The hygiene and health company Essity has inaugurated the world’s first production line for professional hygiene tissue products where the raw material consists of used food and milk packaging.
VPK Group and Zetacarton join forces
VPK Group has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Zetacarton, an Italian corrugated cardboard company based nearby Como. With this new step, VPK Group is setting foot in Italy for the first time.
Tetra Pak and Lund University launch new research hub to develop future food and material innovations
Tetra Pak and Lund University have announced the launch of Biotech Heights, a new research hub that will explore food and materials production using bioprocessing to create useful products from living cells or cell components.
Mondi's position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
As a leading producer of sustainable packaging solutions, Mondi believes that regulatory changes are key to supporting the industry’s sustainability objectives.
SCA to increase NBSK price
SCA will increase the price on NBSK pulp (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe.
Visy Opens Australia’s Most Advanced Corrugate Box Factory In Hemmant, Queensland
Up to 1 million boxes will be made each day at Visy’s new corrugated cardboard box factory in Hemmant, Queensland.
Rottneros Extends Partnership with Sting Bioeconomy
Rottneros is extending its commitment as an active partner in Sting Bioeconomy’s Industri Partner Program.
Sappi concludes consultation process at Stockstadt Mill and commences consultation process on future of Lanaken Mill
The persistent global economic downturn is proving to be much tougher than anticipated with depressed markets, geopolitical instability and weak economic growth combining to put significant pressure on Sappi, particularly in Europe.
Norske Skog announces sale of the Tasman mill industrial site
Reference is made to the press release dated 9 June 2021 regarding the closure of the newsprint production in June 2021 at the Tasman mill in New Zealand.
Proposed reduction of Norwegian CO2 compensation
The Norwegian National Budget for 2024 proposes a further reduction of the CO2 compensation to Norwegian industry.
Smurfit Kappa inaugurates pioneering industrial water treatment plant in Serbia
Smurfit Kappa has inaugurated a pioneering purification and wastewater treatment plant in Belgrade, Serbia, the first of its kind in the country.
Sappi’s Kirkniemi paper mill switches to bioenergy
Sappi Europe’s Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland, has successfully made the switch from using fossil fuels to renewable energy to fuel the production of the Galerie paper range.
AB Grigeo expands into Poland: purchases a tissue paper factory
AB Grigeo, one of the largest paper and wood industry company groups in the Baltic States, has signed a preliminary agreement for the purchase of shares regarding the acquisition of one of the factories of Głuchołaskie Zakłady Papiernicze sp. z o.o (GZP), a tissue paper and cardboard manufacturer in Poland.
A safe pulp and paper industry is a key priority
Discussions on health and safety took centre stage last week, when unions from around the world met in Stockholm, Sweden, for the first in-person meeting of the IndustriALL Global Union work group for the pulp and paper sector since 2019.
Fourstones Paper Mill Prepares for Q2 2024 Launch of New Paper Machine
Fourstones Paper Mill is pleased to announce the installation of a new paper machine at their Sapphire Paper Mill site in Leslie, Scotland.
Pulp and paper manufacturers are innovating their way out of CO2 emissions
The pulp and paper sector has already decoupled growth and CO2 emissions for several decades, but it remains energy-intensive.
€13 million investment in innovative packaging solutions and significant production boost in Romania
We are increasing our footprint in the Romanian market with an investment of over €13 million in our Ghimbav production site. Work at Ghimbav is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, and will support customers’ sustainability goals as well as reducing our carbon emissions on site.
Metsä Tissue chooses Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire for planned landmark UK investment
Leading Finnish tissue paper manufacturer Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, to create 400+ direct jobs over the next decade through planned investment totalling several hundreds of millions of pounds.
Obbola paper mill inaugurated: Increased capacity for better business and increased climate benefit
SCA's new facility in Obbola, outside Umeå, has now been inaugurated.
Prinzhorn Group announces major investments in Western Europe in line with its longterm strategy of "growing value"
Prinzhorn Group has announced major investments in Western Europe for Hamburger Containerboard, Hamburger Recycling and Dunapack Packaging, the three divisions which constitute its circular business model.
SCA nominated for prestigious German Sustainability Award
SCA has been nominated for the German National Sustainability Award, Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis, which is presented in collaboration with the German federal government and several prominent organizations.
Australia’s most advanced paper and cardboard recycling facility comes online
In August we unveiled a major $42.5 million upgrade to our paper recycling and remanufacturing campus in Coolaroo with Premier Daniel Andrews and Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek.