HARTSVILLE, S.C., Sept. 08, 2023 - Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON) (“Sonoco” or the “Company”), a diversified global packaging leader, today announced the completion of its acquisition of the remaining equity interest in RTS Packaging, LLC (“RTS”) from joint venture partner WestRock (NYSE:WRK) and one WestRock paper mill in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Following the announcement of a possible combination dated 7 September 2023 (“Possible Combination Announcement”), the Boards of Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE 100 company, and WestRock, an S&P 500 company, are pleased to announce the signing of a definitive transaction agreement (the “Agreement”) to create Smurfit WestRock, a global leader in sustainable packaging (the “Combination” or the “Transaction”).

ATLANTA – September 7, 2023 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Pratt Industries, Inc., a Georgia-based recycled paper and packaging company, will build a new production facility in the portion of Warner Robins located in Peach County.

VANCOUVER, B.C., September 6, 2023 – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Spray Lake Sawmills located in Cochrane, Alberta subject to certain post-closing adjustments.

Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, proudly announced the opening of their IBC manufacturing facility in Dilovasi, Turkey, on September 6th, 2023.

FORT MILL, S.C - September 06, 2023 - Domtar Corporation, a part of the Paper Excellence Group, today announced it will indefinitely idle the pulp and paper operations at its Espanola, Ontario, facility for an expected period greater than one year.

Smurfit Kappa Group (“Smurfit Kappa”) (LSE:SKG; ISE:SKG), a FTSE 100 company, confirms that the boards of directors (the “Boards”) of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock Company (“WestRock”) (NYSE:WRK), a S&P 500 company, are discussing the key terms of a potential combination to create Smurfit WestRock, a global leader in sustainable packaging (the “Potential Combination”).

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – September 8, 2023: Glatfelter Corporation (“Glatfelter” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GLT), a leading global supplier of engineered materials, has entered into an agreement with Ekman & Co. to market Glatfelter’s high quality, specialty Abaca pulp exclusively through Ekman’s global sales agency platform.

ESPANOLA, Ont.-Nearly 350 Unifor members and their families are grappling with the news of a year-long curtailment of the Domtar mill in Espanola, Ontario.

CHARLOTTE, NC (September 7, 2023) — ResourceWise, a leading provider of price reporting, benchmarking, market analytics, and strategic consulting services for commodity markets, today announced the imminent release of Forestat Global. 

CROFTON, BC – Due to extremely dry conditions, pumping water from Cowichan Lake into Cowichan River is set to begin as early as September 11 depending on rainfall.

New Brunswick is taking steps to protect more Crown forest, consult First Nations on forestry management, and allow for uses other than timber harvesting, Natural Resources Minister Mike Holland said Wednesday.

And why U.S. paper plants are folding anyway.

Last fall, the specialty paper maker Dunn Paper closed its mill in Port Huron, Michigan, where, for about a century, it had been making paper used everywhere from the food industry to medical settings.

DELAWARE, Ohio ,  Aug. 30, 2023 - Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, today announced it has acquired 51% of the ownership interest in ColePak, LLC in an all-cash transaction funded through Greif's existing credit facility.

Resolute is helping advance an exciting off-highway automated vehicle (AV) technology known as truck platooning.

Officials with the Northern Pulp mill should know soon whether they'll reach a settlement with the Nova Scotia government over the Pictou County-based operation's 2020 shutdown and other matters, or if the two sides will find themselves back in court.

VANCOUVER–Members of Unifor Local 1132 at the Crofton mill in British Columbia received notice on Monday, August 28 that the scheduled restart of the mill, slated for the end of the month, has been delayed by at least another 30 days, leaving workers and their families in the lurch.

ELGIN — Boise Cascade avoided an all-employee layoff at the Elgin Plywood mill after resolving a wood chip scare earlier this month.

BOISE, Idaho - August 23, 2023 - Today the Company announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase Brockway-Smith Company (BROSCO®), a leading wholesale distributor specializing in doors and millwork.

As the Canadian market leader in the facial tissue category, with brands like Scotties and Bonterra, Kruger Products has the capacity to supply the Canadian market with 8 domestic manufacturing plants and options for expansion.

TORONTO — Canadians soon won't find Kleenex tissues on store shelves. The Kleenex consumer facial tissue business is leaving Canada this month, U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark said in a statement Friday.