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The EMO III oscillator test panel helps technicians quickly identify wiring and control issues and is available through Kadant Solutions field service packages or as a standalone purchase for customer maintenance departments.

Lasse von Hertzen appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of WISA Group Plc.

As a result of the decision, approximately 60 people will be made redundant.

The reported preparations follow the company's strategic review of Consumer Tissue, which was announced in May.

Kimberly-Clark could offer concessions before the EU's preliminary review ends Sept. 29. Otherwise, regulators could open an in-depth investigation lasting about four months.

The project is expected to create and retain the equivalent of 220 permanent full-time jobs.

The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) will invest up to $250,000 to support the construction of a new rail spur serving Atlantic Packaging's warehouse expansion in Tabor City. Once operational, the facility is expected to receive and distribute at least 480 rail cars annually.

A fire inside a paper-processing machine at a Quad Graphics plant in Sussex took firefighters just over an hour to extinguish Sept. 15, with no injuries reported, according to a news release from the Sussex Fire Department.

UPM and Sappi have conditionally nominated the rest of the management team for the planned graphic paper joint venture, following the conditional nominations of Gunnar Eberhardt as the CEO and Stephen Blyth as the CFO earlier this month. The nominations are conditional on receipt of all regulatory approvals and completion of the transaction.

No damage estimates are available and the mill was able to resume production after fire departments cleared. Crews were on scene for approximately two hours.

A judge has denied individual and joint motions by North American containerboard producers to dismiss a price-fixing lawsuit brought against them in July 2025. In October, numerous defendants collectively filed a motion to dismiss the case, while Pratt and Packaging Corporation of America also filed individually.

Montreal-based Kruger is moving a proposed investment of up to $700 million at its Corner Brook Pulp and Paper complex into environmental review, advancing a plan to reposition the century-old industrial site around manufacturing, renewable energy and upgraded infrastructure.

Before the accident, the state Department of Ecology had issued 54 environmental violation notices against the company since 2016 and fined them $41,500 for eight serious violations.

Gunnar Eberhardt has been nominated as Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Venture. Stephen Blyth has been nominated as Chief Financial Officer of the Joint Venture. The nominations are conditional on receipt of all regulatory approvals and completion of the transaction.

The move comes after Domtar announced on Aug. 20 that the mill would be indefinitely curtailed, raising concerns about the future of the facility and its workforce.

The company noted it recognised the decision was "disappointing for those impacted," adding it would support its employees "through this period".

Sheri Lynn King, the mother of two young men killed at the mill in May, filed her case on behalf of family members of Tyler Covington, 29, and Bradley Covington, 27.

According to the Kumamoto Prefectural Police department, no one was injured in the blaze.

The mill, which was formerly operated by Domtar, was idled back in 2024 after the company announced plans to close the facility.

Province earmarks $17.3 million into four biomass and mill modernization projects.

Australia's competition regulator has approved Kimberly-Clark's proposed $40 billion takeover of Kenvue, on condition ​the company divests Kenvue's Carefree ‌and Stayfree period care brands in the country to address competition concerns.

Fulton Systems, pulp and paper industry steam and condensate system specialists, is the OEM serving North America for over 100 years, and is the mill steam and condensate recovery system provider. The Fulton Systems' steam and condensate systems are engineered to optimize the energy transfer from the boiler to the dryer, re-use the spent steam, and maximize the condensate recovery. The system design include the required controls, thermocompressors, liquid recovery tanks, condensers, pumps, final control devises, and syphons.

Why continuous monitoring and early intervention are reshaping fire protection in paper recycling

The case is now before the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, an independent agency that reviews and adjudicates contested OSHA citations.

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, which serves as a major employer in Tacoma, informed the state that it has decided to permanently close its entire Tacoma facility, which eliminates all 120 of its positions.