The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently signed into law. 

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, has been acquired by Platinum Equity from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and BASF in a transaction worth $5.25 billion. Both CD&R and BASF have fully exited Solenis.

Felix Schoeller Group announced that it will adjust the prices for its specialty papers with an energy surcharge due to the sharp rise in the costs of energy and the raw material titanium dioxide, effective Dec. 1.

Ten scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are among the world’s most highly cited researchers, according to a bibliometric analysis conducted by the scientific publication analytics firm Clarivate.

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KP Tissue Inc. (KPT) (TSX: KPT) reports the Q3 2021 financial and operational results of KPT and Kruger Products L.P. (KPLP).

Sappi announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2021.

Amid the ever-rising prices for paper in Russia, the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting with its manufacturers and customers to form a working group to collect data on prices on a regular basis.

Valmet and CMPC have finalized the agreement of which Valmet and CMPC signed a letter of intent in September 2021. According to the agreement, Valmet will deliver key technology and automation for CMPC's BioCMPC project.

Ilim Group has made a decision to upgrade and convert its PM5 in Koryazhma, Russia, which is currently used to produce white papers, to unbleached packaging kraft paper. The conversion project will be completed by the end of 2022.

Andritz has successfully started up a new reel as part of the KM2 board machine rebuild at Knauf Petroboard, in Kommunar, Russia.

It’s going on the long and fruitful collaboration between Cartiere di Trevi, a paper mill with a long history and tradition, specialized in high quality cardboard products, and De Iuliis C.& A., manufacturer of machines and systems for the paper industry that has been operating in the sector for more than 66 years, with a very loyal clientele, both Italian and foreign.

The European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) has issued the Corrugated Packaging Recyclability Guidelines - design for circularity. With the aim to contribute to the sustainability of packaging, the guidelines provide the industry with a practical set of tools to implement in the recycling of paper and board to ensure the optimal use of natural resources and minimize their environmental impact.

Liberty Diversified International (LDI) announces the acquisition of Dallas Container Corporation. The company also does business as Amarillo Custom Box Company. The acquisition marks the accelerating growth of the Liberty Packaging business unit in the LDI family of companies.

The Komax Lined Static Mixers are a solution to ensure that corrosive chemicals and additives are mixed safely and efficiently.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has won both the Finnish Circular Economy Award and the Finnish Quality Award in the Laatukeskus Excellence Finland assessment. The circular economy prize was awarded for the first time this year.

The Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has joined the global "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" initiative to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 degree through appropriate measures. As part of this initiative, launched by the UN Global Compact and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), among others, MM commits to setting science-based targets to seek for net-zero emissions in the whole value chain by 2050 at the latest.

The Hämeenkyrön Voima power plant, from which Metsä Board’s Kyro mill buys energy, has replaced the peat it burns with renewable energy. In the future, the power plant aims to use wood-based fuels from Metsä Group’s production and wood procurement by-products.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced the election of its new 2022 Board of Directors members:

Industrial Shredders announced that Mark Pischulla has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. Pischulla will oversee operations, manufacturing, internal processes, project management, product development and engineering, and customer research for Industrial Shredders, a manufacturing company based outside of Cleveland, Ohio that produces high-quality, innovative shredding and size-reduction equipment for any project.

The board of the BIR Paper Division has appointed Mr. Francisco Donoso as new divisional President.

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