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Kadant Inc. has completed its acquisition of Balemaster for $54 million in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments. Balemaster will become part of Kadant's Material Handling reporting segment.

Herbal Essences and international recycling leader, TerraCycle, announce the latest impact of their longtime national recycling program: The installment of 20 benches made from recycled hair care packaging, in three nature preserves maintained by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the planting of over 60,000 trees throughout the United States.

Through a new partnership with Swedish company Trioworld, Södra's timber packaging will now contain 30 percent recycled plastic, which will reduce annual emissions from the packaging by around 23 percent.

Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it has made the difficult decision to temporarily curtail lumber production at its Mackenzie, British Columbia sawmill for two weeks commencing August 23, 2021.

Roseburg says the new product was engineered with machinability in mind and provides the best performance in the market for profiling, cutting, and custom designs.

Karta Halten B.V. Announces, Through Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary Pearl Merger Sub Inc., the Extension of Its Previously Announced Offers to Purchase for Cash Any and All of Domtar Corporation's Senior Notes and the Related Consent Solicitations

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of Tolko.

Eco Rail Mark is a certification scheme established by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). It applies to companies (and the products of companies) which make use of rail freight transportation, which generates lower unit CO2 emissions.

The newly added products provide excellent suitability for polyamide and polyacrylics, complementing the existing ECO PASSPORT colorant portfolio that contains products suitable for polypropylene, polyester and polyamide.

Weyerhaeuser has announced the appointment of Travis Keatley as senior vice president of Timberlands, effective Sept. 13. Keatley has served as vice president of Western Timberlands for the company since January 2020, and his appointment follows the planned retirement of Adrian Blocker, who will stay on through mid-October to serve as a senior advisor and aid in the transition.

Per Ivar Berg (58) has been appointed new Managing Director at Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS from February 1, 2022. He has extensive experience from a number of positions in the pulp and paper industry, in addition to food industry.

Karl has been with Kadant U.K. for over 16 years supporting the fluid handling and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration product lines. During his tenure with Kadant U.K., he has held various management positions in engineering, commercial/customer care, marketing, and most recently in operations.

The deliveries will be done in phases and the start-ups are scheduled for 2023.

ABB's appointment by Voith to deliver end customer electrification package enables SCA to transform kraftliner production capabilities at Swedish pulp and paper mill.

This approval means that Valmet´s climate targets support the Paris Climate Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C and are based on the latest climate science.

The OCC and approach flow systems are for its PM20 and PM21 and are scheduled to start up in 2022.

Valmet will supply a multifuel power boiler and auxiliary process equipment to Kipaş Kağit Sanayi Isletmeleri A.Ş.'s paper mill in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. The new boiler will improve the reliability of the paper mill's steam and electricity supply. Additionally, its steam production capacity will be sufficient for the mill's future paper machine PM 4.

The agreement enables pharmaceutical freight forwarders access to Pegasus ULD® containers directly from Korean Air. Korean Air and mutual clients will also have access to other Sonoco ThermoSafe containers as part of this agreement.

International Paper Company announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sylvamo Corporation ("Sylvamo"), has priced $450 million aggregate principal amount of 7.000% senior unsecured notes due 2029. The offering is expected to close on September 3, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning, August 18, to Evergreen Packaging, also known as the Canton Paper Mill, in Canton after reports of an explosion.

After a few lights of recreation, the Great Mother convened us once again. "Rats," she announced, "Let me introduce the Rat 'Em Out Detective Agency. You can just call them "REO" for short." Six wizened looking old rats came to the front of the room.

Paper producers' commitment to sustainable forest management, the use of renewable, carbon neutral energy, and strong support and investment in recycling has transformed the circularity of paper products from vision to reality, and will help to drive further GHG emission reductions.

The complaints over large releases of hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like rotten eggs and causes headaches and even death in concentrated doses, from the New-Indy paper mill in Catawba, South Carolina, have resulted in federal and state orders to reduce its emissions. Three federal civil lawsuits have been filed against the company, alleging the odor is harming families.

Roseburg says the new product was engineered with machinability in mind and provides the best performance in the market for profiling, cutting, and custom designs.

The lightweight and shock absorbing properties make Papira an especially attractive alternative for protective packaging applications. It is also a cutting-edge material created for a circular bioeconomy.