HARTSIVLLE, S.C., April 27, 2023 - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), a diversified global packaging company recognized for its leadership in sustainability, today released its 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report which highlights progress made in support of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.

Western Forest Products Inc. has concluded its 90-day working group process for the Alberni-Pacific Division (APD) facility and has begun negotiations on proposals it has received.

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, April 25, 2023 - Cascades (TSX: CAS) announces an important repositioning of its Tissue Papers platform to enhance the performance of the business.

Two more projects, totalling more than $2.5 million, have been approved by the trustees of the Forestry Innovation Transition Trust.

Zachary, Louisiana – Georgia-Pacific is making significant investments, totaling more than $50 million, at its Port Hudson mill in Zachary, Louisiana. The investments will greatly enhance the company’s retail consumer towel business.

MONTRÉAL, April 17, 2023 - 13582141 Canada Inc. ("13582141 Canada"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kruger Inc., announced today that it has acquired 1,099,616 class B common shares ("KPI Shares") of Kruger Products Inc. ("KPI"), which are exchangeable for common shares ("Common Shares") of KP Tissue Inc. ("KP Tissue") on a one-for-one basis pursuant to an amended and restated exchange agreement (the "Exchange Agreement") dated January 1, 2023 between Kruger, KP Tissue and KPI (the "Acquisition").

Tolko Industries is moving from two shifts to one shift at its Soda Creek division in Williams Lake and Armstrong lumber operations.

The forest conservation nonprofit Canopy Planet announced Monday that it won $60 million in funding from The Audacious Project funding initiative at TED.

Sappi, the largest employer in the city of Cloquet, Minnesota, has temporarily shut down its paper mill due to rising waters along the St. Louis River.

Local and federal investigators are investigating the source of a rare outbreak of blastomycosis at a paper mill in Escanaba, Mich.

Mississauga (ON), April 11, 2023 – KP Tissue Inc. (“KPT”) (TSX:KPT), which holds an interest in Kruger Products Inc. will release the financial results for KPT and Kruger Products Inc for the first quarter of 2023 on Thursday,May 11, 2023 before the market opens.

Billerud announces the temporary idling of the Escanaba Mill for up to three weeks as a precautionary measure to protect the health and safety of its employees and contractors due to a blastomycosis fungal infection outbreak.

Natural Resources Canada publishes a report on the social, economic and environmental state of Canada’s forests and forest sector.

The forestry industry in North Carolina is facing a major disruption with the imminent closure of the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill in Canton.

ND Paper, the U.S. subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper, is facing market challenges that have prompted the company to reassess operations at two of its locations.

Monticello, Mississippi – Construction is scheduled to begin soon on a $91 million upgrade at Georgia-Pacific’s containerboard mill in Monticello.  

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2023 — As part of its goal of investing in rural America, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing today that $33.7 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund projects to strengthen the wood products economy and promote sustainable forest management.

Cariboo Pulp & Paper in Quesnel had initially announced a plan to curtail production for two one-month periods in 2023 due to fibre supply challenges.

A forestry expert in British Columbia, David Elstone, has claimed that while the forest industry in the province has faced significant challenges, the region is not in danger of becoming a treeless wasteland.

We are pleased to announce on March 17, 2023, Resolute made the top quintile (top 20%) in the Paper and Forest Products Industry category of the 2023 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).

Hundreds of people will soon be off the job in northern B.C. as Canfor shutters operations at mills in Prince George, Chetwynd and Houston.