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Smurfit Westrock to Close Paper Machine at La Tuque

Smurfit Westrock has announced the permanent closure of one paper machine at its La Tuque, Quebec, mill, ...

Domtar Chosen as Lead Company in Unifor Forestry Talks

Unifor forestry delegates from across Eastern Canada have selected Domtar as the target company for the upcoming round of pattern bargaining, ...

Quebec MRFs Showcase Diverse Approaches to Carton Sorting

Material recovery facilities (MRFs) are a critical link in the recycling value chain, yet their operating conditions vary widely.

Cascades Refocuses Packaging Strategy, Closes Three Plants

Cascades has announced it will discontinue its honeycomb paperboard and partition packaging activities, ...

Stora Enso Accelerates Strategic Refocus on Packaging

Stora Enso is stepping up its strategic transformation as it sharpens its focus on renewable materials and fibre-based packaging, ..

CHAR Tech Pushes Espanola Biocarbon Project Forward

CHAR Tech secures a CAD 10 million BMI commitment to advance a 50,000-tonne-per-year biocarbon project at the former Espanola mill site in Ontario.

Mercer Rosenthal Starts Up New Evaporator System

Mercer Rosenthal, located in Germany, has commissioned a new cooking liquor evaporator (CLE) system aimed at improving energy and water efficiency at its pulp mill.

Stora Enso's Nova E Tops Insulation Pulp Quality

Stora Enso has reported major quality gains for Nova E, its specialty unbleached kraft pulp designed for demanding electrical insulation papers and boards.

Sappi Europe to Raise Woodfree Coated Sheet Prices

Sappi Europe has announced a €50 per tonne price increase across its Woodfree Coated (WFC) sheets portfolio, effective 16 March 2026.

Northwood Acquires Kimberly-Clark’s Flint Tissue Sites

Northwood acquires Kimberly-Clark Professional and Personal Care assets in Flint, North Wales.

Smurfit Westrock Advances Net Zero at EU Recycled Mills

Smurfit Westrock has partnered with SLR and RIZM to accelerate decarbonization across its European recycled paper mills. 

Metsäliitto Raises Stake in Metsä Fibre to 55.2%

Metsä Group’s parent company, Metsäliitto Cooperative, has increased its ownership in Metsä Fibre Oy ...

Greif Enters 2026 Leaner, Disciplined and Focused on Execution

Greif is entering fiscal 2026 with a cleaner portfolio and a stronger balance sheet following the divestment of its Containerboard business.

Norske Skog Caps 2025 With Record Containerboard Output

Norske Skog concluded 2025 with strong operational momentum, driven by record production and deliveries of recycled containerboard and ...

Suzano Expands Revolving Credit Facility to $1.8B

Suzano has entered into a new stand-by revolving credit facility totaling US$1.775 billion, ...

Challenging Markets Pressure Metsä Board in 2025

Metsä Board swung to a comparable operating loss of EUR 80.2 million in 2025, down from a EUR 69 million profit in 2024, ...

Weak Pulp, Paperboard Demand Hits Metsä Group Results

Metsä Group posted a comparable operating loss of EUR 85 million for 2025, reversing a profit of EUR 203 million a year earlier.

Stora Enso Posts Resilient 2025 Results Despite Market Pressure

Stora Enso reported resilient full-year 2025 results despite continued pressure from weak pulp and board markets, ...

Domtar Posts CDP Score Gains Across All Categories

Domtar has reported improved scores across all categories in its latest CDP assessment, ... 

Essity Earns CDP A-List Recognition for Forests

Essity has been included on CDP’s 2025 A List for forests and received an A- rating for climate, ...

CO280 named to Global Cleantech 100 for 2026

CO280 earns a spot on the 2026 Global Cleantech 100 as it scales carbon removal projects with pulp and paper mills in North America.

Cascades ranks in Global 100 for seventh straight year

Cascades has once again secured a place among the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations, ...

Mondi receives nine WorldStar Packaging Awards in 2026

Mondi wins nine WorldStar Awards 2026 for recyclable, fiber-based packaging and circular economy innovation.

UPM earns leadership ratings in CDP 2025

UPM achieved leadership-level CDP scores in 2025 for climate, forests and water.