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

Kimberly-Clark today announces it has made the difficult decision to exit its business in Nigeria after almost 15 years, due to recently refocused company strategic priorities globally as well as economic developments in the country.

Progroup announced on May 7 that it has taken over the Sappi Stockstadt mill site in Germany to create a new circular economy site for sustainable containerboard production.

UPM Pulp, UPM Communication Papers, and the Paper Workers' Union have successfully concluded negotiations on the collective labour agreements for UPM's Finnish pulp and printing paper mills.

UPM Communication Papers, a leading paper manufacturer, is permanently closing its Hürth newsprint mill and shutting down one fine paper machine at its Nordland Papier facility, both located in Germany.

In its last meeting before the EU elections, the European Competitiveness Council presented today what could be considered as its guidelines for the upcoming Commission on how to keep Europe from an industrial decline.

Mondi, a leading manufacturer of sustainable packaging and paper solutions, announced a significant investment in its Duino mill near Trieste, Italy.

Nordic Paper, a major Scandinavian pulp and paper manufacturer, has partnered with AFRY to modernize its production processes through AFRY's digital solution, AFRY PaperLine.

Stora Ens has announced that it is postponing its decision to convert two paper machines at its Langerbrugge site in Belgium into a high-volume recycled containerboard production line.

Bracell, the Singapore-based company owned by Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), is set to expand its newly inaugurated tissue paper factory in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil.

Free of plastic, the paper is one of the company's solutions, celebrating its 100-year history, for a more sustainable future.

DS Smith is making a significant investment in its La Chevrolière facility located near Nantes, France.

Metsä Group has on 13 May 2024 completed a transaction in which the ownership in the group’s Russian subsidiaries Metsä Svir LLC, Metsä Forest St. Petersburg LLC, Metsä Forest Podporozhye LLC and Metsä Board Rus LLC has transferred to VLP Group.

In a strategic move to expand its sustainable packaging capabilities across Southern Europe, Spanish corrugated giant Saica Group has acquired a majority stake in Italian packaging manufacturer LIC Packaging.

Hygiene and health company Essity is investing in a new global center for research and development, in Alsace, France, dedicated to tissue hygiene products.

Sappi Europe has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of phase two of a major modernization project at its Gratkorn Mill in Austria.

Arctic Paper has signed a fifteen-year agreement with S.E.R. Sverige to cooperate regarding energy storage and grid system services.

Regenerative forestry is progressing rapidly – the Metsä Group Plus management model used in around half of all wood trades in February–April

AFRY, a leader in engineering, design, digital and advisory services, has been selected by Assocarta, the Italian paper association, to create a net-zero roadmap for the country's pulp and paper sector.

Huhtamaki is planning to consolidate the production footprint in the Fiber Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania segment by closing its production site in Port Klang, Malaysia, by the end of Q2 2024.

Sappi Europe will increase prices for its packaging and speciality paper products effective on deliveries as from June 2024.

Ahlstrom has announced a refined strategy and simplified organizational structure to drive growth and innovation.