GE (NYSE: GE) today announced an order for a multiyear services agreement with Sappi (Sappi Austria Produktions–GmbH & Co KG), the global provider of sustainable woodfibre products and solutions. 

Stora Enso plans to make organisational changes in the Paper division following the Oulu Mill conversion at the end of 2020. The planned changes could result in a reduction of a maximum of 135 employees in the Paper division.

The Moeskroen-based packaging company Europal is establishing a second site in Doornik in connection with its 20/25 strategic plan. The site will be located at the Blandain industrial zone.

BillerudKorsnäs, together with partners, proudly presents Paboco, the paper bottle company, uniting leading experts in material, design and technology, and supported by world-leading consumer brands to bring sustainable progress to the bottling industry.

Orora has announced the sale of its Australasian fibre business to Nippon Paper Industries (NPI) for AUD1,720 million. In all, the transaction includes 25 manufacturing plants, 27 depots and involves more than 3,300 employees.

Smurfit Kappa has worked with a well-known Belgian specialty brewer to produce a sustainable packaging concept that eliminated the need for shrink film.

This trading update provides an overview of our financial performance and financial position since the half year ended 30 June 2019, based on management information up to 30 September 2019. These results have not been audited or reviewed by Mondi’s external auditors.

The investment cost of Finnpulp’s planned bioproduct mill in the city of Kuopio in Eastern Finland has been updated to 1.6 billion euros. The new estimate is based on completion of a feasibility study during the summer and is close to 200 million higher than previous estimate in 2016.

DM PACK is proud to announce a new commercial partnership with Fabio Perini S.p.a, global leader in the converting and packaging compartment of the Tissue industry.

Tissue manufacturer enhances its packaging portfolio to offer the global market broader solutions

“Boxes. The Most Extraordinary Ordinary Thing in the World.” 

1 October 2019 - Metsä Board Corporation, part of Metsä Group, has signed a bank financing facility consisting of a EUR 150 million, five-year term loan and a EUR 200 million, five-year multicurrency revolving credit facility (“RCF”) with two one-year extension options and a EUR 50 million accordion option.

Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is delighted to announce that five cartons produced using its quality paperboards were selected as winners at the 2019 European Carton Excellence Awards at a ceremony which took place on 19 September in Malta.

Australian Paper has hit back at a Victorian Greens' proposal for a 10-year moratorium on an energy from waste project at Maryvale, and plans for other similar projects in Victoria.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is currently exploring potential acquisitions, mergers and joint-ventures with decor paper suppliers in China to speed up the execution of its strategy and capture the attractive value-creation opportunity in the decor business.

Valmet invests in a new pilot facility at its Fiber Technology Center in Sundsvall to strengthen the company’s research and development capabilities related to bioenergy, biofuels and biochemicals. The new pilot facility will start up in October 2020. 

JOOL Invest secures liquidity for growth – partnership with Lessebo Paper

September 18, 2019 - Stora Enso is hosting its Forest and Wood Products Day for investors in Stockholm tomorrow. The focus is on recently acquired Swedish forest assets and the establishment of a new Forest division.

Stora Enso has conducted a trial with Fiskeby Board in Sweden to explore possibilities to recycle used paper cups into white-lined chipboard (WLC).

Smurfit Kappa has been named as one of the 25 most inspiring companies by the National Businesses’ Association in Colombia (Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia).

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has started a new paperboard sheeting line at its Äänekoski mill in Finland. The investment was earlier announced in a press release on 15 November 2018.