HARTSVILLE, SC, Nov. 07, 2016 -- Sonoco (NYSE:SON) today announced it has completed the sale of its rigid plastics blow molding operations to Amcor, a global leader of rigid and flexible packaging products, for $280 million.

November 7, 2016, Northbrook, IL, USA -- The memberships of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, and the Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI) voted to approve the resolution to merge. As approved by the memberships, the merger becomes effective January 1, 2017, and ARCSI will be officially known as “ARCSI, A Division of ISSA.”

Helsinki, 3 November 2016 at 11:30 EET) - UPM is planning to permanently reduce its graphic paper capacity in Europe by 305,000 tonnes. The capacity reductions are planned to take place in Austria and Germany. UPM plans to permanently close two paper machines: SC paper machine 3 at UPM Steyrermühl, Austria and SC paper machine 2 at UPM Augsburg, Germany.

FORT MILL, SC, Nov. 2, 2016 -- Domtar Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS). The dividend of US$0.415 per share is payable on January 17, 2017 to stockholders of record on January 3, 2017.

Northbrook, IL, USA, November 2, 2016 -- The ISSA Hygieia Network (IHN) announced the winners of its 2016 ISSA Hygieia Network Awards during its second annual ISSA Hygieia Network Awards Ceremony. The event took place at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel in Chicago, IL, Wednesday, October 26, during ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2016.

HARTSVILLE, SC, Nov. 02, 2016 -- Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has acquired Plastic Packaging Inc. (PPI), a privately held Hickory, N.C.-based flexible packaging company.

Demand for pressure sensitive tapes in the Asia/Pacific region is projected to increase 5.3 percent per year to 28.3 billion square meters in 2020. Growth will be boosted by continued economic expansion in much of the region, particularly in India and Indonesia, as well as China and a number of smaller countries.

Stora Enso has appointed Annica Bresky as Executive Vice President, Consumer Board division and member of the Group Leadership Team. Annica Bresky is currently the President and CEO of Iggesund Paperboard AB, part of the Swedish Holmen Group. Previously she has worked as Mill Director at BillerudKorsnäs AB. She has also worked at Stora Enso’s Kvarnsveden Mill in 2001‒2010 holding engineering and superintendent positions.

Vancouver, BC, October 31, 2016 – FITNIR Analyzers has been awarded with a project to supply its state-of-the-art online analyzer system, for measuring green and white liquor properties, to Södra Cell Mönsterås.

SCA Interim Report Q3 2016: CEO’S COMMENTS - Organic sales growth during the third quarter of 2016 was affected by a challenging market situation for hygiene products and capacity reductions. Adjusted operating profit, excluding currency translation effects, acquisitions and divestments, showed continued favorable growth, and the adjusted operating margin rose.