Valmet has launched Valmet Headbox Coating MX07, a new PFAS‑free coating solution for paper machine headboxes. The new coating delivers the same high level of performance and reliability as the earlier Valmet Headbox Coating MX06, while supporting the paper industry’s transition toward safer and more sustainable technologies. Valmet Headbox Coating MX07 is designed to prevent fouling in the headbox area and to improve surface cleanability. The coating provides durable, dirtâ

Duni Group is launching Tray Contrast and Ronda Contrast – a black paper-based packaging collection developed to enhance the visual presentation of food and facilitate sorting in relevant systems, while the material choice contributes to a lower climate impact*.  Black packaging has long been used to create contrast and enhance food presentation, but black plastic solutions can be difficult to sort. With Tray Contrast and Ronda Contrast, Duni Group now offers a paper-base

On the edge of the Osoyoos Indian Band reserve in British Columbia's south Okanagan, a log sort yard is quietly answering a question the rest of the province's forest sector has been wrestling with for years. It's a working yard. Logs come in. They get scaled, sorted, and moved out. Nothing visually dramatic. But the partnership behind it is unusual enough to matter: a publicly traded pulp company that holds no forest tenure in British Columbia, a First Nation with tradi

Stora Enso is introducing two significant developments to its Trayforma tray board range: a basis weight reduction across the existing range, and the launch of Trayforma Brown, an entirely new unbleached product. Together, they extend what Trayforma offers by delivering greater material efficiency and adding a new option for brands seeking a natural look on shelf. The new lighter Trayforma delivers the same strength, forming performance, and converting reliability as the current bas

UFP Packaging, a division of UFP Industries (NASDAQ: UFPI), announced this week the acquisition of Berry Pallets, Inc., a pallet manufacturer based in Waseca, Minn.  The transaction extends UFP Packaging's national pallet manufacturing network into the Upper Midwest — and reflects a deliberate effort to building a business that can grow alongside national customers to every corner of the country and North America. "The way we build a truly national netw

UPM-Kymmene Corporation (“UPM”, the “Company”) announced on September 23, 2025, a strategic review of the UPM Plywood business area to assess options for maximizing its long-term potential in an evolving market environment. UPM’s Board of Directors has today approved a demerger plan concerning the separation of UPM Plywood business area into a new independent listed company, to be named WISA Group Plc. The demerger is subject to approval by UPM’s Extraordin

Klabin participated in the CDP Awards Latin America 2026 in April, an event held in São Paulo as part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of CDP, a global non-profit organization that manages the world's only independent environmental disclosure system. During the ceremony, the Company was recognized with the Triple A trophy, the highest rating awarded to companies with excellent performance in the areas of Climate Change, Forests, and Water Security. The award w

International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Tatra Textil s.r.o. to deliver a state-of-the-art batt forming line for its new production facility in Slovakia. The line will be used to manufacture thermal insulation for applications in the apparel and bedding industries. This investment will expand Tatra Textil’s production capacity and enable the processing of high-quality insulation materials. The ANDRITZ batt forming line is designed to a

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has officially opened its new packaging production facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, further expanding its manufacturing capabilities in the United States to better support customers with reliable, high-quality paper based packaging solutions across key end markets.  The new state‑of‑the‑art plant produces a wide range of paper bags for customers in the eCommerce, food, feed, building materials and chemicals s

International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC), a leader in sustainable packaging solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC), a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, for $360MM. NORPAC is a U.S.-based paper manufacturer operating out of Longview, Washington. The company employs approximately 500 people at its paper mill, where it operates three industry-leading machines that produce approximately one million tons of containerboard an