In 2005, West Linn Paper Co. ditched its local utility, Portland General Electric, and began purchasing energy through an independent supplier.

April 2, 2020 - Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), a leading provider of packaging solutions to food, beverage, foodservice, and other consumer products companies, through its primary U.S. operating company, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, announced today the close of its previously announced acquisition of the Consumer Packaging Group Business from Greif, Inc.

The owner of a British Columbia mill that makes pulp for surgical masks, gowns and other medical supplies says the shortage of personal protective equipment is a global problem, and companies should be helping out to the best of their ability.

A British Columbia mill that makes a special recipe of pulp for surgical masks, gowns and other medical supplies has doubled up on its production for an American customer amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Normally, the Memphis plant that makes more than 1 million rolls of toilet paper daily keeps a month’s worth of product under its roof.

NEW YORK, NY, April 3, 2020 – Mercer International Inc. (“Mercer”) (Nasdaq: MERC) reports that its joint venture Cariboo pulp mill will be taking approximately 4 weeks of downtime starting on or about April 20, 2020, resulting in an approximate reduction of NBSK production of 30,000 tonnes of which Mercer’s share is 15,000 tonnes.

It’s a good time to be a bug and a bad time to be a tree.

Weyerhaeuser closing Evergreen plywood plant for a week

(Appleton, WI - April 2, 2020) Appvion Operations, Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialty, high value-added coating solutions and coated paper products, announces that it is now certified compliant with FDA cGMP regulations for the manufacture of food packaging.

FSC’s principle decision-making platform, the triennial General Assembly, has been postponed to 2021.

Moncton, NB – J.D. Irving, Limited announced today that the company is donating $1 million to the Food Depot Alimentaire.

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, April 3, 2020 - Cascades (TSX: CAS), a leader in eco-friendly recovery, packaging and hygiene solutions, announces that it will supply recycled plastic needed to make medical visors to help in the fight against COVID-19.

An update is being issued for the news release, Resolute to Hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 12, 2020, issued on February 25, 2020, over PR Newswire.

The coronavirus spurs online grocery sales to increase 100% since the start of March. Plus, buy online pick up in store orders have increased 62% year over year, according to new data from Adobe Analytics.

A Successful Forum on Caribou

April 2, 2020 - Today, the federal government moved to recognize that Canada’s forest products sector and its workers provide essential products and services to Canadians.

More than 200 N-95 masks were donated to Williams Lake front-line workers in need of personal protective equipment by West Fraser.

Rather than laying off because of the COVID-19 pandemic the EACOM sawmill in Timmins is hiring.

Historically, hygiene has always played a major role in keeping the entire planet healthy. Now, as the world is dealing with a health crisis, this is truer than ever. In keeping with its “All clean.

Toilet paper may be at the top of everyone’s shopping list these days, but it’s not the only essential pulp and paper product. The forest products industry manufactures a wide range of critical goods that are used in virtually every industry and household every single day.

Brompton (Québec), March 31, 2020 – Kruger Specialty Papers today announced the temporary shutdown of its Brompton facility, effective Friday, April 3, for an indefinite period of time.