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Pixelle to sell Stevens Point Sylvamo gets
new AVP

Paper Mill to Ahlstrom senior leadership changes.
Sylvamo is announcing
Oliver Taudien, senior vice
president and general man-
P i xe l le S p e c i a l t y made following careful con- ager, Europe, is leaving the
Solutions announced it has sideration of how to best company after a transition
entered into a definitive support those goals. period. He has been with
Konraad Dullaert,
agreement to sell its paper Executive Vice President Sylvamo since its inception
mill in Stevens Point, Fo od & Co ns ume r as a spinoff of International
Wisconsin to Ahlstrom. The Packaging and Chief Paper in 2021. During his
Stevens Point mill, with two Innovation Officer, 27-year career, he held
paper machines, has the Ahlstrom, commented, numerous leadership roles in
capacity to produce about “The acquisition of the finance and strategy, infor-
Stevens Point operation is a
210,000 tons per year of spe- pivotal step in our journey to mation technology and gen-
eral management.
cialty paper, such as coated The Stevens Point mill produces about 210,000 tons per year enhance our technology Shawn Lawson will
flexible packaging papers, offerings and expand our become senior vice president
release liner base, thermal the years,” said Ross tions in food and consumer solutions and market cover- and general manager,
packaging applications to
papers, and other specialty Bushnell, President and customers across North age. This business and its Europe, effective May 1. She
labels. CEO of Pixelle. “Ahlstrom is America, backed by a stable highly experienced, top- joins Sylvamo from
class team will significantly
“We are incredibly proud a highly respected global and experienced manufac- enhance our capabilities, International Paper, where
of the team at Stevens Point. leader, and we’re confident turing network. The com- enabling us to deliver inno- she held positions of increas-
Their dedication and perfor- they will carry forward the pany continues to prioritize vative and sustainable pack- ing responsibility over the
mance have been vital to the strong legacy and operations operational excellence, cus- aging solutions to our last 20 years, most recently
tomer service, and identify-
facility’s success, and we are of the Stevens Point facility.” ing opportunities aligned customers in North America serving as vice president and
sincerely grateful for the Pixelle remains focused with its long-term strategic and beyond. We are excited general manager, European
community’s support over on delivering high-end solu- vision. This decision was about the opportunities.” Packaging.
ITC Limited to acquire Century Logitech’s shift to

Pulp & Paper in India paper packaging

Logitech International
ITC Limited on March 31 said that it has made signifi-
signed a Business Transfer cant progress in eliminating
Agreement to acquire the plastic clamshell packaging
pulp and paper businesses of from its hallmark mice cate-
Aditya Birla Real Estate gories, with the transition to
Limited, Century Pulp & paper now nearly complete.
Paper. Terms of th edeal were Logitech says this initiative
is estimated to remove 660
not disclosed. tons of plastic and reduce
Century Pulp & Paper 6,000 tons of carbon dioxide Logitech’s global transition
(CPP) is well-established in from the air, equivalent to use plastics from our
India’s paper industry with eliminating over 37 million portfolio. This milestone is
an installed capacity of 4.8 single-use plastic water bot- about 90% complete and is
Lakh (480,000) metric Century Pulp & Paper is well-established in Indian paper field tles annually. The global
tonnes (MT) per annum. transition to paper packag- our largest packaging
The company is a producer of strong strategic fit with ITC’s proximity to key raw mate- ing across tens of millions of endeavor to date,” said
packaging boards such as Paperboards & Specialty rial sources, mitigate opera- products continues across Delphine Donné, GM of
FBB and SBB, along with a Papers Business. The acquisi- tional risks through various retailers, comple- Persona l Work space
range of virgin tissues, vari- tion will immediately add multi-site operations and tion expected by the end of Solutions business group at
ous types of paper such as significant scale and econo- enhance resilience across 2025. Logitech.
copier, printing and writing, mies to existing operations industry cycles through port- “Shifting away from plas- He adds, “Every step for-
and specialty papers, and with potential for further folio diversification. tic clamshell packaging
integrated pulp. capacity expansion, provide ITC is one of India’s fore- marks a significant step ward brings us closer to say-
According to ITC, CPP is a locational advantage for effi- most private sector compa- toward our goal of com- ing goodbye to single-use
one-of-a-kind asset with a cient customer servicing and nies. pletely eliminating single- plastic.”
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