I will say this about the forest products industries in 2026. I believe there are plenty of opportunities to handsomely profit in the stock market with forest products stocks in 2026. What do you need to do to do this?

The PM40 closed Friday, 2 January 2026, at 5365.

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In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Clearwater Paper and Smurfit Westrock .

The PM40 closed 2 January 2026 down 8.2% from the 3 January 2025 level.

The Trump Administration's executive orders cut across dozens of industries. This searchable tool breaks down the orders and their impact.

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock released the following statement following the final passage of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) delay...

Valmet has strengthened its long-term debt structure by completing its first Schuldschein loan transaction, securing Euro 375 million.

Having partnered with Sc.wén̓wen Economic Development and Kruger Kamloops Pulp, ECF intends to install an electrolyser at the site of Kruger's Kamloops pulp mill.

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Mativ Holdings, Inc. has announced the appointment of Scott Minder as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Minder will succeed Greg Weitzel, who will remain with the Company through December 31, 2025.

Quad announced that it has made the difficult decision to permanently close its printing facility in The Rock, Georgia, in March 2026.

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Incidents in 2025: We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

We are updating this list as these happen in the pulp, paper and forest products industry

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Boise Cascade Company announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Humphrey Company, Inc., a two-step distributor of building materials located in Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Unifor members at the now-shuttered Northern Pulp mill in Pictou, Nova Scotia, will see their pension fund made whole and fully wound up as the company's woodland assets secures a buyer at auction for $235 million.

Suzano, the world's largest pulp producer, has commenced operations this week at its new fluff pulp production line located in its Limeira unit in Brazil's São Paulo state. This R$490 million investment increases Suzano's total fluff pulp production capacity by more than 400%, from 100,000 to 440,000 tonnes per year.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has agreed to a short-term power purchase agreement with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited to buy clean hydroelectricity. This agreement provides the Provincial Government an opportunity to review and consider Kruger's proposed approach to diversification at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper.

In a recent press release, Singapore Company, Flint, announced that it has begun production of lower-carbon, cellulose-based batteries.