After failed attempts to sell the Stockstadt site, Sappi decided launch consultations on the future of the fine paper mill. On 14 April 2023 Sappi announced that the negotiations to sell its Stockstadt, Germany; Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Kirkniemi, Finland, mills could not be completed and the sale had lapsed. Sappi Stockstadt is an integrated pulp and paper mill producing 145,000 tpy of pulp which is converted to 220,000 tpy of coated and uncoated woodfree paper mainly sold into the European print market.

The American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) announced that on September 5, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) making changes to EO 14257 from April. The new EO outlines what products and materials can enter the U.S. duty-free (zero percent tariffs). Three wood pulp tariff codes were added to the list. Pursuant to this new EO, imported wood pulp will come into the U.S. duty-free — an important development in the long-term trade and tariff policy discussion. This new list is meant to capture products and materials that are not produced in the U.S. — or not produced at scale. AF&PA has continuously made this argument for specific kinds of wood pulp, such as bleached eucalyptus kraft or BEK. What's Next? The EO also added a variety of items to Annex III, which will act as a 'potential' list of items that could be added to the duty-free list in the future, depending on trade talks. Importantly, this new EO also delegates authority to add items to the duty-free list to USTR and Commerce.

In the spirit of the holiday season, Boise Paper and Box Tops for Education™ launched the "Give the Gift of Box Tops" Sweepstakes today, giving three winners the chance to help their local schools. Through November 30, 2017, U.S. residents can enter the sweepstakes daily for the chance to win 10,000 Bonus Box Tops and 400 reams of Boise Paper products for the participating school of their choice. "Boise Paper is proud to support America's schools as a partner of General Mills' Box Tops for Education program," said Paul LeBlanc, vice president of Boise Paper. "We love seeing first-hand how Box Tops make a difference for schools throughout the country, and we are excited that this sweepstakes will give three lucky winners the chance to truly make a difference with an unexpected gift for the holidays." Click Read More below for additional information.