Valmet’s Board of Directors decided on June 18, 2024, on a directed share issue related to the reward payment of Valmet’s share-based long-term incentive plan - Deferred Share Plan, for the performance period 2023. In the share issue on June 20, 2024, a total of 736 Valmet’s treasury shares have been conveyed without consideration to the participants of the plan, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan. More information about the share-based long-te

Södra continuously develops innovations that benefit forest farms, but uniquely for this project have also developed their own technology. With BraSatt, Södra aims to accelerate innovation in planting, as it contributes to significant improvements for family forestry by increasing plant survival and forest growth. "We have created unique technology for both ground preparation and planting. Through constructive dialogue and an open mind, together with a group of expert

Committed to the development of communities, Klabin, through the Matas Sociais Program, in partnership with Apremavi and Sebrae, is strengthening family farming in Santa Catarina. With the development of beekeeping, a practice for raising bees for honey production, farmers can diversify their property and, to this end, receive guidance, ensuring adequate management for greater crop productivity. With the arrival of autumn and then winter, bees have more difficulty maintaining the es

UPM’s Business Director Oskari Lampinen and Sales and Marketing Manager Simo Raiskinmäki sit down at the end of a hectic workday to discuss the firm’s earnings with factory worker Jani Koskinen. These UPMers are sixth graders from Virrat in Pirkaanmaa, Finland. Today, they have left their books at the Virtain Yhteiskoulu school to learn about adult life in Pirkanmaan Yrityskylä in Tampere. Yrityskylä – meaning enterprise village – is

Sonoco today announced it will raise the price for all converted paperboard products by a minimum of 6 percent, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada, on or after July 10th, 2024. This includes tubes, cores, cones and protective packaging. “This price increase is necessary due to continued increases in costs for uncoated recycled paperboard (URB), our primary raw material, plus other inflationary costs,” said Mike Thompson, Vice President of Sales and

When reliability manager Harold Summers noticed that a critical maintenance task at Martinsville Corrugated was putting employees at serious risk, he knew there had to be a safer solution. That's why he began developing the threader winder machine, with one focus: making sure employees go home the way they showed up to work. “When I approached my supervisor about creating the threader winder years ago, he supported me and trusted me. Safety has always been a passion of min

​​​​​Cartón Circular is the collective EPR system promoted by different associations in the paper and cardboard industry value chain in Spain, including ASPAPEL, the Spanish Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers. By joining, Lecta reinforces its commitment to complying with new national regulations (Real Decreto de Envases y Residuos de Envases 1055/2022, royal decree on packaging and packaging waste 1055/2022) to ensure correct, responsible management of pack

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals for water-intensive industries, has signed an agreement with Beijing PhaBuilder Biotechnology Co., Ltd. an innovative synthetic biology enterprise, to collaborate on further developing key PHA-based  technology for the paper packaging market. “The global agreement between Solenis and PhaBuilder will enable unique technology to the paper packaging market to meet the growing need for more sustainable solutions in the

On June 14, 2024, a total of 4,560 Valmet shares have been returned free of consideration to Valmet Oyj according to the terms and conditions of the Deferred Share Plans 2022–2024 and 2023–2025. Originally, the shares were transferred to the participants after the performance periods 2022 and 2023 of the plans. Including the returned shares, Valmet Oyj now holds a total of 362,136 treasury shares. Further information, please contact:

Metsä Group funds biodiversity management and restoration projects with a total of 600,000 euros in 2024. This year, 26 new projects were approved for the funding programme for nature projects. With this year's selections, the themes of the projects are increasingly diverse and their geographical coverage is expanding. The themes of the funded projects include, for example, condition of water bodies, restoration of flowing waters, removal of invasive species and predators,