A Current Look at the Forest Products Sector in the Lake States

Under the theme 'a grip on any challenge', Avery Dennison is launching an Advanced Adhesives portfolio that expands converters’ options with four new adhesive choices - including a clear non-yellowing hotmelt adhesive for chilled food applications; a reclosure adhesive with high solvent resistance for household wipes; a compostable adhesive for fruit and vegetable packaging; and a heat-activated adhesive for automotive textile labelling.

Ahlstrom has acquired ErtelAlsop, a New York based manufacturer of high-performance liquid depth filter media serving end-markets in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, flavors and fragrances, and chemical industries. As a global leader in specialty materials within lab and life sciences applications, the acquisition strengthens Ahlstrom’s position in the life science filtration market and allows Ahlstrom to enter the depth filtration space. It also marks a key milestone on Ahlstrom’s growth transformation journey and its vision to be the sustainable specialty materials company. ErtelAlsop will become part of Ahlstrom's Filtration and Life Sciences business and will be key to the company’s lab and life sciences filtration growth strategy.

Effective with shipments May 16, 2018, transaction pricing for the following products will increase approximately 5%-7% in the US and Canada: • Printing and Publishing grades • Domtar Reply Card Rolls and Sheets • EarthChoice® Colors Multipurpose, Hots Text and Cover, Index, Tag and Vellum Bristol • EarthChoice® Opaque Offset 30% Rolls and Sheets • EarthChoice® Tradebook • Husky® Opaque Offset Rolls and Sheets • HuskyJET® Rolls including processed rolls • Lynx® Opaque Ultra Rolls and Sheets • Converting grades • Engineering Laser Bond • Enterprise Postal Advantage™ • Laser Forms Bond including processed rolls and box forms • White Wove Envelope • Business Papers • Business Papers products including all Domtar mill, private label brands and custom cut sheet products • Xerox® Vitality®, Bold Professional™, Bold Digital™ and Revolution™ products. Price increases apply to all pack types; rolls, folio and cut size. All current standard differentials and upcharges remain in effect.