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Sustainability & CircularityOperations & Footprint 30 Oct 2026

Sylvamo and forest NGO Canopée hold talks over clear-felling in Creuse

Sylvamo and the French forest-protection network Canopée met on 30 October 2026 to discuss forestry projects linked to Sylvamo's Saillat-sur-Vienne paper mill near Saint-Junien. The meeting was arranged after about ten Canopée activists blockaded the mill roughly two weeks earlier. Canopée accuses Sylvamo of clear-felling in the Creuse and the wider Limousin; Sylvamo's position was not reported.

Why this mattersNGO action over clear-felling has already led to a mill blockade, showing that wood-sourcing practices can become an operating risk for French paper mills.

  • Sylvamo and Canopée met on 30 October 2026 to discuss forestry projects linked to the Saillat-sur-Vienne mill
  • The meeting followed a blockade of the Saillat-sur-Vienne mill by about ten Canopée activists roughly two weeks earlier
  • Canopée accuses Sylvamo of clear-felling in the Creuse and the Limousin
  • Canopée supporters displayed a banner reading "Stop au massacre en Creuse, en Limousin et ailleurs" outside the meeting venue
Sylvamo Canopée counterparty
Sources La Montagne FR
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Updates

  • 2026-10-31 · Edited before publication: The source does not contain Canopée calling the meeting 'a first step' or saying practices are unchanged; removed. Location wording corrected: the mill is near Saint-Junien, and the clear-felling claims concern the Creuse and Limousin. Noted that Sylvamo's position is not reported.