Wood Pulp

The International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC) welcomes a new member company in Mercer International.

The project’s final investment decision is expected in 2026, with commercial production for the first factory stage set to begin in 2028. The project is intended to be implemented in three phases, each valued at approximately Euro 300 million.

CMPC Forest Products has been operational since January 1, 2024, and is the result of a joint venture with International Forest Products (IFP). The 24-person team based in Atlanta oversees sales and logistics services across CMPC’s operations.

Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.4% before seasonal adjustment.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has entered into a syndicated credit agreement providing for the renewal of its $1 billion credit facility and extension of the facility’s maturity from July 2028 to May 2030.

Metsä Fibre’s change negotiations at Joutseno and Rauma mills ended.

Mikko Nieminen, the current SVP, Pulp Production, will transition to Metsä Tissue as Senior Vice President, Technology.

In order to be able to handle market fluctuations and volatile electricity prices, the decision was made to go from six to five shifts at Rottneros Mill and thus optimize profitability.

Imports of bleached softwood kraft pulp to China decreased 5%.

EBITDA totalled Euro 116 million (in line with Q4 2024 and down 13% on Q1 2024), with an EBITDA margin of 22% (down 0.4 pp on Q4 2024 and down 3.0 pp on Q1 2024).

Ence Advanced products accounted for 35% of pulp sales in the first quarter. Their weight is expected to continue to increase to over 60% in 2028, including fluff.

Ahlstrom announces leadership change in protective materials division.

Adjusted EBITDA for the Q1 2025 was $17 million, inclusive of a $12 million non-cash environmental charge, down $35 million from Q1 2024.

Canfor Pulp Products reports Q1 2025 operating income of $11 million; net income of $6 million, or $0.09 per share.

Start-up of the new equipment is scheduled for the second half of 2027.

The negotiations involve the entire personnel of these production facilities, a total of approximately 465 people. Any layoffs would last for a maximum of 90 days and could be implemented in several cycles by the end of December 2025.

With a production capacity exceeding 10,000 tons annually, it is capable of processing both viscose and polyester fibers.

Mercer International Inc. reported Q1 2025 Operating EBITDA of $47.1 million, a decrease from $63.6 million in the same quarter of 2024 and $99.2 million in the Q4 2024.

International Paper reported Q1 2025 net earnings (loss) of $105 million, or $0.24 per diluted share.

The delivery includes refurbishing and modifying an existing disc filter from the mill’s deinked pulp line (DIP) and reinstalling it in the mill’s thermomechanical pulp line (TMP).