corporate restructuring

TORONTO – October 31, 2026 -- Blue Moon Metals Inc. (TSXV: MOON; NASDAQ: BMM) has terminated its proposed acquisition of a portfolio of 33 tungsten and antimony projects in the western United States, ending a deal first disclosed in a news release dated August 11, 2026.

Blue Moon and the vendor end the portfolio deal by mutual consent

The private owner and Blue Moon agreed to end the arm's-length transaction under the terms of the letter agreement dated August 10, 2026. The source gives no financial terms for the deal and no reason for the termination.

Blue Moon completes its move from British Columbia to Ontario effective October 23, 2026

The company's corporate continuance from the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) took effect on October 23, 2026. Blue Moon filed new articles and by-laws with the Ontario ministry, replacing its prior notice of articles and articles.

HELSINKI – October 30, 2026 -- Stora Enso's Board of Directors has approved a demerger plan to spin off its Swedish forest assets business into Bergslagets Skogar AB, with completion planned for 31 March 2027. The five largest shareholders by votes, holding about 28.6% of shares and 69.9% of votes, have irrevocably committed to vote in favour, subject to customary conditions.

Shareholder vote set for 15 December 2026

An Extraordinary General Meeting is expected on 15 December 2026 to decide on the cross-border partial demerger. Stora Enso expects to publish an information brochure for shareholders by 24 November 2026 at the latest. A listing prospectus will follow shortly after completion and before public trading begins.

Bergslagets Skogar intends to apply for admission to the regulated markets of Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Helsinki. It would be a Swedish public limited liability company.

HELSINKI – October 29, 2026 -- UPM-Kymmene reported a third-quarter comparable EBIT of €131 million from continuing operations, down 8% from €142 million a year earlier. Operating cash flow nearly doubled to €420 million from €218 million, driven by working capital measures.

Sales slipped to €2,202 million from €2,226 million, and the comparable EBIT margin fell to 5.9% from 6.4%. Lower deliveries during customer destocking and higher variable costs weighed on results. Pricing actions offset part of the impact. CEO Massimo Reynaudo called it "a softer quarter following a strong first half."

ESPOO – October 29, 2026 -- Valmet Oyj's third-quarter orders received rose 30 percent to EUR 1,408 million (EUR 1,083 million), or 25 percent organically, while comparable EBITA climbed 6 percent to EUR 169 million (EUR 159 million).

Biomaterial capital orders reach EUR 552 million on China and Asia-Pacific wins

Growth came from strong biomaterial services intake, continued expansion in Process Performance Solutions and a strong quarter in biomaterial capital projects. Biomaterial capital orders totaled EUR 552 million, including major project wins in China and Asia-Pacific. Biomaterial services orders grew 12 percent organically, with growth across regions, service categories and business areas.

Process Performance Solutions posted 3 percent organic order growth in a low-growth market and a comparable EBITA margin of 20.2 percent.

Shangrao – October 21, 2026 -- Shareholders of NYSE-listed JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. approved every resolution at the 2026 annual general meeting, including a special resolution to change the company's English name to "Jinko Holdings Limited."

Special resolutions adopt new English name and Chinese dual foreign name

Under the second special resolution, shareholders adopted "晶科控股有限公司" as the company's dual foreign name. Both name changes were passed as special resolutions, a separate category from the five ordinary resolutions voted at the same meeting.

Two independent directors re-elected to the board

Shareholders re-elected Gang Chu and Steven Markscheid as independent directors. A fifth ordinary resolution authorizes each director to take any action needed to carry out resolutions 1 to 4 and the two name-change resolutions, 6 and 7, at his or her discretion.

Memphis – October 16, 2026 -- International Paper confirmed it is in discussions with potential bidders for its EMEA Packaging Business while it continues to prepare a spin-off of the unit through a London listing.

The company (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) said it is evaluating unsolicited inbound inquiries for the business. It described the sale process as early-stage and said there is no certainty that any sale will be agreed or completed. The statement followed recent movement in International Paper's share price and press speculation about a sale.

International Paper runs spin-off and sale evaluation in parallel

The company is progressing the spin-off and assessing the potential sale at the same time. It said it cannot provide assurance on the ultimate timing or structure of the separation of the EMEA unit.

Memphis – October 14, 2026 -- International Paper's EMEA Packaging Business will hold a Capital Markets Day in London on November 3, 2026, from 13:00 to 17:00 GMT, as the company advances plans to spin the unit off as an independent, publicly traded company named DS Smith plc.

DS Smith leadership to present business model and financial outlook

Tim Nicholls, future Chief Executive Officer of DS Smith plc, and Vincent Bonnot, its future Chief Financial Officer, will host the event with other senior EMEA leaders. They will present the business model, growth strategy and post-separation financial outlook. International Paper says the new company will be an enhanced pure-play packaging leader in the European market.

The event will be webcast, and a recording will be posted on DS Smith's website afterward. In-person attendance is available on request.

Galway – October 08, 2026 -- Medtronic plc has fixed the final exchange ratio for its split-off of MiniMed Group, Inc. at 4.5939 shares of MiniMed common stock for every Medtronic ordinary share tendered and accepted.

Medtronic caps the swap at the upper limit after shares priced above range

The company said the calculated per-share values of both Medtronic ordinary shares and MiniMed common stock, determined under the method set out in MiniMed's SEC-filed Prospectus, would have produced a ratio exceeding the deal's upper limit of 4.5939. Medtronic therefore locked the ratio at that ceiling, the maximum allowed under the offer's terms.

Duluth, Ga. – October 05, 2026 -- AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) has restructured its executive leadership team, reducing headcount by one member and consolidating brand and functional responsibilities under fewer senior leaders, effective immediately.

Caspari takes global control of Fendt and Valtra brands

Stefan Caspari, previously Senior Vice President, Customer Success & North America Ag, has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fendt/Valtra & Product Management. He retains leadership of AGCO's North American agricultural business while adding global oversight of the Fendt and Valtra equipment brands. Caspari joined AGCO in 2014 and previously led the company's Grain & Protein business through its transformation and divestiture. He holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Bonn and completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.

Geneva – October 02, 2026 -- The employee partnership owning Gunvor Group Ltd has voted to rename the company Centalion Group Ltd and relocate its corporate headquarters from Cyprus to Singapore, marking the next phase after a December 2025 management buyout.

Partnership referendum backs new brand after six-month review

The name change followed a full partnership referendum in July 2026, preceded by six months of employee engagement and market-positioning research conducted by brand specialist Landor. Gary Pedersen, Chairman and CEO of Centalion, said the move reflects "one team, moving together, at the heart of the global energy markets," framing it as a step taken from a position of commercial strength rather than necessity.