The paper and building products company is using guidance developed by nonprofit GS1, which manages UPC standards. Seven states have passed extended producer responsibility laws: California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington. UPC barcodes are used by more than 2 million companies globally. Georgia-Pacific is adding packaging-specific metrics, including the glue and tape. Georgia-Pacific has started tracking package weight, materials and origins — alongside traditional retail metrics — using existing barcodes.  That change will make it simpler for the maker of Brawny and Dixie products to prepare filings for extended produce

OCTOBER 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2020 (compared with July 1 – September 30, 2020) *Net sales increased 6% to SEK 4,592m (4,338), mainly related to higher delivery volumes. *EBITDA margin increased to 30.0% (23.8).*Operating cash flow amounted to SEK 957m (1,118). JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2020 (compared with January 1 – December 31, 2019) *Net sales declined 6% to SEK 18,410m (19,591). The fall in sales was mainly related to lower selling prices, which was partly offset by higher delivery volumes.*EBITDA margin of 24.1% (27.2). The decrease was mainly due to lower selling prices. *Operating profit amounted to SEK 1,145m (19,665). The difference was mainly due to one-off items from the discontinuation of publication paper operations in 2020 of SEK -1,694m and the changed accounting method for forest assets of approximately SEK 16bn in 2019. *Operating cash flow amounted to SEK 2,688m (2,916).

Catalyst Paper will continue to vigorously defend itself against an unwarranted and onerous U.S. trade action following today’s disappointing decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce that it will impose a 22.16% anti-dumping duty deposit on the company’s exports of uncoated groundwood paper products. Uncoated groundwood directory paper was excluded from the duty. “We are very disappointed with this decision,” says Ned Dwyer, President & Chief Executive Officer. “This U.S. trade action is unwarranted and without merit.” Click Read More below for additional information.