Forestry Industry Briefing — August 11, 2026
Metsä Group reports sharply improved Q2 profitability, set to exceed EUR 300M savings target Update: Metsä Group's CEO said Q2 2026 profitability improved significantly and the com…
Forestry Industry Briefing — August 10, 2026
Sylvamo posts Q2 loss, banks on stronger second half Sylvamo reported a Q2 2026 net loss of $11 million on net sales of $806 million, with adjusted EBITDA of $60 million, and is im…
Forestry Industry Briefing — August 7, 2026
SCA to raise European kraftliner prices by €100 per tonne SCA announced a €100 per tonne increase on all kraftliner grades in Europe, effective September 1, 2026. Sources: PaperAge…
Forestry Industry Briefing — August 6, 2026
Suzano pulp operations chief Aires Galhardo to step down Suzano announced the resignation of Aires Galhardo, Executive Vice President of Pulp Industrial Operations, Engineering and…
Forestry Industry Briefing — August 5, 2026
Graphic Packaging Q2 earnings slide; Lebanon, Tenn. closure planned Graphic Packaging reported Q2 net sales of $2.19 billion (down 1%) and adjusted EBITDA of $247 million versus $3…
Forestry Industry Briefing — August 4, 2026
U.S. containerboard operating rate surges to nearly 95% in Q2 AF&PA data show the containerboard operating rate climbed to nearly 95% from 93% in Q1 even as production fell 2% year…
Forestry Industry Briefing — August 3, 2026
Canfor to shut Northwood pulp mill by year-end as pulp losses deepen Alongside its Q2 results, Canfor confirmed the closure of the Northwood pulp mill in Prince George, B.C. by yea…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 31, 2026
International Paper: North American packaging delivers as EMEA lags; NORPAC Longview mill acquired International Paper's second-quarter results showed Packaging Solutions North Ame…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 30, 2026
Smurfit Westrock posts $1.14 billion quarterly EBITDA, closes UK mill and eight converting plants Smurfit Westrock reported second-quarter net sales of $8.03 billion, net income of…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 29, 2026
Toulouse court rejects Pigasse bid for Fibre Excellence; Tarascon mill headed to liquidation The Toulouse Commercial Court on July 27 rejected French banker Matthieu Pigasse's cond…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 28, 2026
Valmet launches strategic review that could split the company in two Valmet's Board is evaluating whether separating its two segments — Biomaterial Solutions and Services, and Proc…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 27, 2026
U.S. orders 50% tariffs on Canadian pulp and paper imports, effective August 19 Under three proclamations signed pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the administrati…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 24, 2026
PCA posts record corrugated shipments in Q2, sales rise to $2.5 billion Packaging Corporation of America reported second-quarter net income of $192 million ($2.15 per share; $2.35…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 23, 2026
Södra posts SEK 424 million Q2 operating loss on weak demand Sweden's Södra reported a second-quarter 2026 operating loss of SEK 424 million on net sales of SEK 6,947 million (down…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 22, 2026
Palm to convert King's Lynn PM 7 from newsprint to recycled containerboard Germany's Palm Group will convert Paper Machine 7 at its King's Lynn mill in the UK from newsprint to lig…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 21, 2026
Domain Timber Advisors expects more timberland sales in the second half of 2026 Domain Timber Advisors says the U.S. timberland market has tilted in buyers' favor, with well-capita…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 20, 2026
Finch Paper to shut down pulp-making at its Glens Falls, NY mill Finch Paper announced Saturday that it will cease pulp production at its Glens Falls mill and instead buy pre-made…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 17, 2026
International Paper to close Carrollton South packaging facility in Texas. IP will shut the Carrollton, Texas box plant by the end of Q3 2026 as it aligns its manufacturing footpri…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 16, 2026
Lenzing selects ANDRITZ for new debarking and chipping line in Austria. Lenzing AG ordered a complete wood handling line — including a hydrostatically supported debarking drum, log…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 15, 2026
Canfor to permanently close Northwood pulp mill in Prince George, B.C. Canfor announced July 14 that it will permanently close its Northwood NBSK pulp mill in late Q4 2026 followin…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 14, 2026
Kruger to detail $700-million revitalization plan for Corner Brook Pulp and Paper. Kruger has called a news conference to lay out details of the roughly $700-million modernization…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 13, 2026
International Paper temporarily suspends operations at Pine Hill containerboard mill in Alabama. A weather event damaged a critical roof at the Pine Hill, Alabama mill, prompting I…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 10, 2026
Italian study finds paper packaging drives recycling in quick-service restaurants Research commissioned by Comieco, Seda International Packaging and McDonald's and conducted by Amb…
Forestry Industry Briefing — July 9, 2026
Buyers hunt for value as lumber prices firm against seasonal pattern Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 held at US$500 mfbm — up 12% (+US$59) from a month earlier and 4% year-over-year —…