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Weekly Spotlight

In May 2025, the EU Commission published the final risk classification of countries of origin under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Our interface solution LINK.EUDR can help.
Röchling Industrial Oepping GmbH & Co. KG has announced the acquisition of the innovative EZ eco Smart Cleaner technology, effective August 1, 2025.
Greif, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Molpus Woodlands Group, on behalf of clients, to sell its Soterra land management business for $462 million.
Mondi has become the first company in South Africa to receive the globally recognised Cradle to Cradle Certified® certification for paper products, as its uncoated fine paper portfolio from the Merebank mill earned certification at the Bronze level.
 
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Market Round Up
Sylvamo (NYSE: SLVM) has released its second quarter 2025 earnings.
Suzano, the world's largest pulp producer, announces its results for the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25), reporting sales of 3.7 million tonnes of pulp and paper. Sales increased 28% over the same period in 2024 (2Q24), mainly reflecting the strong operational contribution of the new Ribas do Rio Pardo pulp mill, whose production started in July 2024.
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Minhan Paper Joint Stock Company has successfully started up a new OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line supplied by ANDRITZ to its mill in Van Lam, Hung Yen Province, Vietnam. This start-up strengthens Minhan’s position in the growing Vietnamese packaging market.
Lindenmeyr Munroe has expanded operations in the Michigan market with a Detroit-based distribution facility.
UPM Adhesive Materials, formerly known as UPM Raflatac, is investing in a new, state-of-the-art coating line and other facility and material handling upgrades in its label material factory in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. This investment will significantly enhance the factory's capabilities, quality and efficiency.
Suzano announced that its market pulp production volume over the next 12 months of the operational cycle — from this date forward — will be lower by approximately 3.5% when compared to its nominal capacity of market pulp production per year.
 
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Containerboard/Packaging

The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) has teamed up with The Packaging School (TPS) to increase student awareness of the corrugated packaging industry and empower the next generation of packaging professionals through expert-led online education and customized instruction.
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, has released its quarterly containerboard and boxboard reports. While boxboard production essentially was flat in the second quarter, containerboard production faced steeper declines.
 
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New Products
Sun Chemical has launched SunCure Advance ECO UV sheetfed inks for folding carton applications.
Sustainability
The pulp and paper team at the Tumut mill has been honored with the Excellence in Sustainability Award at the 2025 Business Snowy Valleys Awards. 
The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) for the first time added paper cups to its list of classifications for recycled materials. ReMA's Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Specifications now include paper cups under paper items allowable in inbound residential single and dual recycling streams.
Corrugated packaging manufacturer GWP Packaging has marked the first anniversary of installing solar panels at its Cricklade site.
 
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With expanded manufacturing technology at their plant in Lauterbourg, France, Dow delivers innovative benefits for both new and existing paper packaging applications.
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  Kimberly-Clark Names John Carmichael North America President
Kimberly-Clark has appointed John Carmichael as President, North America, effective September 15.
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  Anna-Kaisa Huttunen Joins Metsä Spring’s Kuura Project
Metsä Spring has appointed Anna-Kaisa Huttunen as Director of Business Development, effective June 11, to support the market entry of its Kuura textile fibre innovation.
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  Novolex Appoints James "JT" Jones as Chief Procurement Officer
Novolex announced that James "JT" Jones has been appointed Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), effective August 11, 2025. In this role, Jones will be responsible for leading the company's global procurement team, processes and strategy. He will be based in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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