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Doug Schwartz has extensive experience in the U.S. forest and paper industry, including serving in key leadership roles at companies such as Sonoco Products Company (Sonoco), International Paper and Champion International Corporation. He most recently held the position of Vice President and General Manager, Rigid Paper Containers at Sonoco.

Stora Enso has started operations in its new head office, Katajanokan Laituri, in Helsinki, the largest mass timber building in Finland.

Last week, we talked about planning. I am just moving on down the schedule this week to "Check Out and Commissioning." The potential for screwups here is as great as in planning. Bring in a fresh OCD person to manage these functions.

I found out the Arkansas Gazette being a Little Rock daily and Sunday newspaper offered jobs to paper route carriers. I could earn $40 per month with a 100-count customer base. I begged my parents to buy me a bicycle so I could earn some really big money. So, just like that, I went from a barefoot country boy to a bicycle riding city slicker!

In keeping with its ambitious ESG strategy set in 2022.

The BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (BTG Pactual TIG) announced a long-term contract with Meta for the delivery of 1.3 million nature-based carbon removal credits, with options for delivery of an additional 2.6 million nature-based carbon removal credits, through 2038 as part of its Latin America reforestation strategy, which is designed to support climate change mitigation alongside benefits for biodiversity and communities.

Graphic Packaging International, a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, has procured a Scodix Ultra 6000 digital enhancement press, an investment that meets healthcare and beauty industry demands for smaller volume runs of highly embellished packaging.

Expanding capabilities and broader offerings to meet the increasing needs of converters.

The goal is that by 2025, all forest planners at SCA Forest will use digital forestry planning to prepare for harvesting in SCA's own forests..

Georgia-Pacific said it will redevelop its namesake 51-story downtown tower into a mixed-use destination.

Union spokesperson Joe Gallagher said the mill's last day would be 18 December and at least 72 workers at the mill had been affected.

Antti Eskola has been appointed Sawmill Manager at Metsä Fibre's Renko sawmill as of 1 November 2024. Previously, Eskola has been responsible for the procurement and contract management of Metsä Group's Kemi bioproduct mill project, has been involved in several strategic procurement projects, and held different procurement positions in Metsä Group.

In May, Pactiv Evergreen agreed to exclusively negotiate with Spirtas Worldwide, a company specializing in repurposing closed paper mills and other industrial sites. While it was estimated negotiations could take up to a year, it appears the details were worked out in four months.

Collaboration will highlight and advance the role of climate-smart forestry in mitigating climate change.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is partnering with Welton, Bibby and Baron, a leading packaging supplier to the UK food and FMCG markets, to introduce recyclable paper-based bread bags to retail shelves.

As a graduate of the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Phil worked for Champion Paper Company for over 30 years. He also owned several businesses in the Precision Maintenance Industry for many years.

Essity's Sustainable Consumption Pledge covers carbon emissions reductions, improved circularity of our packaging, and gender balance targets.

Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, today announced that it has priced an offering (the "Offering") of senior unsecured notes in a combined aggregate principal amount of $1.8 billion (collectively, the "Notes").

Valmet has been ranked as the second most attractive employer among engineering professionals in Finland, according to a new study by Universum.

The delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter 2024.

Innovation supports the growing global need to replace single-use plastic packaging.

New Zealand-based CarbonScape and biomass developer Stora Enso have announced plans to build a biographite demonstration plant in Kotka, southern Finland.

Tolko Industries announced a two-week shutdown of its lumber plant in Armstrong, British Columbia, citing ongoing market challenges and resource shortages. The closure will last from September 16 to October 1, according to a statement from company spokesperson Chris Downey.

Mondi, a global packaging and paper company, has announced that more than 95% of its release liners and extrusion solutions are now sourced from certified base paper.

Marigold Health Foods, a natural and organic food brand, is now enhancing its commitment to sustainability by switching to Sonoco's EnviroCan® paper-based, fully recyclable packaging.