With a network of pipes, joints and valves that can often seem complex, your compressor room can sometimes hide nasty surprises. But it's only air, you say? Although air is everywhere in your plant, it is distributed at a cost.

Sappi revolutionised the flexible packaging market and was the world’s first manufacturer to produce an innovative packaging paper with integrated barrier functionality and sealing properties.

The quality of #BurgoContainerboard packaging papers starts from the early production stages. In fact, in the Avezzano plant, we prepare high-efficiency mixtures thanks to the extreme care placed starting from the fiber selection and cleaning processes.

Packaging is becoming increasingly critical in the success of brands as they battle for customer attention and retail shelf space.

Recent raw material scarcity and cost inflation in the paper business have led to higher price hikes, while industry restructuring combined with economic recovery have caused overbooking. But the market outlook is more balanced, with Stora Enso having competitive and sustainable paper assets for the benefit of its customers.

In July, the European Commission set out its climate and energy policy. The proposals for emission reductions and zero-emission energy are most welcomed. UPM has been following this path for a long time, and our schedule is more ambitious than the Commission's. However, will the EU's policies generate green growth?

On the Blandin forest lands in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, UPM foresters have found a smart way to make their woods future-proof through a consistent biodiversity concept, while safeguarding wood production. Forest ecologist Sawyer Scherer explains how.

Pasaban offers complete and customized solutions for the paper industry in terms of paper and board converting processes. For this, we have developed “all-in-one-solution”, the definitive response to any requirement that the client may present us with. 

At the end of 2020, when Papresa was acquired by Quantum Group, we started working on a new change of strategy.

DS Smith has proposed a solution that protects the products and is 100% made of cardboard. It consists of 2 elements - a grid and a divider, and it reduces the costs compared to the ABS liner.

The paper, board and pulp manufacturing and converting industry worldwide is undergoing numerous changes, making it increasingly competitive, and the USA is a good example...

The sales process can sometimes be long and tedious, most of the time customer service is performed in a superficial manner and the customer's requirements are not analyzed in a professional and comprehensive way. 

Bruks Siwertell is a market-leading supplier of dry bulk handling and wood processing systems.

Suzano Imperatriz, located in Maranhão, northern Brazil, is one of the new breed of giant pulp mills.

Some companies come on the scene and make a lot of noise. Others are a quiet but persistent force, becoming ingrained and indispensable partners thanks to their unique, personalized approach.

"The circular economy is our core business." These are the words of Alexis Zenner, Managing Director of VPK Paper, part of the VPK Group and based in Oudegem.

Canada’s leading manufacturer of quality tissue has redirected its strategy during the last three years. Chief Executive Dino Bianco has driven a focus on consumer insight… “to up our game at the front-end” … linked to an efficient production base. 

The goal of Marutomi Seishi Co., a tissue product manufacturer with facilities across Japan, is to reach a 20% share of the Japanese tissue market in the near future. TWM Senior Editor Helen Morris spoke to its President, Mr. Takeo Sano.