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As we move toward the final quarter of 2025, a look at data in the pulp and paper industry may represent a moment of recalibration.

Employees that are closest to the work are usually the first to identify areas of improvement. The reliability team at Georgia-Pacific's Toledo containerboard mill, tasked with ensuring the machines operate optimally, planned and executed a project that brought value to the facility.

During the seven years of transformation since Graphic Packaging International acquired International Paper's consumer packaging business, the company has worked to become the king of cups -- an ongoing growth driver for GPI.

Rayonier Inc. has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, which highlights the actions the Company is taking to enhance the long-term sustainability of its land resources as well as the long-term well-being of its investors, employees, communities, and other stakeholders.

Sappi Europe is strengthening its position as a leader in sustainable packaging with the launch of Guard Pro OHS and Guard Pro OMH.

Twin Rivers Paper Company ("Twin Rivers"), a leading producer of specialty paper products, proudly marks a century of papermaking, operational excellence, product innovation, and a strong commitment to the communities where it operates.

Global private sector forestry association broadens footprint to 31 million hectares (76 million acres) in 39 countries.

Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its ThermoSafe business unit ("ThermoSafe"), which is one of the leading providers of temperature-assured packaging, to Arsenal Capital Partners ("Arsenal"), a leading private equity investment firm that specializes in building market-leading industrial growth and healthcare companies, for a total purchase price of up to $725 million.

Workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper are back in full swing Sept. 8 as Kruger has already started forestry operations to full capacity as of August 25th. The temporary shutdown was due to recent forest fires and a high risk for more fires due to dry conditions.

In June, a carbon capture pilot plant came online at Metsä Group's Rauma mill, where the company is testing the capture of pulp mill flue gases in cooperation with the technology company Andritz, the supplier of the pilot plant.

In 2024, Södra decided to invest in an electric, heavy-duty truck to be integrated into the company's logistics chain. The vehicle is now being put into operation within the production activities, and its use will be evaluated under real conditions over two years.

Sofidel America has successfully started up a third paper machine at its integrated plant in Circleville, Ohio. The milestone, achieved on September 4, 2025, further consolidates the site's role as the company's largest and most important production hub worldwide.

The Navigator Company, a leading company in the international pulp and paper market from Portugal, has selected AFRY to conduct a comprehensive asset integrity assessment for its Setubal, Aveiro, and Figueira pulp mills.

The plant will produce up to 640,000 metric tons of recycled containerboard annually, thereby increasing Modern Karton's total production capacity to almost two million metric tons per year.