July 9, 2018 – Catalyst Paper has completed the sale of the company’s U.S. operations to ND Paper, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper for U.S. $175 million. Nine Dragons Paper is based in Hong Kong.

July 9, 2018 – The American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) has elected two new board members following its recent summer board meeting. Joining the board are Resolute Forest Products president and CEO Yves Laflamme and Sonoco Products Company president and CEO Robert Tiede.

July 5, 2018 – Andritz AG has signed a merger agreement to acquire Xerium Technologies Inc.

July 6, 2018 – Stora Enso has launched a feasibility study and environmental impact assessment for possible investment at its Oulu mill in Finland.

July 5, 2018 – Domtar Corporation has met or exceeded three of its six 2020 sustainability goals this year, the company has announced.

July 3, 2018 – Midland Specialty Paper & Film has launched two new stand-alone specialty paper and film catalogues that provide a single source for a printer's digital and offset specialty substrate needs.

June 29, 2018 – Voith's new DynaLayer is an easy-to-use coater that achieves ideal colour application without an additional enclosure, resulting in improved cost efficiency of paper production and an efficient alternative to conventional coaters.

June 24, 2018 – Seventy new jobs have been created in Virginal, Belgium with the relaunch of Idempapers which had been closed and bankrupt. With the help of expertise and capital from Sweden and Norway as well as funding from Avida, the mill is up and running and operating under the new name Virginal Papers.

June 21, 2018 – Timothy S. Nicholls has been appointed senior vice-president and CFO of International Paper. He succeeds Glenn R. Landau who is leaving the company for personal reasons.

June 21, 2018 – A multinip calender for UPM Nordland Papier is being supplied by Valmet to UPM's Dörpen Mill in Germany. The off-line calender that includes Valmet's machine control system is being designed to give the final high quality for the release and glassine paper grades after the grade conversion rebuild.

June 18, 2018 – Catalyst Paper and Unifor have reached a new four-year tentative agreement. Unifor represents about 750 workers in British Columbia.

June 14, 2018 – Major companies such as the Office Depot, Penguin Random House and Japanese office supplier Askul are among those cited by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) as not living up to corporate promises.

June 14, 2018 – Andritz, an international technology group, has signed a contract to acquire Novimpianti drying technology, a company owned by Novigroup, based in Italy.

June 12, 2018 – Valmet has introduced the IQ Dryness Measurement, a tool that extends the company's quality control systems expertise to the paper and board machine forming section.

June 6, 2018 – An offer to acquire Smurfit Kappa Group will not be made by International Paper Company which cites a lack of engagement by Smurfit Kappa's board of directors and management.

June 5, 2018 – Twin Rivers Paper Company has completed the acquisition of the Pine Bluff, Ark. paper mill.

June 4, 2018 – NanoSelect calender roll covers are exactly tailored to the specific requirements of a paper machine and as a result increase machine efficiency and paper quality.

June 4, 2018 – The Mondi Group has completed the acquisition of Powerflute.

June 4, 2018 – As we begin celebration of the 75th anniversary of the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), it seems appropriate to take stock of the history of the organization and the role it has played in helping the North American forest products industry identify and mitigate its effects on the environment.

June 1, 2018 – Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. will be reorganizing the production structure for its paper business.