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A four-alarm fire broke out at a paper recycling facility in Fitchburg Tuesday afternoon, May 16, amid a red flag warning for critical fire conditions across Massachusetts, officials said.

A news release says the project, located at the company's existing 50-year-old Hawesville mill, will upgrade the current pulper with a modern pulper to gain additional machine capabilities and better service growing markets. Officials say leaders at Domtar plan to have the expansion fully operational by the end of 2025.

Korkiatupa has worked at Metsä Forest in various finance and control positions since 2008.

Transaction Represents 64th Acquisition for Leading Distributor of Foodservice Packaging and Janitorial Sanitation Products.

The negotiations involve a total of 1,100 employees at the Joutseno, Kaskinen, Kemi, Kyro, Tampere, Simpele and Äänekoski mills.

TIPS Industry Solutions and Services combines standard ERP with industry-specific Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and automation, enabling the needed flexibility in business operations.

Kadant Lamort SAS, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), and UNIPAKHELLAS S.A., an affiliate of INDEVCO Group, are implementing a new stock preparation system that yields high-quality paper from a wide range of materials while reducing fiber loss and freshwater consumption.

Approximately 50 employees will be impacted and the potential for approximately 10 million board feet of lumber will be removed from production.

Valmet will deliver a new refiner with chip washer capacity of 28 ton/h to Arauco's new MDF plant located in Zitácuaro, Mexico. The start-up of the system is planned for the last quarter of 2024.

At 12:47 p.m. Sunday, May 14, a caller reported an employee stuck in a paper machine at the Mativ Inc. Paper Mill.

There have been 115 cases of blastomycosis so far, the department said last week, resulting in 14 people -- workers, contractors or mill visitors -- being admitted to the hospital. One person has died.

International Paper announced progress on its Vision 2030 sustainability targets.

Fighting Fires Together campaign provides expert resources and support to those on the front lines of wildfires.

Valmet has been chosen as the second most attractive employer by engineering students in Finland. The ranking was published in Universum's annual Talent Research, which is the biggest employer survey in Finland.

Valmet will supply a rebuild for ITC Limited's board machine PM 1A at their Bhadrachalam mill in Telangana, India. The start-up is scheduled for the second quarter 2024.

Investment has created one of the most high-tech packaging plants in Europe

Destocking in the various product value chains has continued to hold back delivery volumes in most UPM's businesses, resulting in slower recovery of volumes than earlier expected. In addition, chemical pulp prices have fallen faster than expected, towards estimated bottom-of-the-cycle price levels. Finally, as indicated earlier, UPM has high maintenance activity during Q2 2023.

Dura-Fibre acquired Greif Chicago Converting and will move its manufacturing operations to Menasha, the company announced last week.

Suzano SA, the biggest producer of hardwood pulp, is considering selling its products to China priced in yuan, adding to signs that the dollar is losing its dominance in commodity markets.

Sappi's Volume 7 of The Standard explores the growing importance of haptics and sensory packaging in heightening brand experience and driving sales.

New corporate brand and logo set the next stage in reinventing the company to shape the future of packaging.

The framework is based on Stora Enso's sustainability agenda and goals, driving the transformation towards a circular bioeconomy. The combined Green and Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework allows Stora Enso to issue both green and sustainability-linked financing instruments, as well as a combination of the two.

At this point in time, we have forgotten that using electricity as a widespread energy form is an almost new experience. My own grandparents, for instance, were born (early 1880's) when electric lights were brand new and only in the homes of the rich in concentrated urban places like New York City. It was years before they experienced these in the US Midwest. While electricity brought many advantages and improvements to life, business and industry, it was not without its negative side effects, too.

Conifex Timber Inc. announced that Andrew McLellan has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer.