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International Paper's Director of Marketing Thomas Ryan said that what they found on site in late June was actually not a noose at all.

Enviva Partners, LP (the Partnership) has completed the acquisition from its sponsor of Enviva Pellets Greenwood Holdings II, LLC, which, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a wood pellet production plant in Greenwood, South Carolina.

Atlas Engineered Products has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire selected assets of a local truss manufacturer as the company expands its geographical footprint into the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, the company said in a statement.

Mondi has commissioned a crude tall oil plant (CTO-plant) at its Syktyvkar pulp and paper mill in Russia.

Lecta Group announces that all necessary conditions precedent required for the implementation of Recapitalization have been obtained and it is expected that the Recapitalization Effective Date will be 16 July 2020.

BillerudKorsnäs has made a valuation of approximately 36,000 hectares of forest assets in Sweden, of which approximately 18,000 hectares are productive forests, in which the biological assets are valued according to IAS41.

Appvion Operations, Inc., launches an industry leading antimicrobial coating technology for a variety of substrates called SafeShieldTM!

Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, more than 140 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile Curt G. Joa, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

The PM40 closed Friday, 17 July 2020, at 2941.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

The PM40 closed 17 July 2020 down 8.5% from the 19 July 2019 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Amcor and UPM Kymmene.

British Columbia Forest Practices Board proclaimed that an audit of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber-sale licensees operating under the program has found poor results.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. announced that it recognized revenue of RMB6.73 million through June 30, 2020 from sale of 6.28 million pieces non-medical single-use face masks since launch of the production line at the end of April 2020.

Kimberly-Clark has announced its new 2030 sustainability strategy and goals, aimed at addressing the social and environmental challenges of the next decade with commitments to improve the lives and well-being of one billion people in under-served communities around the world with the smallest environmental footprint.

Norbord Inc. announced an update regarding the 2Q 2020 capacity utilization of its North American oriented strand board (OSB) and European panel mills.

Weyerhaeuser will pay a $182,000 fine stemming from a 2017 incident at their Hudson Bay operations when a worker was seriously injured by a forklift.

The Procter & Gamble Company announced a new commitment to have its global operations be carbon neutral for the decade through a series of interventions that protect, improve and restore nature.

Clearwater Paper Corporation has introduced ReMagine™, a folding carton paperboard brand with up to 30 percent post-consumer recycled fiber.

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. has entered into a new distribution partnership with Clampitt Paper Company, a leading privately-held paper merchant servicing customers across the Southwest United States.

British Columbia Forest Practices Board proclaimed that an audit of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber-sale licensees operating under the program has found poor results.

Sofidel, one of the world's leading manufacturers of tissue paper for hygienic and domestic use, particularly well-known for its Regina brand, has had its emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, in line with what the latest climate science says is needed to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.

Amcor has published results from its latest research into consumer perceptions of sustainability and packaging.

Vegpro, the largest fresh baby lettuces producer in Canada, and Cascades, a leader in eco-friendly recovery, packaging and hygiene solutions, have established a partnership aimed at replacing all Fresh Attitude salad containers, traditionally made from virgin plastic, with 100% recycled and recyclable plastic containers. Custom-designed for Vegpro by Cascades, these containers are manufactured at the Cascades Inopak plant in Drummondville, Québec.

International Paper has released its 2019 Global Citizenship Report. The company, one of the leading producers of renewable, fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, shares the progress it made in 2019 against its 2020 goals and outlines its approach to sustainability across its value chain.

The world's biggest wood-pulp producer says cutting down the Amazon makes no business sense.