Major Expenditures

PaperWorks is increasing its production capacity and capabilities, investing in new technology innovation and platforms in the Greensboro, North Carolina facility. The state-of-the-art equipment and new technology platforms will integrate well with PaperWorks' highly-efficient business model by offering the most sophisticated automation geared towards in-line innovation and full-quality control.

Packaging Corporation of America may spend up to $170 million to move from South 21st Street in Newark, Ohio to build a new, larger facility on a Thornwood Drive site once considered for an ethanol plant.

As part of a large-scale investment program, Ilim Group is finalizing its environmental project worth $91 million that involves construction of a new Evaporation Plant (EVAP 8) with the highest capacity in Russia at Ilim's Mill in Bratsk, Russia.

Mondi Syktyvkar has completes a major step in the modernisation of its state of the art power plant, with a capital investment of around Euro135 million.

UPM has begun the construction of its third nursery in Uruguay, located in Central Uruguay, about 10 kilometers from Sarandí del Yí, Durazno. The investment is approximately $25 million.

J.D. Irving Ltd. says work will get under way next month on the $35-million modernization and expansion at its sawmill in Doaktown, N.B.

Prerequisites for the Euro 1.5 billion investment decision are estimated to be fulfilled in the autumn of 2020 after the environmental permit process is completed.

Mondi has successfully completed the implementation of a new state-of-the-art paper sack converting machine at its Nyíregyháza site in Hungary.

A $125 million recycled paper pulp mill in Pennsylvania will source more than 500,000 tons per year of mixed paper and OCC. The facility will ship its product to China.

The value of the investment is approximately Euro 200 million.

Clearwater Paper executives acknowledged Monday they don't expect a $160 million upgrade finished in 2017 at their Lewiston facility to save as much money as they anticipated.

UPM is proceeding at full speed with its investment project in Uruguay and has taken several steps forward.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. announced the Company plans commercial launch of a new tissue paper production line (the "PM10").

Quad, the magazine printer that has major operations in Saratoga Springs, is looking to add two new presses at its local site in a $45 million expansion plan.

Sonoco announced that its Board of Directors has approved an $83 million investment to strengthen its uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) mill system in the United States and Canada. The majority of the investment includes transforming its Hartsville, S.C., corrugated medium machine (No. 10 machine) into a state-of-the-art URB machine with annual production capacity of approximately 180,000 tons.

Klabin announced in a filing it will stop contruction work at its Puma II project in southern Brazil due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this project, Klabin S.A. is carrying out an expansion of its existing facility in Paraná State in southern Brazil. By further promoting the use of biofuel it is expected to control the GHG emission. This project will contribute to the development of Brazil's sustainable forest industry and to strengthening the supply chains.

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

Saica Group announced it plans to establish a new, purpose-built production facility located in Livingston, West Lothian within its packaging business division, Saica Pack.

Klabin began production of corrugated board packaging at its new industrial unit located in Horizonte, Ceará, Brazil.

Smurfit Kappa has announced its strategy to expand its paper sack business in the Americas in a $36 million investment.

Fueling the growth for the future are two ambitious projects in the United States. Pratt Industries will construct two large paper mills in the United States, helping to foster the $1bn revenue target.

Sofidel Group anticipates an early June grand opening for its $360 million facility in Inola, Oklahoma a spokesman for the company said.

Georgia-Pacific announced that it will make an investment of more than $145 million at its Darlington, South Carolina, Dixie plant that will expand plate and bowl making operations.

New-Indy Containerboard, a manufacturer and supplier of recycled containerboard for the corrugated box industry, plans to invest $240 million to establish operations at a recently-acquired pulp and paper mill facility in Catawba, South Carolina.