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In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate PCA and Stora Enso.

Made from a 100% paper-based combination of Hexacomb and corrugated, the Thermo Box keeps frozen food including fish at temperatures similar to expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes.

The parent company for the idled Northern Pulp mill says it has filed an appeal with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court related to a ministerial order issued last month for the management of the site.

Like fellow local giants FedEx and First Horizon, International Paper Co. (IP) has spoken out against the killing of George Floyd, and racial injustice in America.

A man who alleges he suffered severe burns and permanent disfigurement while working at the Graphic Packaging mill in Queen City, Texas, in January 2019 is suing the company in a Texarkana federal court.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement to supply Klabin, Brazil's largest producer and exporter of packaging paper, with three Kalmar Zero Emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).

Out of a total of Euro 350 million invested in the conversion of the mill, approximately Euro 40 million will be used for environmental improvements of the mill. The investment will improve the mill's odour and noise situation and decrease the water emissions.

The natural gas boiler was unloaded at the mill in Green Bay to replace the coal-fired one.

Stora Enso's drone research used a drone and a multispectral camera to detect insect damages in Finnish forests.

As market demand for fluorochemical-free, oil and grease resistant (OGR) food packaging substrates increases, Twin Rivers Paper Company advanced the category with the reformulation of its EcoBarrier product line. This high-barrier, next-generation paper delivers performance and choice to converters and brand owners for demanding fast food, quick-serve, and fast-casual food applications.

SCA is setting aside trial sites in the Sörgraninge conservation park for continuous cover forestry (CCF). The trial sites are part of a collaboration between SCA and the Swedish Forest Agency and will be used for training and follow-up to provide more knowledge of CCF methods.

Sonoco announced its Tube & Core North America division will implement a tube and core scrap return subscription service, effective July 1, 2020.

Latvijas Finieris has together with Stora Enso taken the next steps towards replacing phenol - in resins used in plywood - with lignin.

Mera realised that this type of pet food would require bespoke packaging to keep the chewable morsels fresh and moist for the duration of the product's life span, while also being sustainable by design.

Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., North America's largest privately owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes, and specialty materials for printing, recently unveiled a groundbreaking portfolio of papers made from rapidly renewable, sustainable fibers.

Clearwater Paper Corporation announced a preliminary update to the company's previous outlook for second quarter 2020 Adjusted EBITDA of $45 to $55 million.

Suzano, the global reference in the production of bioproducts from planted eucalyptus, reports its first Greenhouse Gas Inventory with consolidated data after the merger that originated the new company.

UPM is aiming to find sustainable solutions for replacing fossil-based raw materials and offering environmentally sound alternatives.

Safeture AB said it signed an agreement with U.S.-based International Paper, one of the world's leading producers of fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, for its full Enterprise platform. This is a key step for Safeture's expansion in the U.S market.

Activists have condemned the conviction and jailing of an indigenous farmer in Sumatra whose community is embroiled in a long-standing land dispute with paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP).

The Sofidel America facilities in Circleville, Ohio, and Haines City, Florida, obtained the BRC (British Retail Consortium) "Consumer Product Standard for Household & Personal Care Products" certification, a standard that certifies that business processes take into account product safety, legality and quality requirements and the company's ability to deliver safe and quality products to final consumers.

Evergreen Packaging® announced the release of TruSpec® Inkjet Book with ColorPRO Technology, a new digital coated matte paper developed in conjunction with HP.

BillerudKorsnäs and UPM have entered into an agreement that will extend the supply agreement for pulp, steam and electricity for the production at BillerudKorsnäs' mill in Pietarsaari.

Valmet will supply cooking and fiberline to Guangxi Sun Paper Co., Ltd's new Beihai mill in China. The pulp mill will have a capacity of 800,000 air dried tonnes per year of bleached hardwood kraft pulp. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

Solenis is expanding production at its Ankleshwar facility in India to manufacture its next-generation Pergafast™ 425 color developer for the thermal paper market.