Neenah is announcing a price increase of approximately 3% - 5% on several of our Wide Format brands. We’ve also taken this opportunity to better align our conVerd Board® brand pricing across the products within that portfolio. The list below information for all brands that are being increased. Wide Format - BANNER-BRITE; BLOX-LITE®; CITYLIGHT®; CONVERD BOARD® 1.5MM; CONVERD BOARD® 3.0 MM; CONVERD BOARD® 3.5MM; CONVERD BOARD® 4.7MM; CONVERD BOARD® 6.0 MM; DIGISCAPE®; DUOBOARD®; ENDURA®; EVERYDAY PHOTO; ENVIROSCAPE MURAL®; FLEXART®; GREENLIGHT® II Plus; IMAGEASE®; LUSTRÉ BOARD®; NEENAH® Photo Satin. Wide Format Brands excluded from this price increase include: CLASSIC CREST® Wide Format, ESSE® Wide Format and ASTROBRIGHTS® Wide Format. Click Read More below for additional information.

Sustana, the sustainable fiber and paper industry leader, has joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative. Sustana’s engagement in the UN Global Compact — a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices – reflects its longstanding and continued adherence to sustainable practices and its ongoing support for the Ten Principles focused on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. “With this announcement, Sustana is proud to continue its commitment to developing solutions to move society toward a greener, more circular future,” said Fabian de Armas, Chief Executive Officer for Sustana. “Over the years, Sustana has proven to be a leader in the sustainable pulp and paper business,” said Jeffrey Crawford, Vice President of Sustainability for Sustana. “We look forward to partnering with the UN Global Compact, its US and Canada Local Network members, and companies throughout our value chain to help move the world toward a sustainable future through responsible business action.”

“2024 was a transformational year for Clearwater Paper. We took significant steps to focus our strategy on becoming a paperboard packaging company. We acquired a high-quality manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia, increasing our paperboard capacity by nearly 75% and improving our geographic footprint in North America,” said Arsen Kitch, president and chief executive officer. “We also divested our tissue business for $1.06 billion at closing and used the proceeds to de-lever our balance sheet and Net sales from total operations were $483 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, down 6% compared to fourth quarter 2023 net sales of $513 million. Net income from total operations for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $199 million, or $11.91 per diluted share which includes $307 million of gain on sale of the tissue division ($219 million after tax) compared to $18 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, or $1.06 per diluted per share. Net sales from total operations were $2.2 billion for 2024, an increase of 6% compared to 2023 net sales of $2.1 billion. Net income for 2024 was $196 million, or $11.70 per diluted share, compared to $108 million for 2023, or $6.30 per diluted share.