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This is expected to reduce paper production by approximately 70,000 tons, and the mill is expected to restart on July 6, 2020.

Huhtamaki has completed the acquisition of full ownership of its joint venture company Laminor S.A. in Brazil. Laminor is specialized in high-quality tube laminates, particularly for oral care applications, and was set up in 2002 as a 50/50 joint venture together with Bemis Company, which is now part of Amcor.

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating disturbance in Huhtamaki's global trading conditions and the demand for food-on-the-go packaging is being significantly impacted.

Norbord Inc. announced that effective March 30, it will commence reducing production across its portfolio of North American oriented strand board (OSB) mills in response to the demand impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The shelves of some stores may not have products like diapers, but they are weaving through the supply chain, according to International Paper CEO Mark Sutton.

Having seen toilet paper panic buying in Asia as the COVID-19 virus began spreading outside of China, U.S. manufacturers said they ramped up production to avoid being caught flat-footed.

Nova Scotia's last major mill will curtail buying wood in April and scale back planned deliveries in May as it deals with ongoing market decline, compounded by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move is the latest blow to a forestry industry struggling to maintain a toehold following the loss of its major player.

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak West Fraser is taking steps to protect its employees and respond to changing market conditions.

Interfor has announced it will implement a number of initiatives in order to adjust its business to operating conditions being impacted by COVID-19.

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Fire crews responded to an early morning fire at a Resolute Forest Products mill March 11 just after 7:30 a.m.

The roof at International Paper in Coosa collapsed early Sunday morning (March 11) following a fire.

Work is progressing on a new headquarters of Fischer Paper Products, an Antioch-based paper packaging company for which the Village Board approved incentives worth $3.5 million last year to keep it in town.

As a precautionary and risk-minimization measure for its shareholders, Essity has decided - in consultation with experts and in response to feedback from concerned shareholders - to implement special arrangements in conjunction with Essity's Annual General Meeting on April 2, 2020.

Canfor Corporation announced that the transfer of the Vavenby tenure to Interfor is now complete. The sale of the Vavenby tenure provides the best opportunity for future economic activities and employment in the local communities.

Going forward, Soprad's products will be marketed under the Pregis' PolyMask brand and will further reinforce its offerings to a growing global market. (PolyMask products include temporary surface protection films and specialty films)

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. , a manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, on March 10 announced that the Company have resumed 70% of its full capacity of production as of March 5, 2020, following the strict measures put in place for the control and prevention of the Covid-19 spread. The Company expects to resume the rest of the production in the next couple days.

Sententia says it has nominated six directors and are committed to working for the benefit of shareholders and the Company, not simply management and the LSC Board.

A spokesman for OSHA says no further details will be released until an investigation into the death of a contractor at Verso is complete. Regional Director for Public Affairs and Media Relations Scott Allen said by law the investigation can take up to 6 months.

Following a malware invasion last month, the Catalyst Crofton mill has been able to resume paper for about a week now, but still can't return to full capacity.

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Iron Mountain post responded to a medical call at the Louisiana Pacific facility on Friday, March 6.

The $150 million, 320,000 square-foot Georgia Pacific lumber plant in Dougherty County is almost fully operational now.

Production at the reopened Old Town pulp mill came to a halt last week so that the facility's new owner can make upgrades to the machinery that helps break down wood into a pulp.

In a bid to remove fiber products from portfolio and focus on LP SmartSide strand siding technology, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation LPX has inked a deal with Maibec to divest LP's East River facility, located in Nova Scotia, Canada.