Industry News | Latest Updates in the Pulp and Paper Sector

As people in Terrace Bay, Ont., wait for answers around its shuttered pulp mill, they're getting support from the provincial and federal NDP leaders who are calling for the mill to re-open.

[Richmond, BC]—Paper Excellence Canada today announced the indefinite curtailment of paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton facility located on Vancouver Island, BC.

OAKDALE, La. – Boise Cascade Wood Products announced it plans to invest $75 million to expand and modernize key machine centers at its Oakdale facility in Allen Parish.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Jan. 24, 2024 - Commensurate with the recent divestiture of the Company’s Engineered Papers business, Mativ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MATV) (“Mativ” or the “Company”) today announced organizational realignment initiatives that will streamline organizational size and complexity, and leverage business-critical resources to enhance customer support.

Paper Excellence, which owns Crofton’s Catalyst mill, acknowledged that equipment failure at the mill led to the discharge of more than one million litres of waste water into the ocean in two instances in 2021.

New state-of-the-art facility will enhance ability to meet growing demand and better serve customers in Great Lakes region

VANCOUVER, B.C., January 22, 2024 – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) announced today that it will permanently close its sawmill in Fraser Lake, British Columbia, following an orderly wind-down.

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Jan. 22, 2024 - Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results before market open on Thursday, February 22, 2024, and will hold a conference call at 9:00 AM ET to discuss results.

As consumers increasingly voice their environmental concerns, industries worldwide are actively seeking sustainable alternatives to reduce their carbon footprint.

Marcello Collares, Vice President at Fisher International, Inc., highlighted WestRock's recent closure of its corrugated facility in Lexington, impacting 150 jobs in a linked in post.

Many of Canada’s provincial and territorial deposit return systems (DRS) for beverage containers—most of which already incorporate cartons to some degree—have experienced noteworthy developments in the past year.

Crofton’s Catalyst mill has been fined $25,500 by the province for two instances in which more than one million litres of waste water was discharged into the ocean in 2021.

Greif has opened a new adhesives manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.

According to local news, global packaging company Graphic Packaging International LLC is closing its Grand Rapids-area plant, resulting in the layoff of 111 employees as part of a consolidation effort.

Soundview Vermont Holdings LLC, a division of Marcal Paper but known by its historical and well-known name of Putney Paper, is closing.

January 17, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada - The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the United States’ unfounded duties on Canadian softwood lumber:

TORONTO, ON, January 16, 2024, GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (TSX: GFP) (“GreenFirst”) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the previously announced decentralization of its lumber mill and paper mill operations.

UPM Raflatac, a global supplier of innovative and sustainable self-adhesive paper and film products, plans to open a new state-of-the-art slitting and distribution terminal in the Toronto, Canada metropolitan area.

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Jan. 16, 2024 - Cascades, a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of eco-friendly packaging and hygiene products, is proud to announce that it will celebrate the 60^th anniversary of its founding in 2024.

ʼNamǥis First Nation (ʼNamǥis) and Mosaic Forest Management (Mosaic) are celebrating their shared commitment to a collaborative landscape planning project.

[De Pere, WI – January 16, 2024] – In a strategic move to streamline its operations and enhance its commitment to sustainability, Sustana proudly announces the rebranding of its subsidiary companies, including Sustana Fiber, Rolland, and Hanna Paper, under the united Sustana umbrella.