Kraft paper: McKinley appears ready for PM start-up in Pacific Northwest; RAM runs trials at Spruce Falls SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
Corrugated: Canadian box shipments up 1.2% YTD to August, largely mirroring the US increase SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
People news: WestRock names Sr VP, science and innovation SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
News briefs: GP to build new gypsum wallboard plant; Bain bids for Ahlstrom-Munksjö SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
Boxboard: Graphic Packaging’s major expansion in Kalamazoo gains local tax incentives SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
IP plans a Nov. 1 $50/ton containerboard price hike, would be first domestic increase in two and a half years SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
Operations: New major storm strikes US Gulf Coast, again; another hits eastern Canada SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
Corporate strategy: Laschinger to retire, Abbate is new Veritiv CEO; packaging moves up in stature for firm SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
Newsprint market still weak, prices slip further; new capacity shuts announced, more to come TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)
Operations: ND Paper reports 23 workers tested positive for COVID-19 at Rumford mill; one died TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2020 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week)