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The woodyard at Irving Pulp & Paper in west Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, is reaching new heights in technological advancement with a C$110-million (approx. $81 million) project to update how the site receives and stores woodchips.

Mercer Mass Timber, a subsidiary of Mercer International Inc., announced the launch of its mass timber erection division: Mercer Mass Timber Construction Services.

Huhtamaki is planning to consolidate the production footprint in China in the Fiber Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania segment and will close its production sites in Tianjin and Shanghai by the end of Q2 2024.

On December 15, 2023, Essity announced that Isola Castle Ltd, a company indirectly wholly owned by Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), has announced that it will make a pre-conditional public offer to the shareholders of Vinda International Holdings Limited (Vinda) to acquire the shares in Vinda for a price per share of HKD 23.50.

Veritiv Corporation announced that Stuart Crockford has joined the company as Senior Vice President - Business Development to lead Veritiv's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy. In this newly created role, Mr. Crockford will be responsible for leading all aspects of the company's business development and M&A strategy.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, more than 150 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile the late Eduard Küsters, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996.

The PM40 closed Friday, 15 March 2024, at 5517.

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The PM40 closed 15 March 2024 up 15.3% from the 17 March 2023 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate International Paper and Boise Cascade.

Swedish forest industry group Södra has entrusted international technology group Andritz with the upgrade of three electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) for the recovery boiler at the Mörrum pulp mill.

A.Celli Paper will supply the film size press and suction press rolls for Sichuan Fengsheng Paper Technology's new paper machine No 1 located in Leshan City, Sichuan province, China.

WEG, internationally recognized for its expertise in electrical solutions and industrial automation, is supplying Klabin, Brazil's largest producer and exporter of sustainable paper and packaging solutions, with intelligent WEGscan sensors, and asset management software WEG Motion Fleet Management (MFM).

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the world's largest developer and publisher of international standards.

The delivery is scheduled to take place in October 2024.

ANDRITZ supplied energy-efficient and environmentally leading technology for UPM's largest investment to date.

Holmen AB has called an option signed in a previous agreement with RemaSawco AB. The option applies to the board handling system RS-ProSort for the green sorting at the company's sawmill Braviken outside Norrköping.

Pallmann Maschinenfabrik, located in Zweibrücken, Germany, took over the business operations of the Slovakian company Febs SK s.r.o. in Mytne Ludany.

The project includes modifications to the machine for the new steam system and it is planned for start-up in the Q3 2024.

Spinnova Plc and Suzano S.A. have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding a potential new production facility for wood-based SPINNOVA® fibre.

William Thompson was booked into the Cass County Jail after the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) executed a search warrant at his home on Monday, where alleged stolen items from Graphic Packaging were found by law enforcement.

Södra has decided to invest in a new condensing turbine in the pulp mill at Mörrum, which will increase the county of Blekinge's electricity generation by 20%.

"We are excited to be partnering with Verso Energy on this endeavor"

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that its consolidated subsidiary Taiko Paper Mfg., Ltd. (TPM) has partnered with Biomaterial in Tokyo Co., Ltd. to commence a demonstration project to produce second-generation bioethanol, which is the raw material for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

UPM Biochemicals announced another important milestone in the development of the world's first biorefinery in Leuna, Germany. In partnership with DB Cargo, the first deliveries of wood have now been made to Leuna by rail, establishing and testing the direct rail link to the Leuna operations' wood yard.