrix materials in Europe are recycled in a circular fashion by 2025.

DS Smith has announced that Belišće Paper Mill, situated in Eastern Croatia has made significant steps forward in Co2 reductions by switching to green energy to help power its paper making operations.

Suzano, a global reference in the manufacture of bioproducts developed from the cultivation of eucalyptus, has been selected to join the notable 2020-2021 portfolio of the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI Emerging Markets). The index is composed of only 10% of the best companies in each sector, from among the 780 biggest companies assessed from the 20 countries characterized as emerging markets.

Essity continues its commitment to breaking barriers to well-being by being a convening partner to the United Nations Foundation's annual Global Dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In conjunction with the meeting, Essity will launch the seventh edition of the Hygiene and Health Report made in collaboration with United Nation's entity Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC).

WestRock, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, announced that it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America) and Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for 2020, in recognition of its commitment to sustainable business practices.

Appvion Operations, Inc., announces the first of a comprehensive line of Sustainable Packaging Papers under the MISSION ZERO™ brand with the introduction of recyclable hot and cold beverage grades.

Earlier this month, Energystar.gov announced that Georgia-Pacific's Leaf River Cellulose mill in New Augusta, MS received the EPA's Energy Star certification, becoming the first pulp mill in the United States to do so.