Suzano, the world's largest producer of market pulp, announces on October 26^th a series of projects aimed at expanding its installed production capacity and which will enhance its operational efficiency.

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has profound concerns about proposed amendments to the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) that could potentially lead to a staggering 12 million-tonne surge in plastic consumption at the expense of the circular economy and decarbonisation initiatives.

Ten UPM Raflatac adhesives for logistics and e-commerce paper labels have been certified as recyclable in the paper and board-based packaging stream by the applied research and services institute Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) in 2023.

Stora Enso has launched a new operating model at its logging sites in Finland to improve the vitality and biodiversity of forests. In practice, this is done by reducing the density of planted spruce from 1,800 seedlings per hectare to 1,600 seedlings per hectare.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, will initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP mills in Finland.

Sofidel takes another step on its journey towards its goal of increasing the use of energy derived from renewable sources.

VPK Group reached an agreement to acquire a minority share in Ribble, the UK corrugated cardboard company specialising in fanfold.

Voting on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the EU Parliament’s ENVI Committee endorsed definitions of ‘recyclability’ and ‘high quality of recycling’ that still needs to take into account both scientific evidence and the practical experience of a well-functioning recycling system for paper and board.

Lessebo Paper’s launch campaign of the new brand Lessebo Colours “The Big Rollout” has won gold in the Swedish Design Award 2023 and received the People’s Choice award.

In July UPM Communication Papers announced plans to permanently close its Plattling mill in Germany to align graphic paper capacity to the customer demand.

Metsä Group is conducting a pre-study related to the construction of a first commercial mill for producing Muoto™ packaging products on its Rauma mill site, Finland.

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that its consolidated subsidiary, Tri-Wall Limited, has acquired a 100% stake in Gestora Comercial Internacional，S.L.U. (GECOINSA), through Tri-Wall’s wholly owned subsidiary.

In July, the Brazilian pulp mill reached an all-time record low water consumption of 24.99 m3/ADMT.

Smurfit Kappa’s Design2Market Factory will be expanding across Europe after a successful first year in operation.

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 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 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.

As a leading producer of sustainable packaging solutions, Mondi believes that regulatory changes are key to supporting the industry’s sustainability objectives.

SCA will increase the price on NBSK pulp (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe.

Up to 1 million boxes will be made each day at Visy’s new corrugated cardboard box factory in Hemmant, Queensland.

Rottneros is extending its commitment as an active partner in Sting Bioeconomy’s Industri Partner Program.