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UPM reported fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results. Massimo Reynaudo, UPM's President and CEO, pointed out that the company's performance in 2024 improved over 2023 and decisive actions to improve performance, accelerate growth and deliver value have been implemented and will continue.

According to a recent Metsä Board study, optimising the choice of paperboard can notably reduce the carbon footprint of packaging for beautycare and cosmetic brands. The assessments, conducted by Metsä Board and verified by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, demonstrated the significant carbon footprint reductions achieved by switching to Metsä Board’s fresh fibre paperboard, compared to grades representative of European markets.

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.

Valmet is to deliver a Valmet IQ Moisturizer to Sri Andal Paper Mills Private Limited, located in Sathyamangalam, India. This order is part of Sri Andal Paper Mills’ quality improvement initiatives for their kraft paper production.

Cardinal Tissue LLC announced the acquisition of Softex Paper's US assets, located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Palatka, Florida. Both companies convert parent rolls of tissue paper into tissue products such as toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, and facial tissue. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The ongoing industrial strike in the chemical industry in Finland has forced UPM to suspend production at the company’s UPM Kymi pulp mill. Operations at Kymi paper mill are not affected.

Edilio Stefani, Chairman of the Sofidel Group, passed away suddenly at his home on January 30.

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Domtar announced that its senior vice president of Paper and Packaging Operations, Bill Edwards, received the prestigious Excellence in Leadership Award from the Association of Suppliers to the Paper Industry (ASPI) during the organization's annual conference in Clearwater, Florida.