International

Conceptual illustration: generic tissue machine, not a photograph of the Palatka mill

Georgia-Pacific's Palatka No. 4 Rebuild: Investment Is Not a Shutdown Schedule

Separate the announced $150 million tissue-machine rebuild and expected second-quarter 2028 completion from an undisclosed shutdown window.

Conceptual illustration: generic containerboard mill, not a Smurfit Westrock facility

Smurfit Westrock Q3: The Lag Between Cost Inflation and Board Pricing

Read the company’s freight and energy cost outlook separately from when announced price increases appear in paper and box contracts.

Editorial diagram of mill process links and disruption risk, not a photograph of Augusta

Clearwater's Augusta mill disruption: separate production risk from insurance recoveries

Clearwater’s SEC filings confirm a late-quarter disruption at its Augusta paperboard mill. Here is how to keep production, company-wide results, insurance proceeds and future maintenance plans in separate columns.

Warehouse with recovered-paper bales and upright paper rolls

Hivest completes Sustana acquisition; mill and recovery-network investment remains a plan

Hivest says it has completed its acquisition of Sustana. The Québec and Wisconsin mills and North American recovery network are described by the sell-side adviser, while investment in those assets is a forward-looking intention, not completed capacity.

Unbranded liquid-soap refill carton and reusable pump bottle in a conceptual bathroom scene

Cleancult’s Castile soap refill carton: paper-based packaging and local recycling are different claims

Cleancult sells its 32 fl oz Pure Castile Soap in a paper-based carton for pouring into a reusable bottle. Its plastic-weight comparison is specific, while carton collection must be checked locally.

Close-up of flattened stacked corrugated box material, not IKEA's distribution centre

IKEA UK's right-sized boxes: £30m is not a PackSize-only price tag

IKEA has launched PackSize right-size packaging at Peterborough. The £30m figure covers two years of wider technology upgrades, while the ‘up to’ 30% and 60% savings are company claims without a disclosed site measurement method.

Cardboard box manufacturing equipment photographed at an unrelated plant, not Visy Smithfield

Visy's Smithfield corrugator: what its projected 33% board-output lift actually says

Visy says it invested A$30 million in a 2.8-metre corrugator at Smithfield and expects a 33% lift in board output. Its forecast is not a measured gain in shipments, industry-wide supply or customer lead times.

Unbranded conceptual warehouse with paper rolls and shipping cartons

CNG announces Omaha Paper purchase; closing is expected at October's end

CNG plans to acquire Omaha Paper’s business through Lindenmeyr Munroe. Its announcement expects a closing at the end of October 2026; it does not establish a completed deal.

Conceptual scene of unmarked thermal-paper rolls and cartons

Hansol's 1.69% preliminary U.S. thermal-paper margin is not a final duty

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily calculated a 1.69% dumping margin for Hansol Paper in a thermal-paper administrative review. This is not the final duty or a universal import deposit rate.

Unbranded conceptual packaging-equipment exhibition aisle

TOKYO PACK exchange talks do not yet confirm a joint ESG PACK 2027 programme

A Korean exhibition organiser discussed exchange with Japan’s packaging association at TOKYO PACK 2026. The 2027 Korean event date is public, but a joint programme is not confirmed.