UPM Pulp, UPM Timber, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Biofuels will start change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs.

Matrix Pack, a leading global provider of fiber-based food packaging products and solutions, partnered with Stora Enso’s Fiber as a Service (FaaS) to successfully accelerate the time-to-market of their molded fiber range.

Climate models exploring how we can still limit global warming partly rely on technological and natural solutions to remove CO₂ from Earth’s atmosphere, and these ‘carbon removals’ could also help in substituting fossil-based materials and doing away with related emissions.

The project to expand folding boxboard production capacity has been completed at the Husum integrated pulp and paperboard mill in Sweden.

Crucial EU vote on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation could result in a rule intended to prevent waste including a loophole that causes a mountain of it.  

As required by the Takeovers Code in Hong Kong, Essity has today confirmed that discussions are ongoing with a number of interested parties in respect of a potential transaction regarding Essity owned shares in Vinda.

Saica Group invested heavily in corrugated board-processing machinery by Koenig & Bauer Celmacch. 

The Smurfit Kappa paper mill at Le Pontet, in the Vaucluse region of France, is facing possible closure by February 2024.

Due to uncompetitive wood prices from the Polish State Forests’ monopoly and low market demand across paper and board products, the company decided to significantly reduce the planned multiannual strategic investment project at MM Kwidzyn relating to energy, further pulp integration and the product range, which was announced end of April 2023.

MM Kolicevo, Slovenia, has successfully started production on their board machine after a major rebuild: The board machine is now successfully running and producing the complete product portfolio of all three product categories, i.e. virgin fibre and recycled fibre cartonboard, as well as white top coated recycled liner.

An artificial intelligence application developed by Metsä Group and CollectiveCrunch for detecting insect damage in forests has won the Quality Innovation Award in a competition organised by the Finnish Quality Association, Excellence Finland.

Abris Capital Partners portfolio company becomes first major European tissue maker to receive certification

The net investment amount for the conversion project at Norske Skog Golbey will increase from EUR 265 to 300 million.

We are proud to announce that, for the seventh year in a row, we have been designated as one of Sweden’s most attractive employers, according to the Young Professional Attraction Index (YPAI) in 2023.

Landau, 31.10.2023 – Representatives of Progroup AG and Sappi Stockstadt GmbH signed a contract to take over the site of the paper and pulp mill.

Norske Skog has worked closely with the insurance company, equipment suppliers, and other parties to determine the extent of damages following the rockslide on 27 April.

Today we announce the launch of our global Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation Centre, ‘R8’. The new facility is an industry-first and allows us, our customers, and partners to accelerate the research and development of radically new packaging fulfillment solutions.

Metsä Group and industrial maintenance service provider Quant Finland have agreed to halve the consumption of fossil hydraulic oil together in Metsä Group's plywood and Kerto LVL mills by 2027 compared to 2022.

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.