Pratt Industries executive chairman, Anthony Pratt, has pledged to invest $5 billion in U.S. recycling and clean energy infrastructure to create 5000 American manufacturing jobs over the next 10 years. Anthony Pratt made the pledge — his largest ever commitment — to Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Australia, at a recent black tie event in Sydney.

As the testing phase of all areas and equipment at the UPM Paso de los Toros mill progresses rapidly and the start-up of the mill gets closer, UPM begins its planned tests on the recovery boiler.

Dunn Paper announced that its first lien secured lenders have acquired select assets of the company as part of a recapitalization of the business. Pursuant to this transaction, the company's name has been changed and will operate as BiOrigin Specialty Products ("BSP").

By Luis Sampaio, Fisher International
The AGU journal Earth’s Future conducted a study to get an idea of what water scarcity might look like in the coming years.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released its October 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 4% in October compared to October 2021.

The volume of paper production in France is steadily declining due to a sharp drop in demand for paper for printing, according to recent statements, made by some leading French analysts in the field of paper business and local media reports.

The Thomasville Times reports that the Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) paper mill in Jackson has announced to its employees last week a layoff of virtually all of its 400-plus workers and a temporary idling of the mill.

KP Tissue Inc. (KPT) and Kruger Products announced that it will shut down certain older and inefficient production assets including a light dry crepe paper machine and six converting lines in early January 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Cascades is currently proceeding with the conversion of the Bear Island site in Ashland, Virginia. The new machine will produce high-quality, lightweight, 100% recycled linerboard and medium (fluting paper) for the North American market. Start-up date of the project is 1st Quarter 2023.

Van Genechten Packaging (VGP) recently announced the completion of a 50:50 Joint Venture Agreement with CartonCare Group, including CartonCare Ltd, MSO Cleland Ltd, and Pendragon Presentation Packaging Ltd. This privately-owned group of companies, with a combined annual turnover of 30 million Euro, specializes in printing and packaging.

Smurfit Kappa has signed an agreement to acquire Pusa Pack S.L., a bag-in-box packaging plant located in Onda, close to Castellón in the Valencian region.

Monadnock Paper Mills announced its HP Indigo Solutions Portfolio of 100% Post-Consumer Waste (PCW) paper, packaging, and environmental graphics materials. The product portfolio, complete with a comprehensive listing of available weights, sizes, and properties, is now featured in a comprehensive Stock Guide publication.

Pulsafeeder’s Pulsatron MP Series now features an optional 4-20mA output signal that provides a remote indication of pump speed, you can now remotely confirm the pump’s speed is adjusting to your process parameters, and more accurately estimate chemical usage over time.

Bio-Sep has begun an exciting joint industry project which aims to develop renewable, biosourced alternatives for existing petrochemically derived platform chemicals, ultimately helping to meet the worldwide demand for clean technologies and contributing to net-zero carbon goals. The new venture is in collaboration with the Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST), which includes prestigious institutions such as the University of Bath and the National Composites Centre (NCC).

For the 16th time, the jury of the German Sustainability Award (DNP) has nominated outstanding innovations in the field of sustainability. Out of more than 1,000 applicants, Voith's XcelLine paper machine is a finalist in the "Design" competition in the "Vision" category.

The pandemic caused a steep drop in demand in the paper industry, as in many others. This led to unavoidable shutdowns for some production lines at our mills which, among other factors, resulted in a drop in many environmental indicators for this period.

Ahlstrom announced the appointment of Jorn P. Jensen as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Group Executive Management Team, effective December 1, 2022. Jensen has 27 years of experience as CFO, most recently at Dyson Ltd and earlier at Carlsberg A/S.

Mativ Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Lionel Bonte as President, Healthcare and Wellness, effective November 7, 2022.

Jari Suominen, Executive Vice President (EVP), Forest division and a member of the Group Leadership Team, has decided to leave Stora Enso. After more than 25 years with the Company, Jari will now pursue career opportunities outside of Stora Enso.

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