Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Industry Events & M&A Update — September 14–28, 2026

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BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE

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Consolidation Crosses Borders While the Rest of the Sector Holds Steady

What moved, what companies announced, and what changed in the transaction record over September 14–28, 2026.

September 14–28, 2026

Prepared by NeuraCap AI · Confidential

Market data through 2026-09-28 · events and transactions from the two-week period 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-28

Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice

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   BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE

   MATERIALS › MATERIALS › PAPER AND FOREST PRODUCTS

   Cover slide identifying the report as NeuraCap's bi-weekly Paper and Forest Products industry events and M&A update for September 14–28, 2026.

   We open this bi-weekly update on Paper and Forest Products, covering what changed, who moved, what transacted, and what it means for September 14–28, 2026. This sets the stage for a two-week read that centers on one agreed cross-border acquisition.

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   BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE MATERIALS › MATERIALS › PAPER AND FOREST PRODUCTS Consolidation Crosses Borders While the Rest of the Sector Holds Steady What moved, what companies announced, and what changed in the transaction record over September 14–28, 2026. September 14–28, 2026 Prepared by NeuraCap AI · Confidential Market data through 2026-09-28 · events and transactions from the two-week period 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-28 Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 1

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   THE BI-WEEKLY BOTTOM LINE

   One Agreed Acquisition Sets the Tone for an Otherwise Steady Two-Week Period

   This slide summarizes the two-week period across 13 covered names, highlighting one agreed acquisition against a broadly steady market.

   We start with the headline: one agreed acquisition set the tone while the broader group of 13 covered names moved only modestly, with a median change of +0.6% against the S&P 500's +1.6%. Smurfit Westrock led the group at +6.1% on its agreement to acquire CMPC's Chilean containerboard and corrugated business, while Suzano gave back the most ground at -5.5%. Direction across the set was genuinely mixed, not a single one-way trade, so the real story of the period sits in the one signed deal rather than in broad market drift. That is why we treat this two-week period as a stock-specific event window more than a sector re-rating.

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   THE BI-WEEKLY BOTTOM LINE One Agreed Acquisition Sets the Tone for an Otherwise Steady Two-Week Period The two-week period in one page · 13 covered names, close-to-close · September 14–28, 2026 Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Driver attributions use calibrated language and are NeuraCap reads of the recorded evidence. Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 2 1 7 of 13 Covered Names Rose; The Median Move Was +0.6% The covered set sat just behind the S&P 500 at +1.6% over the two-week period. Direction was mixed rather than one-way, with 6 names lower. 2 Smurfit Westrock Led the Set on an Agreed Acquisition Smurfit Westrock plc (SW), a Core-tier name in NeuraCap's standing sector view, gained +6.1%. Its largest single-day move was -2.5% on Sep 18, ahead of the Sep 23 announcement. 3 Suzano Gave Back the Most Ground in the Set Suzano S.A. (SUZ), a Discount-tier name, fell -5.5% over the two-week period, with its largest single-day move of -4.7% on Sep 24. The movers page sets out what the in-window record does and does not show. 4 The M&A Page Leads with an Agreement, Not a Closed Transaction One transaction was announced in the window: Smurfit Westrock's agreement for CMPC's Chilean containerboard and corrugated business. NeuraCap's standing lens puts the CY2027E EV/EBITDA median at 6.6x, with the Premium tier median at 9.8x and the Discount tier median at 5.4x. +6.1% Best mover — Smurfit Westrock plc (SW) worst: SUZ -5.5% · 7 up / 6 down of 13 covered +0.6% Sector median two-week return vs S&P 500 +1.6% 1 Transaction agreed in the two-week period from company announcements; not yet in the precedent record

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   PUBLIC MARKET MOVERS

   A Buyer Gets Paid for Reach; One Decline Has No Record Behind It

   This slide reviews individual share price moves for the covered set, distinguishing the move with a recorded catalyst from the move with none.

   Smurfit Westrock was the standout gainer at +6.1%, and we can tie that move to a recorded catalyst — its agreement to acquire CMPC's Chilean assets. Suzano's -5.5% decline, by contrast, has no recorded filing or headline behind it in this window, so we flag it as unexplained rather than assign it a cause. The sector median move of +0.6% sat behind the S&P 500's +1.6%, telling us the group as a whole did not chase the broader market's gain. For clients tracking single-name catalysts, this page separates evidenced moves from moves we cannot yet attribute.

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   PUBLIC MARKET MOVERS A Buyer Gets Paid for Reach; One Decline Has No Record Behind It Bi-Weekly moves, close-to-close · September 14–28, 2026 · sector median +0.6% · S&P 500 +1.6% · materiality bar ±2.9% (sector-relative) Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Attribution links each move only to filings and headlines recorded in the window; where no driver is recorded, the page says so. Calibrated language throughout — NeuraCap reads, not asserted causation. Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 3 Bi-Weekly return per company · teal above zero, amber below · sector median +0.6% Smurfit Westrock plc (SW) +6.1% Shares moved following the Sep 23 announcement of an agreement to acquire CMPC's Chilean containerboard and corrugated business. Follow-up coverage on Sep 24 read the Chile deal and asset rationalisation as a footprint and cost story. Buyers are being credited for converting reach and fibre position in a new region, not simply for added tonnes. COMPANY-SPECIFIC Suzano S.A. (SUZ) -5.5% No notable in-window news was identified that clearly explains the move. The -5.5% decline sits below the median move of +0.6% for the covered set. Not every move among pulp-exposed producers arrives with a published company record attached to it. UNEXPLAINED

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   MAJOR NEWS & INDUSTRY CATALYSTS

   Reporting Dates Get Set, One Deal Gets Signed, and One Headline Needs Checking

   This slide lists the period's highest-impact events, including reporting-date confirmations, one signed acquisition, and one headline flagged for verification.

   We bring together the two-week period's highest-impact events in one place, each linked back to its filing or article. The period's centerpiece is Smurfit Westrock's signed agreement for CMPC's Chilean containerboard and corrugated business, alongside routine reporting-date confirmations across the covered set. One headline in the window needs independent checking before it is treated as confirmed, and we flag it rather than fold it into the record. This is the fastest way for clients to see what is verified, what is scheduled, and what still needs confirmation.

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   MAJOR NEWS & INDUSTRY CATALYSTS Reporting Dates Get Set, One Deal Gets Signed, and One Headline Needs Checking The two-week period's highest-impact events · titles link to the underlying filing or article · September 14–28, 2026 Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. "Why it matters" lines are NeuraCap reads; each event links to its source. Sources are admitted in a fixed reliability order (SEC filings, press releases, established outlets); video and social platforms are never used. Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 4 Sep 28 · NEWS · PRNewsWire Graphic Packaging Holding Company appoints Aditya Gandhi as chief accounting officer A senior finance appointment with public-company packaging experience points to a business tightening its reporting and finance processes. The signal is organisational capability rather than a change in operations. Finance bench strength is part of how converters manage a broad multi-plant footprint. Sep 25 · NEWS · PRNewsWire UFP Industries' ProWood brand wins a 2027 product award for a new deck railing component Product recognition in treated wood is a margin story: specified, branded components sell differently from commodity volume. It supports the case that grade mix and product design carry value on the downstream side. Differentiated product in treating and distribution is one route away from pure commodity pricing. Sep 25 · NEWS · PRNewsWire International Paper's chief executive to speak at the Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference Conference appearances are where portfolio direction gets described before it appears in numbers. For a Core-tier producer, it signals a management team willing to argue its position with investors directly. Expect footprint and capital-allocation questions to dominate the autumn conference circuit. Sep 24 · NEWS · PRNewsWire International Paper sets October 28 for its third-quarter 2026 results A fixed reporting date puts a marker on the calendar for price realisation, operating rate and outage cost across the containerboard chain. For a Core-tier name, the print is the next test of the standing view. The next read on grade mix and cost-curve position arrives with third-quarter reporting. Sep 23 · NEWS · Business Wire Smurfit Westrock agrees to acquire CMPC's Chilean containerboard and corrugated business This is the period's defining corporate action: a converter adding integrated board and corrugated capacity in a region it did not previously serve. Cross-border carve-outs remain a live source of supply for buyers adding converting reach. Sep 17 · NEWS · Business Wire Packaging Corporation of America schedules its third-quarter results call for October 22 A Premium-tier producer putting its call on the calendar ahead of peers signals a company comfortable talking to the quarter. The sector gets an early data point on integration rate and market-related downtime. Reporting sequence matters: the first call of the season frames how the rest are heard.

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   M&A & STRATEGIC ACTIVITY

   Smurfit Westrock Agrees to Buy CMPC's Chilean Containerboard and Corrugated Business

   This slide details the single agreed transaction of the period — Smurfit Westrock's purchase of CMPC's Chilean containerboard and corrugated business — against the standing set of recorded precedent deals.

   The period's only new transaction is Smurfit Westrock's agreement to acquire CMPC's Chilean containerboard and corrugated business, announced by company statement. We size it against NeuraCap's standing precedent set of 40 recorded deals, with the CY2027E EV/EBITDA median across the sector at 6.6x, ranging from a Discount-tier median of 5.4x to a Premium-tier median of 9.8x. Because this is an agreement rather than a closed transaction, it belongs on the watch list rather than in the completed-deal record. For clients benchmarking multiples, this gives a fresh, in-window data point against the standing distribution.

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   M&A & STRATEGIC ACTIVITY Smurfit Westrock Agrees to Buy CMPC's Chilean Containerboard and Corrugated Business September 14–28, 2026 · 1 agreed by company announcement · precedent transactions: 40 recorded deals Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Deal multiples are LTM at announcement where disclosed; "why the deal happened" is a NeuraCap read of the recorded evidence. No old transactions are re-presented as news. Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 5 AGREED IN THE PERIOD — FROM COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS Sep 23 · Smurfit Westrock plc (SW) Smurfit Westrock plc (SW) agrees to acquire CMPC's Chilean containerboard and corrugated business A Core-tier converter buying integrated board and corrugated capacity in a new region. Terms and multiples enter the precedent record once the filing is processed; the reference set alongside is unchanged. 40 Recorded precedent transactions the reference set buyers and sellers price against

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   WHAT IT MEANS

   What a Cross-Border Carve-Out Changes for the People Running These Assets

   This slide translates the two-week period's evidence into distinct observations for owners and operators, acquirers, and advisors.

   For owners and operators, the market rewarded footprint and integration over the two-week period, with 7 of 13 covered names higher and a median move of +0.6%. For acquirers, one agreed carve-out joins the watch list without a closed precedent behind it, and it draws on a diversified producer that has been a persistent source of supply in this sector. For advisors, the period's theme is converting reach and fibre position extending across borders while the broader public set stays close to flat. These are NeuraCap observations drawn from the recorded evidence, not recommendations.

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   WHAT IT MEANS What a Cross-Border Carve-Out Changes for the People Running These Assets The two-week period translated for the people who act on it · NeuraCap view · observations, not recommendations Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. This page is analytical interpretation drawn from the two-week period's recorded evidence. It is not investment advice. Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 6 Sector study 2026-09-28 EV / EBITDA (CY2027E) median 6.6x 12 companies in the study 3 valuation tiers Standing thesis: Paper and Forest Products Is Three Businesses in One Label, and Converting Sits at the Top of the Range FOR OWNERS & OPERATORS The Market Paid for Footprint and Integration, Not Volume Talk Companies in the space traded higher on balance over the two-week period, with 7 of 13 covered names up and a median move of +0.6%. FOR ACQUIRERS One Agreed Carve-Out Joins the Watch List; No Closed Precedent Was Added The window supplies an agreement rather than a completed transaction, and it is a carve-out from a diversified producer — the persistent source of supply in this sector. FOR ADVISORS Lead with Converting Reach and Fibre Position, and with the Calendar The period's theme is buyers extending converting reach across borders while the public set stays close to flat.

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   SOURCES & METHODOLOGY

   Sources, Methodology and Important Notice

   This slide explains the sources behind each figure and the methodology used to build the bi-weekly update.

   Every figure in this update links back to the record it was taken from — SEC filings, company announcements, and market prices through September 28, 2026. We hold driver attributions to calibrated language, tying each to specific recorded evidence rather than asserting cause. This page is where clients can trace any number in the deck back to its source.

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   SOURCES & METHODOLOGY Sources, Methodology and Important Notice How this bi-weekly update is built and what each kind of statement rests on · September 14–28, 2026 · market data through 2026-09-28 Every figure in this update links to the record it was taken from; the publishers and filings drawn on for the period are listed above. Paper and Forest Products Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice 7 OBSERVED DATA Bi-Weekly stock moves are computed close-to-close over the stated window from the platform’s price series. Deal records, values and multiples come from the platform’s transaction record (SEC 8-K extractions) exactly as recorded; each figure links to its citation. Treasury rates come from the platform’s Treasury series and are shown only when the 10-year moved at least ten basis points over the window (it did not in this window, so no rate figures appear). UNIVERSE QUALITY The update universe is the platform’s approved company set for this sector, subject to a $100M market-cap floor so small, loosely related names cannot dominate the statistics. 1 name below the floor was excluded from movers and statistics for this window. EVENTS & NEWS Company events are in-window 8-K filings; news items are publisher-sourced headlines fetched for the window (and any externally supplied items, marked as such). Operational and strategic developments (deals, partnerships, launches, expansion, guidance, leadership, regulatory outcomes) are shown first; capital-return mechanics and conference appearances are limited to one each. Every event links to its source. The deck never asserts an event that has no linked record. SOURCE HIERARCHY News is admitted in a fixed order of reliability: SEC filings first, then company press releases and investor-relations communications, then transaction documents, then established outlets (Reuters, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and peers). Video and social platforms — including YouTube — are never used as sources. DRIVER ATTRIBUTION A stock move is linked to an event only when the event falls inside the window, and only in calibrated language ("the move appears to reflect…", "shares moved following…"). Where no driver is recorded, the page says so and compares the move to the sector median instead. ANALYTICAL INTERPRETATION "Why it matters", "why the deal happened" and the what-it-means page are NeuraCap analytical views drawn from the recorded evidence, and are labeled as such. INHERITED CONTEXT The standing sector view (thesis, valuation lens, sector median and tiering) is inherited from the NeuraCap sector study run_20260928T102418Z_346_prod (market data as of 2026-09-28) — distilled, never re-derived. That report’s own sources page governs its content; this update reads the period against it. IMPORTANT NOTICE This report is informational only. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, and not an offer of any kind. Readers should perform their own diligence before acting on anything described here. Linked sources this two-week period: prnewswire.com · businesswire.com

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