LAKE FOREST, Ill.--Feb. 25, 2021-- Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) today announced that it has discontinued production of uncoated freesheet (UFS) grades on the No. 3 paper machine at its Jackson,

Sustainable harvesting helps mitigate the impacts of climate change – a fact confirmed by the International Panel on Climate Change, among many others. An article published last week on CNN.com explains how, shedding light on a little-understood benefit of the forest products we all use. 

The Ministry of the Environment says it will continue to look into an incident where Resolute Forest Products was discharging "higher than normal contaminant levels" through its effluent into the Kaministiquia River.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2021 -- Mill Rock Capital, a growth and operations oriented private investment firm, announced today that its portfolio company Mill Rock Packaging Partners LLC ("Mill Rock Packaging") has acquired All Packaging Company ("All Packaging"), a leading specialty paper packaging company focused on various consumer end markets. 

Resolute Forest Products Inc. chief financial officer Remi Lalonde recalls tense times for the company last spring, when the outlook seemed bleak for lumber demand.

The residents of Fort Nelson know the harsh economic realities of resource dependency better than most rural British Columbians.

Headquartered in Cohoes, New York, Mohawk is North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers and envelopes which are used for commercial and digital printing, social stationery, high-end direct mail and packaging.

Demand and pricing for most recovered fiber grades are continuing to trend upward as of the February buying period. Although domestic mixed paper prices remained mostly stagnant from the January buying period, most other recovered paper grades saw pricing rise.

A recent opinion column in the New York Times (“Recycling in America Is a Mess. A New Bill Could Clean It Up,” by Michael Kimmelman) touched on paper recycling and something called Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR. 

KAMLOOPS — Fire crews spent several hours overnight keeping an eye on a portion of the Domtar mill where a small fire broke out just before midnight.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE: CLW), a premier supplier of quality consumer tissue, away-from-home tissue, parent roll tissue and bleached paperboard, announced that it temporarily suspended its pulp and paperboard operation in Cypress Bend, Arkansas.

Leading Specialty Papers Provider Expands Carbonless Rolls and Security Papers Portfolio

Hanover, PA – Ox Industries has acquired Corex US, LLC. The Corex facility, located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin is a manufacturer of spiral wound tubes and cores customized for any application. This facility adds high strength paper core production technology for plastic film and paper mills to the Ox converted product line.

Paper-based packaging leader Graphic Packaging International (‘Graphic Packaging’) has signed up to become a member of the world’s leading circular economy network, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Grant will help Novolex brand Burrows division invest in new machinery, equipment and infrastructure

BURNABY, British Columbia, Feb. 09, 2021 -- INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the “Company”) (TSX: IFP) announced today that it has reached an agreement with WestRock Company (“WestRock”) (NYSE: WRK) to acquire its sawmill located in Summerville, South Carolina (the “Summerville Mill”) for cash consideration of US$59 million. 

Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, February 12, 2020 - Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) has taken another significant step in the development process for the 112- megawatt wind farm first announced in December 2019 by directly funding the installation of two meteorological towers on the proposed project site in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.

A provincial agency is helping cover the cost of shipping northwestern waste wood that might otherwise be burned for use elsewhere.

ATLANTA – Feb. 9, 2021 – WestRock Company (NYSE: WRK) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement, pursuant to which WestRock will sell its sawmill located in Summerville, South Carolina, to Interfor Corporation (TSX: IFP) for cash consideration of $59 million. 

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 12, 2021 -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) has entered into an agreement to sell the Kwidzyn pulp and paper mill and supporting operations to Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG for €670 million (approximately $812 million) in cash, subject to closing adjustments for net debt and net working capital.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) Board of Directors today announced advocacy priorities the association will pursue to ensure the pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products industry’s continued growth and ability to create American manufacturing jobs.