Santander UK has provided a multi-million-pound funding package to Malvern-based Lucart Hygiene to support its growth in the ‘away from home’ tissue paper industry.

The European Commission released today the Winter Preparedness Package. The measures outlined in the package respond to the intertwined needs of European citizens and industry, in the face of a deteriorating situation regarding energy supplies.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is investing nearly €65 million in three Consumer Flexibles packaging plants in Europe in order to meet growing customer demand for sustainable pet food packaging solutions.

Today, the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, ITRE, voted on the revision of the renewable energy directive, or RED III.

Hygiene and health company Essity acquires 80% of the Canadian company Knix Wear Inc. (“Knix”), a leading provider of leakproof apparel for periods and incontinence.

The yellow, four-legged robot walks up a grass slope, then marches through a forest full of twigs. It even mounts a stump and then climbs down unassisted.

At Kemi, work is underway not only on the construction of Metsä Group’s new bioproduct mill, but also on the paperboard mill development programme.

To further strengthen the sustainable value chain, SCA has, together with Scania, developed the world's first electric timber truck with a capacity of 80 tonnes.

Following the recent acquisition of the BB Pack Group in Germany, Antalis continues its expansion into the packaging sector by signing a binding offer to acquire the Cohal Group (Autoadhesivos Cohal, S.A. and Garalmi, S.A.), a leading supplier in the Spanish self‐adhesive labels and packaging products distribution market.

Starting July 10, the Russian wood pellet exports to Europe will be completely stopped.

In the challenge to search for new opportunities that contribute to the development of ARAUCO, ARAUCO announced the recent collaboration agreement between the company and the State of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.

Purchase of eucalyptus forests currently operated under lease agreements supports the company’s growth strategy and secures long-term wood supply

Representatives of the European paper value chain gathered yesterday in Brussels have pledged to recycle 76% of all paper consumed by 2030.

A Regulation on nature restoration has now been tabled by the EU Commission, the first European legislation addressing biodiversity in three decades.

Proposed acquisition expands MM Packaging’s cartons, leaflets and labels activities for the pharma and health market creating an attractive platform for further growth

UPM has signed an agreement to sell 100% of the shares of its Austrian subsidiary UPM Kymmene-Austria GmbH to the HEINZEL GROUP, a leading pulp, packaging and paper producer and trader in Central and Eastern Europe.

Stora Enso is leasing the former paper machinery hall at its Veitsiluoto site in Finland to the textile technology company Infinited Fiber Company, which plans to build a commercial-scale factory to produce regenerated textile fiber from textile waste.

It is now scientifically proven that reuse should be considered on a case-by-case basis as it is not always the best environmental option. A peer-reviewed study shows that reusable packaging has a stronger impact on climate than recyclable corrugated.

Stora Enso has started a feasibility study at its paper production site in Langerbrugge, Belgium, for the conversion of one of the two paper lines into a high-volume recycled containerboard line.

Josh Curtis from Ravensbourne University in London triumphed in the UK Packaging Design Impact Award (PIDA) and earned this year’s Gold Award. His entry “Ritini” impressed the jury with its shape, branding, and versatility.