The manufacturers of corrugated cardboard boxes are working to keep transport packaging flowing to makers of essential products including packaging for food and other consumer products, medical and pharmaceutical products, tissue and hygiene products and more amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

This ought to make some people pretty happy. On Thursday, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all businesses in that state  that aren’t “life-sustaining” to close.

WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock today highlighted statements from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response to questions about the safety of receiving packaging and mail: 

Valmet has completed the co-determination negotiations in the Fabrics Business Unit’s operations in Tampere, Finland. The negotiations were started on January 21, 2020. The target is to ensure the unit’s profitability and future competitiveness.

One of the larger employers in the region is keeping its doors open for its workers.

The health and safety of Toscotec employees and partners is our first priority. Toscotec remains open and operational with appropriate measures to protect the health of our employees and business network. 

Millar Western is taking steps to protect our employees, families and communities during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Nova Scotia's last major mill will curtail buying wood in April and scale back planned deliveries in May as it deals with ongoing market decline, compounded by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VANCOUVER, March 19, 2020 - Pinnacle Renewable Energy ("Pinnacle" or the "Company") (TSX: PL) today advised that the Company is responding in order to minimize the risks from the COVID-19 health threat to its employees, stakeholders, and communities in which it operates.

Consumers who want to make environmentally conscious choices are faced with an overwhelming amount of information. It can be tricky to separate fact from greenwashing. For example, businesses may encourage customers to ‘go paperless’ to save trees.

Capital Expenditure Reductions in 2020 and 2021

Production Curtailments in All Regions

The company cited “continued political friction and economic instability," and the coronavirus outbreak as reasons.

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WASHINGTON – Earlier today, President Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau agreed to close the border separating the United States and Canada temporarily to non-essential travel amid the COVID-19 outbreak. 

WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement encouraging federal, state and local governments to recognize paper and wood products manufacturing facilities as “essential” when drafting Shelter in Place orders:

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WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding consumer demand for tissue products: 

Georgia-Pacific values the health and safety of our employees, customers and consumers. In light of the ongoing outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we are taking the steps necessary to ensure that we are doing our part to prevent the spread of this virus in our workplaces and to help our customers maintain their businesses in a normal manner.

Governments need to work with First Nations to ensure they have fair access to forest tenure and opportunities for partnerships

When fire crews arrived at the mill, they encountered heavy smoke and fires in dumpers two and three