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Current global conditions and recent events impacting Paper Excellence require us to extend the curtailment of paper operations at Powell River and Crofton.

No one was injured after a fire broke out early Friday, April 17, at Domtar paper mill in Rothschild.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. and Paper Australia Pty Ltd ("Australian Paper"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Paper Industries, complete the purchase of Orora Limited's paperboard and fibre-based packaging business in Australia/New Zealand.

A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at a Weyerhaeuser lumber mill in Eastern Carolina.

The WestRock paper mill has started screening its Longview mill workers at least four days of the week to "further minimize" potential coronavirus exposures.

Responding to what union officials consider the company's minimalist approach to COVID safety precautions, two locals with the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers have requested to bargain for extra measures with Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview.

Neenah Inc. is terminating a $155 million deal to acquire an Alabama composite reinforcement fabrics company in Alabama.

Stora Enso has appointed Lars Völkel as EVP, Head of Wood Products division and a member of the Group Leadership Team. He will start on July 1, 2020 and be based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Many have been shut down or in a reduced operating mode for 45 days now. You have forgotten what "normal" was like. If you were a procrastinator before, you are relishing these times. The old saying is still true--"If you are not advancing, you are retreating." In other words, if you are not advancing, you are sinking.

The PM40 closed Friday, 1 May 2020, at 2465.

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 1 May 2020 down 32.4% from the 3 May 2019 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Universal Forest Products and Kimberly-Clark.

As the leading innovator in the food packaging and processing industry, Tetra Pak ensures expansion of food availability across the world by offering products of outstanding quality and value to consumers.

Northern Pulp has been given a clearer idea of what the province is looking for if the company is to reopen its mill in Pictou County.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is withdrawing its production outlook for the year due to the uncertain impact of measures to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. announced that it launched its production line of non-medical single-use face masks as planned, following completion of raw materials preparation, trial run of the equipment and the sample products inspection.

This product embodies Sappi's forward-looking sustainability practices to align with global goals for environmentally-friendly manufacturing.

With a top score of 82/100 Metsä Board is among the highest 1% of companies assessed in the in the manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and containers of paper and paperboard industries.

The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit is pending for certain investors in NYSE: QUAD shares.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions' Androscoggin Mill is back in operation after a dramatic explosion but the loss of its pulp operation is going to hurt loggers and truckers.

A St. Louis man faces felony charges after allegedly making false claims about someone trying to kill him and shots being fired inside a Menasha Packaging facility on Tuesday morning.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Metsä Fibre continue the collaboration by focusing on responsible wood sourcing. As part of a resource-intensive industry Ahlstrom-Munksjö, as a significant wood pulp consumer, and Metsä Fibre, as the world's leading producer of bleached softwood pulp, have a particular responsibility to advance environmental performance and sustainability throughout their operations and supply chains.

Nearly 700,000 tons of tissue produced by U.S. mills in March, more than any other month since 2007.

International Paper announced a change in the format of its annual meeting of shareowners for 2020 (the "Annual Meeting") from a hybrid meeting to a virtual-only meeting via the filing of additional proxy materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö continues to develop its capacity in Turin to meet the demand for high performance filtration media for surgical face masks in Italy.