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Smurfit Westrock Cuts Outlook as Costs Hit Margins

Smurfit Westrock lowers its 2026 outlook as freight and energy costs squeeze third-quarter margins.

U.S. Revises Tariffs on Canadian Paper and Packaging

U.S. removes the 50% surtax on Canadian corrugated boxes but extends it to selected papers and labels.

EUDR Could Reshape Wood Pellet Trade

U.S. Forest Service research examines how EUDR rules could reshape global wood pellet trade and affect North American exporters.

Innofibre–UQTR Team Wins NSERC Award

Innofibre and UQTR researchers win a 2026 NSERC award for cellulose packaging work with Kruger.

Graphic Packaging Expands Low-Emission Freight Efforts

Graphic Packaging advances lower-emission freight with renewable gas trucks, electric vehicles and smarter paperboard logistics.

Clearwater Plans More Downtime at Augusta Mill

Clearwater Paper plans additional Augusta mill maintenance in 2027 following equipment failures affecting pulp and recovery operations.

US Corrugated Box Costs Rose Through the First Half of 2026

US corrugated box costs rose in the first half of 2026, driven by freight, overhead and recovered fiber despite easing gas costs.

FPInnovations Prepares Lime Kiln Oxygen Trial

Lime kiln oxygen enrichment to achieve capacity increase and energy reduction 

Clarification issued for Indicator 6.5.1

FSC Canada clarifies Indicator 6.5.1 on Designated Conservation Lands and consensus under its Forest Stewardship Standard.

Opportunities to Earn Points in LEEDv5 Using FSC-Certified Wood

FSC Canada outlines how FSC-certified wood can help projects earn points under the new LEED v5 scoring system.

FaCS Leadership Forum in Québec City January 27-28, 2027

FSC Canada will host a FaCS Leadership Forum in Québec City on January 27-28, 2027, focused on climate-smart forestry.

OECM in Armenia

FSC Canada will present its OECM work at COP 17 in Armenia and launch a paper to support conservation planning in Canada.

Smurfit Westrock Expands Net-Zero Plant Strategy

Smurfit Westrock is turning industrial modernization into an opportunity to accelerate decarbonization.

Cogent Launches ClearView for Commissioning

Cogent Industrial Technologies Launches ClearView™ Commissioning Project Tracking Platform 

Rotameter Reading Wrong? Check These 5 Things

Rotameters, also known as variable area flow meters, are simple, reliable instruments.

Ottawa Offers Up to $50M for N.B. Digital Forestry

Ottawa proposes up to C$50M for a New Brunswick digital forestry centre to improve fibre tracking and allocation to mills.

Nekoosa Mill Cuts Electricity and Natural Gas Use

Domtar’s Nekoosa mill cuts electricity and gas use with 13 projects, earning a 2026 energy award.

Domtar Builds Precision Maintenance Skills at Johnsonburg

Domtar strengthens maintenance skills at Johnsonburg with hands-on precision training and knowledge transfer.

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MAJIQ Names David Pawelke President

MAJIQ has appointed David Pawelke as president, succeeding Steve Latham, who has retired...

Conical vs. Double Disk Refiners Compared

Study compares conical and double disk refiners, exploring effects of operating mode and geometry on energy consumption and paper strength.

Smurfit Westrock Starts Up Biomass Boiler in Colombia

Smurfit Westrock starts up a biomass boiler at its Yumbo paper mill in Colombia to reduce fossil fuel use and emissions.

Cal Poly Wins 2026 PPA Student Design Challenge

Cal Poly’s Dāt wins the 2026 PPA Student Design Challenge, with RIT’s Pacha Cacao second and Cal Poly’s Tempus third.