Paper & Pulp Mills
EU grants unconditional approval for Suzano's acquisition of Kimberly-Clark's international tissue business The European Commission cleared Suzano's takeover of Kimberly-Clark IFP NewCo B.V., which holds Kimberly-Clark's International Family Care & Professional tissue operations across Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, without requiring any remedies. The deal pairs the world's largest bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp producer with a global tissue portfolio spanning toilet paper, facial tissue, paper towels and professional hygiene products. Source: Tree Frog Forestry News
Smurfit Westrock commits €600 million to French operations ahead of Choose France summit Smurfit Westrock announced a €600 million investment over three to five years across its roughly 50 sites in France, targeting modernization and decarbonization of operations, manufacturing efficiency and sustainable packaging capabilities. The company has operated in France for more than 40 years and employs about 6,000 people there. Source: Tree Frog Forestry News
AF&PA survey: US paper and paperboard production fell 3.7% in 2025 The American Forest & Paper Association's 66th annual capacity and fiber consumption survey shows 2025 US paper and paperboard production declined 3.7% to 66.3 million tons, with total fiber consumption down 3.5% and recovered fiber consumption down 4%. Containerboard output fell 4.4% to 36.1 million tons while printing-writing capacity dropped 13.9% to 7.7 million tons. Source: Tree Frog Forestry News
Forestry & Timber
Forest Service chief faces congressional scrutiny over sweeping reorganization Lawmakers are pressing Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz over the agency's shake-up, including a proposal to transfer wildfire management to a new U.S. Wildland Fire Service at the Interior Department and plans to consolidate research facilities. Schultz must balance the administration's push to expand logging on public lands with wildfire-risk reduction across the 193-million-acre national forest system. Source: Tree Frog Forestry News