Billerud has decided to exit its joint venture with Viken Skog AS for a bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp facility in Follum, Norway, due to prolonged environmental permitting and shifting market dynamics.

Guangxi Botare Yuantrove Paper has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply a state-of-the-art lime kiln plant for its new pulp mill in China, enhancing chemical recovery efficiency amid Asia's booming pulp investments.

Tetra Pak is investing €60 million in a new pilot plant in Lund, Sweden, to accelerate development of paper-based barriers replacing aluminum in aseptic cartons, reducing carbon footprint by up to 43%.[2]

Indonesian pulp and paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper is seeking $2 billion in financing to pursue the acquisition of Kimberly-Clark's overseas tissue manufacturing business, valued at $4 billion.

Major Indian paper manufacturers including BGPPL and Asia Pulp & Paper are enacting phased price increases of up to Rs. 2,000 per MT due to escalating hardwood pulp prices exceeding USD 600 and INR depreciation.

Jacobs has been selected as the progressive design-build contractor for upgrades to the San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) in California. This $200 million project will modernize the city's biosolids treatment infrastructure, delivering long-term reliability

Huatai Packaging Products has added two high-speed production lines for chemical cans and industrial barrels at its Wuxi facility, enhancing output by 30% through advanced automation.

Huatai Group announces a major 16-billion-yuan investment in Yulin, Guangxi, for an integrated facility producing 400,000 tons of dissolving pulp, 600,000 tons of chemical wood pulp, and 900,000 tons of eco-friendly industrial paper annually.

Stora Enso has finalized a €30 million investment to modernize energy processes at its Heinola Fluting Mill, enhancing efficiency and sustainability in containerboard production.

Minerals Technologies Inc. is launching four new satellite facilities in Asia targeting paper and packaging applications amid surging regional demand.