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The PM40 closed 30 January 2026 down 9% from the 31 January 2025 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate PCA and Smurfit Westrock .

Forests minister scrambles to increase timber to B.C.'s forest industry.

Packaging stocks rose on Friday after Packaging Corp. of America announced plans to increase containerboard prices by $70 per ton effective March 1, according to Bloomberg's Green Markets Box Report.

Due to a continued weak market and lower prices as well as a weaker USD, Rottneros forecasts a significantly lower EBITDA result in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the same quarter last year.

Miami Machine, Inc., a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty and specialty industrial equipment for Paper Mills, announced the addition of a third manufacturing location at 605 Clark Street in Middletown continuing the company's growth following its acquisition in April 2025.

Valmet has completed its most significant research and development program to date, Beyond Circularity, which ran for four years as part of Business Finland's Veturi initiative. Launched in 2022, the program involved over 370 partners and aimed to advance sustainability and support customer industries in achieving carbon neutrality and a green transition.

ANDRITZ has acquired a 51% stake in Baoding Sanzheng Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd., a China-based provider of advanced industrial induction heating systems.

Renewable energy company Drax has selected ANDRITZ as the sole supplier of wear parts for its biomass pellet production facilities across North America.

Jartek has established new subsidiaries, Jartek US Inc. and Les Entreprises Jartek Canada Inc., to strengthen its organizational framework and commitment to the North American market.

ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a new cooking plant to MM Group's integrated pulp and paper mill in Kwidzyn, Poland, supporting the mill's major sustainability and energy-efficiency upgrade program.

Western Forest Products will install a new thermal modification kiln in May 2026 to expand its offering of thermally modified wood, according to the technology supplier Jartek. The initiative is part of the company's broader five-year vision.

A state appeals court rejected an attempt by members of the Appvion Employee Stock Ownership Plan to recover damages after a bankruptcy filing.

The Nottingham company - now part of the Smurfit Westrock firm - pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 8(1)(a) and (c) of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998.

Both face burglary charges.

According to an arrest warrant, Allen allegedly embezzled $53,852 from the company.

Incidents in 2026: We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

Saica Group announced that it is collaborating with Unilever to reduce plastic use in promotional packaging.

The Trump Administration's executive orders cut across dozens of industries. This searchable tool breaks down the orders and their impact.

The process to recruit a new Senior Vice President Sustainability and Communications will commence immediately.

Maguire brings more than 30 years of senior leadership experience across the recycling, packaging and food industries to the role, which focuses on supplying sustainable corrugated packaging to Irish customers.

Starting January 1, 2026, Hamburger Recycling is introducing key organizational changes to strengthen its leadership team.

Bull will lead further development of the packaging paper segment, focusing on the Golbey mill.