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Jussi Vanhanen has been appointed as Metsäliitto Cooperative’s new CEO. He will also be the President and CEO of Metsä Group. Jussi Vanhanen will start in his new position on 1 July 2025.  Until 30 June 2025, the position will be held by Metsä Group’s current President and CEO Ilkka Hämälä, who will then transfer to special duties within the company. These duties will continue until 23 October 2025, when he retires.

Oji Fibre Solutions announced its decision to permanently shut paper machine 6 (PM6) at its Kinleith pulp and paper mill in Tokoroa, New Zealand.

A partnership between the Carton Council, Elof Hansson USA Inc. and the Upcycling Group will bring a new recycling manufacturing facility to Lodi, California, by the end of Q3. Designed to transform post-consumer food and beverage cartons into durable, sustainable building materials, the facility will support regional recycling efforts and help meet the growing demand for sustainable construction materials.

With a growing emphasis on both esthetics and sustainability, florists are seeking packaging solutions that are not only visually appealing but also responsibly sourced.

Valmet is to deliver an IQ Quality Control System for corrugator for optimizing sheet quality to Grupo Penha S.A.’s packaging plant in Itapira, São Paulo state, Brazil.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been recognised for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change, forests and water security by global environmental non-profit CDP. Based on data reported through CDP’s 2024 Climate Change, Forests and Water Security thematic questionnaires, Metsä Board is one of a small number of companies that achieved a triple A, out of over 22,000 companies scored. This is the third time that Metsä Board scored the prestigious triple ‘A’.

SupplyOne, Inc., an industry-leading distributor, service provider, and manufacturer of custom corrugated products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine Kerney as its new Director of Sustainability. Katherine began her role in early February, bringing with her a wealth of experience and a unique background that positions her perfectly to lead the company’s sustainability initiatives.

International Paper announced the permanent closure of the company's Red River containerboard mill in Campti, Louisiana; a recycling plant in Phoenix, Arizona; a box plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and a sheet feeder facility in St. Louis, Missouri.

The partnership between Five Continents and A.Celli Paper continues with the order of a new E-WIND® P100 paper winder for the test liner and fluting paper production plant in Hanchuan.

Horacio Lafer Piva was elected, at the Ibá General Assembly, as the new Chairman of the entity’s Board of Directors. The shareholder and Chairman of Klabin thus replaces Antonio Joaquim, CEO of Dexco, who led the board for the past two years. The meeting held at Ibá’s office in São Paulo elected the board for the next two years, which will, for the first time, include a representative from the native restoration sector.