Nine Dragons, Inc. (ND Paper) and Billerud Wisconsin LLC (Billerud) closed on an Asset Purchase Agreement, whereas ND Paper will own and operate Billerud’s Wisconsin Water Quality Center (WQC) and associated landfill and F&E landfill assets. The Water Quality Center is essential component of the Biron facility. The agreement ensures the mill’s uninterrupted production and ND Paper’s Biron facility will remain an integral part of the Wisconsin Rapids community. Five employees are responsible for operating the facility and will be joining the ND Paper team.

Known as IMAGin® Simply Sustainable™, the new product line is PVC-free and consists of polyester (PET) and polypropylene (PP) films that meet current regulatory standards of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety and Improvement Act (CPSIA). IMAGin Simply Sustainable products are primarily designed for window or glass surfaces but are versatile for other applications as well. The films are created with a unique polymer technology that delivers notable benefits over traditional static cling products or similar PVC-based products. The product line offers removable and permanent products, including: *Crystal Cling (SS299): This 4.0-mil gloss clear removable PET film offers excellent clarity and print compatibility with UV and latex inkjet printers. It features a 3.0-mil polyester traction back release liner and is intended for short- to medium-term advertising on glass surfaces such as windows, displays and signboards. *Print Friendly Opaque (SS129): Designed for medium-term advertising on glass surfaces such as windows, displays and signboards, this 2.3-mil gloss white permanent block-out PP film can be printed with UV inkjet printers. It is top-coated and protected with a 50# bleach glassine liner. *White Magic Cling (SS99) and Clear Magic Cling (SS29): Available in gloss white (SS99) or gloss clear (SS29), this 2.0-mil soft, flexible PP removable film is designed to cling to any smooth glass surface, including windows, office doors, display cases or beverage coolers. It also works well on other smooth, glossy plastic and shiny metal surfaces. It is supplied with a 90# poly-coated layflat liner for ease of processing and handling and can be printed with conventional screen and offset, UV screen and offset, UV inkjet and latex printers.

Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper will exit the newsprint segment in the first quarter of 2026, concluding that structural demand erosion has rendered the business no longer viable under current market conditions. The company will file formal notices with Ontario’s Ministry of Labour to cease newsprint operations at its Thunder Bay site, following several years of sustained demand contraction. Company management cited a 40% decline in North American newsprint consumption since 2022 including an 18% year-over-year reduction in 2025 as the decisive factor behind the move, outweighing all previously explored repositioning and optimization scenarios. Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper is a producer of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) pulp, as well as paper and newsprint. The company was acquired by Atlas Holdings from Resolute Forest Products in 2022.