The European Parliament’s Environment Committee this week made strong, but nonbinding, recommendations to put a brake on the EU’s total commitment to burning forest biomass to produce energy.
A series of EU Parliament votes on Fit for 55 sends wrong signals on industry decarbonisation & bioeconomy development
May 17, 2022- The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee (has voted today on a series of key pieces of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, which was proposed last year by the European Commission.
Mondi offers customers a range of life cycle tools to assess environmental impact of products
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has enhanced its Product Impact Assessment (PIA) tool with new environmental key performance indicators (KPIs).
Mondi switches all glassine-based release liners to certified base paper
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has switched its entire portfolio of glassine-based release liners to certified base paper.
Stora Enso divests its packaging operations in Russia
Stora Enso has divested its three corrugated packaging plants in Russia. The Company’s Lukhovitsy, Arzamas and Balabanovo packaging plants have been divested to local management.
Ox Industries Acquires 150,000 Square Foot Facility in Hanover, PA
Hanover, PA – Ox Industries acquires a 150,000 square foot facility in Hanover, PA to expand its converting capacity in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Lecta expands its line of Adestor film products and services
For labeling applications in the food, industrial, cleaning and hygiene sectors.
Paper production is safely returning to normal at Finnish paper mills after strike
The strike at the UPM paper mills in Finland came to an end on 22 April, as UPM and the Finnish Paperworkers’ Union agreed on first-ever business-specific collective labour agreements. The paper mills have since been focusing on starting the production and ensuring a safe working environment for the employees.
Cornerstone laid at Kuopio mill, progressing Mondi’s €125 million investment programme in Finland
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, continues to make progress on its previously announced €125 million investment to expand and upgrade its Kuopio mill in Finland with expected start-up by the fourth quarter of 2023.
UPM sells the industrial site of Chapelle Darblay to the Community of Rouen
UPM closed the sale of its Chapelle Darblay newsprint mill site to the Community of Rouen today. This sale is an asset sale, covering land, the buildings and the equipment. No personnel will be transferred.
Stora Enso strengthens its presence in France and invests in French wood processing
Stora Enso invests in ACDF Industrie SAS and becomes a 35% shareholder of the French wood processing company.
Sappi successfully advances plans for decarbonisation: Conversion at Stockstadt site seals coal exit
Responding to climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our times. As a global company, Sappi is committed to being part of the solution and is focused on decarbonising its operations.
Smurfit Kappa acquires Atlas Packaging
Smurfit Kappa UK Limited (SKUK), an integrated manufacturer of paper-based packaging products, has announced the acquisition of Atlas Packaging.
Mondi Group: Trading update May 2022
Mondi today provides an update on trading for the three months to 31 March 2022 and its Russian businesses.
Green Industry Park drives sustainable green innovation investments into the greater Turku region
ExpandFibre Ecosystem member Green Industry Park Oy is a development company founded in June 2021 to develop the industrial businesses of bio and circular economies as well as the renewable energy sector.
Stora Enso continues to invest in renewable energy at production sites
Stora Enso will invest EUR 10 million at its Enocell pulp mill in Finland to replace fossil-based heavy fuel oil with renewable pitch oil.
Huhtamaki Foundation sets up its first recycling plant in Maharashtra, India, as part of its #CloseTheLoop initiative
The Huhtamaki Foundation inaugurated its first recycling plant in Khopoli, Maharashtra today to help drive circularity for packaging. The site – which is spread across 2,000 square meters – will recycle about 1,600 kilograms of post-consumer used flexible plastic waste per day from early May as the plant becomes fully operational.
Mondi acquires production assets of Lafarge Cement Egypt to strengthen its position in the region
Mondi Paper Bags, part of Mondi Group, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has acquired the paper bag converting lines from National Bag and Egypt Sack, two subsidiaries of Lafarge Cement Egypt, a major cement producer in the country.
Our $700 Million Investment in Queensland Recycling and Re-Manufacturing
Visy announces $700 million investment in Queensland recycling and re-manufacturing as part of Anthony Pratt’s $2 billion investment pledge to Australia
Intelligent packaging: A novel frontier for effective plastic waste management
How might intelligent packaging emerge as a new frontier for plastic waste management?
Pregis invests in new European protective packaging innovation center
Pregis has invested in a new 1960 square meter (21,000 square foot) customer experience facility in Europe designed to provide a holistic solutions approach to protective packaging challenges and reduce costly waste incurred by damaged products.
Amcor to expand healthcare packaging capabilities in Europe
Zurich, April 25, 2022 – Amcor (NYSE: AMCR) (ASX:AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, today announced an investment to establish new thermoforming capabilities for medical packaging in its Sligo, Ireland, healthcare packaging facility.