Global Paper Industry News | Updates in the Pulp and Paper Sector

Following the announcement of the Näpi mill closure in June this year, Stora Enso has systematically ceased all ongoing operations at the site.

The acquisition makes gains for the company's target to be self-sufficient in wood, offers operational synergies, and generates value for Klabin

Nippon Paper Industries (President: Toru Nozawa, hereinafter "the Company") has been awarded a "Gold medal" in a sustainability assessment conducted by EcoVadis (headquartered in France) for the third year in a row.

UPM Specialty Papers now offers a wide range of packaging papers that are designed for home composting.

Metsä Group is exploring possibilities to construct a carbon capture facility at one of its pulp or bioproduct mills.

Nordic Paper, a leading specialty paper producer with its base in Scandinavia, has selected AFRY as its engineering and project management partner for the strategic investment projects at its Bäckhammar mill in Sweden.

Smurfit Kappa, a global leader in sustainable packaging, and the print and paper advocacy association, Two Sides, fully support the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) as part of Europe’s Green Deal objectives.

Rottneros AB, one of the world's leading suppliers of first-class market pulp, is now investing in Blue Ocean Closures and becomes a co-owner of the Swedish start-up, developing proprietary fiber-based packaging materials.

It will combine the operations of Saica Pack El Prat and Saica Pack Barcelona

Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring leads EUR 1 million seed funding round in Swedish startup FineCell to produce dry cellulose powder and hydrogels for beauty, healthcare, and paint products

New investor opens up global possibilities for Polish hygiene tissue producer

UPM has been listed as the only forest and paper industry company in the Dow Jones Global and European Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the years 2023-2024.

Kemi bioproduct mill is ramping up towards full capacity production and pulp deliveries to customers have started. It is planned to take approximately one year to reach full production capacity at the mill.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has expanded its range of saturating kraft paper and increased capacity, in order to improve and enhance its service to manufacturers of internal and external building panels, worktops, furniture and technical films.

Market-leading SWM International becomes an independent specialty materials company under private ownership.

After several years of intensive work to produce high-quality birch seeds, Södra has now harvested a large amount of birch seeds in its greenhouse orchard in Falkenberg.

Arctic Paper S.A. has terminated the liquidity provider assignment with Erik Penser and has appointed Carnegie Investment Bank AB as new liquidity provider for the company's shares on Nasdaq Stockholm.

Today Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire the total shares of the waste management and collection company, Ecovidal-Miguel Vidal e Hijos.

Huhtamaki accelerates strategy implementation by starting a program which is expected to materially support the profitability of Huhtamaki with efficiency improvements leading to savings of approximately EUR 100 million over the next three years.

The loan supports the environmental upgrade of an existing integrated pulp and paper mill in Frövi, Sweden, including the replacement of an old recovery boiler built in 1969.

Cepi, representing pulp and paper manufacturers, with the support of partners from across the clean energy sector published today a list of EU policies needed to achieve climate neutrality in Europe by 2050, from an industrial perspective.