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GreenFirst wishes to announce that Joel Fournier has tendered his resignation as CEO of GreenFirst for personal reasons. Mr. Fournier will continue in his current role until October 31, 2026 to ensure there is a seamless transition. GreenFirst will commence a search process for the new CEO and will keep the market updated.

The new Muoto fibre packaging production line will be located within the Metsä mill site in Äänekoski, next to the existing Muoto demo plant, and it will start up in 2028.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is building a 50,000-square-foot pilot facility in Yuma, Arizona, representing a capital investment of over $100 million, with the project well under construction and expected to create 50 full-time jobs, according to the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation (GYEDC).

On Monday, Aug. 3, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Washington State Department of Ecology, began a time-critical chemical removal action at the dormant Cosmo Specialty Fibers pulp mill in Cosmopolis, the EPA announced.

Since last year, Interfor and other lumber companies have been grappling with the impact of U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber.

Since the May 26 accident, new scrutiny of Nippon Dynawave shows Washington state and federal authorities could have required the mill to fix known problems that instead languished, and done more to ensure dangerous chemicals did not put workers at risk.

Investment by National New Markets Fund Will Create 90 Local Jobs

Another step in Sofidel's energy transition journey: a new photovoltaic system has become operational at the Sofidel America facility in Circleville, Ohio, USA.

Nippon Paper Industries President Akira Sebe on Wednesday lamented the deaths of nine people in an accident in which a chimney collapsed at the company's plant in Kumamoto Prefecture following last week's major earthquake.

Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in high-value metal and paper consumer and industrial packaging, announced it is aligning its Global Consumer Packaging businesses under a single integrated leadership structure reporting to Ernest Haynes, President, Global Consumer Packaging.

The transactions comprised the sale of approximately 36,000 acres of timberlands in southwest Washington for $145 million and the concurrent acquisition of approximately 57,000 acres of timberlands in Alabama and Texas for $146 million.

Hundreds of jobs have been lost as Canfor closes mills around B.C. in moves company says are 'gut-wrenching'

Kimberly-Clark cut annual sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday and said false claims about its diaper quality in China will continue to be a problem after hurting second-quarter sales.

The recent announcement by Finch Paper that it will close its pulp mill in Glens Falls, New York, underscores the urgent need for alternative solutions capable of utilizing low-grade wood and forestry waste across Vermont and throughout the Northeastern US.

Domtar has agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty and invest at least $2.6 million in environmental improvements at its Ashdown pulp and paper mill under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment.

The award comes after the company's acquisition of Potsdam Specialty Paper, a move that state officials said helped preserve 70 jobs that otherwise could have been lost.

Kimberly-Clark says it is developing a fiber with the promise to revolutionize paper-based products.

Multi-year investment will support relief, recovery and long-term resilience across the community where the company was founded more than 150 years ago.

OSHA announced its proposed penalties against Woodland Pulp for a January gas leak and March chemical fire.

At least 35 people are known to have died after the violent earthquake that struck Kumamoto on July 28, 2026.

Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in high-value sustainable metal and paper packaging, announced continued investment to expand its Wood Reels manufacturing and assembly footprint to meet a surge in demand for power and communications cable packaging driven by AI data center growth and power grid modernization.

Fifty-four members of United Auto Workers Local 1024 Unit 1 walked off the job at 7 a.m. July 28 at the Novolex packaging equipment plant in Cedar Rapids, launching a strike that has drawn attention from labor advocates and elected officials across the Corridor.

The Austrian manufacturer Lenzing will phase out production at its fibre plants in Heiligenkreuz, Austria, by the end of 2026 and Grimsby, UK, by the end of 2027.

According to a brief release issued by the company, six mill employees were injured Wednesday, July 22, during "routine maintenance at the Covington mill."

The decision reflects the ongoing challenges facing the operation including prolonged weak market conditions, persistent high US softwood lumber duties and tariffs, and fibre supply impacts due to recent wildfires and the conclusion of the mountain pine beetle management strategy.