The National Museum of Industrial History has launched a capital campaign to expand onto the Museum’s previously undeveloped second floor and enhance exhibits on its first floor. The “Next Level: Raising Industrial History to New Heights” Capital Campaign seeks to raise $6 million dollars by the end of 2026.

In 2024, Stora Enso entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala Oy. This acquisition aims to secure a cost-efficient wood supply to Stora Enso's packaging board site in Oulu, Finland, and to support Stora Enso's wood products business with new production assets.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions has announced the planned closure of its mill in Chillicothe, Ohio. 

By Olli-Pekka Riippa, Product Manager, Process and Equipment Solutions, AFT
Recycled fiber Pulping is one of the corner stones of the board making process, and its efficiency directly impacts the quality and cost-effectiveness of the production line.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the March 2025 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

SCA announced that it will increases the prices on brown and white kraftliner in Europe by EUR 60 per metric ton, effective from May 1, 2025.

Voith has received the order to modernize the PM 3 paper machine at Smurfit Westrock Navarra, S.A., in Sangüesa, Spain.

Chilean pulp producer Arauco celebrated the laying of the cornerstone at the site of its new pulp mill — "Project Sucuriú" — in Inocência, Mato Grosso do Sul state in Brazil. This marked end of earth moving phase and the official start of the construction phase of the 3.5 million metric tons per year single-phase pulp mill.

The Rugao BM 13 has achieved its Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) in an impressive 11 months of start-up. This milestone not only demonstrates the impressive performance of Voith but also the strength of the partnership with Asia Symbol and the high efficiency of Voith’s full-line approach.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the March 2025 Packaging Papers Monthly report. 

It has been reported that Saica is in the process of starting up its latest facility in Spain.

A new, compact Rotating Drum Screen from Munson Machinery removes solids from industrial and municipal waste streams, and recovers solid product from process streams, at rates to 870 gal/min (3,293 liter/min) depending on screen size, without blinding or clogging the screen, according to the company.

For the first time, Schaeffler, a global leader in motion technology, will showcase a variety of solutions for the pulp and paper industry, including its Self-Aligning Cylindrical Roller (SACR) Bearing, at TAPPICon 2025, booth #440. The SACR bearing’s unique design enables it to accommodate angular misalignments and axial displacements within the bearing itself, allowing it to effectively compensate for the thermal axial expansion of dryer rolls in paper machines.

As industries across the globe increasingly focus on reducing packaging materials, Columbia Machine continues to innovate with solutions that balance sustainability with product protection.

Aker Carbon Capture and CO280 Solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) projects beginning in the US and Canada pulp and paper industry that will deliver permanent, verifiable, affordable carbon removals.

Based on preliminary figures, the CHT Group, a global supplier of specialty chemicals based in Tübingen, demonstrated its resilience and strategic foresight in the 2024 financial year. Despite volatile global conditions, the company recorded sales growth to EUR 614.3 million (+2%) and a significant increase in EBIT to EUR 21.1 million – an increase of EUR 13.4 million compared to the previous year.

Georgia-Pacific announced Keith Hamilton, formerly vice president of operations, Corrugated, has been named president of Georgia-Pacific’s Corrugated business. In this role, he will oversee operations and commercial teams across 35 sites including box plants, sheet feeders, Hummingbird digital print, and EarthKraft mailers.

Sylvamo is announcing Jean-Michel Ribiéras, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire Dec. 31.

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