Finland’s famous forests are composed of trees that have been carefully chosen and cultivated since the 1960s. Part of this process is the practice of tree breeding: selectively breeding species of trees for forests that are as healthy, resilient and productive as possible.

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to expand globally, the supply chain for face masks continues to be stressed with demand exceeding available supplies.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had negative impacts on the domestic wooden processing industry, but this is also an opportunity for timber enterprises to review their production and business methods maintain stability at present and drive for sustainable development in the future.

Madrid, 14 April 2020 - DS Smith, the world's leading supplier of corrugated cardboard, which focuses on creating innovative sustainable packaging solutions in more than 37 countries, has launched solidarity initiatives in all its markets to help mitigate the effects of Covid-19.

“ We see a strong pulp market with a growing demand from primarily tissue customers”, says Henning Ellström VP sales and marketing pulp.

Cepi, the Confederation of European paper industries and its members across Europe, strongly support the initiative of Pascal Canfin, Chair of the Environment Committee at the European Parliament, to launch a European alliance for a Green Recovery.

Hygiene and health company Essity is strengthening its offering in incontinence products through the acquisition of the Dutch company Novioscan.

Bobst Group SA, Mex/Switzerland (“Bobst Group” or “BOBST”) confirms a strategic investment in CITO-SYSTEM GmbH, Schwaig/Germany (“CITO-SYSTEM” or “Company”) that leverages the strengths of both companies to drive innovation in tooling and in packaging production worldwide.

LD Celulose S.A. new dissolving pulp plant will produce 500,000 tons per year. The completion of the project is scheduled for 2022.

The corona pandemic has lead to significant short-term uncertainties for the publication paper market. This may lead the Ortviken Publication Paper mill to temporarily halt production.

Cepi, the European paper industry association, and its members across Europe would like to pay tribute to their employees guaranteeing continued production of essential products and to all transport operators ensuring deliveries across Europe.

CA’s seedling operation has now delivered 100,000 spruce seedlings for planting on SCA land in Latvia. The seedlings are frozen and delivered packaged in corrugated board boxes.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö increases capacity across its entire protective medical fabrics product portfolio to support the healthcare industry.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Suominen have signed a multi-year commercial agreement that renews and strengthens the existing co-operation at Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Ställdalen plant in Sweden.

The world is facing one of its biggest challenges of our lifetimes – the COVID-19 global humanitarian situation.

1 April 2020, London: Connections, the e-commerce and inserts sampling arm of independent media agency The Specialist Works, has partnered with Denmaur Paper Media and Go Inspire Group to launch a pro-bono campaign for the National Emergencies Trust.

• Mondi produces elastic, three-layer laminate straps using nonwoven material for one billion face masks
• Plants in Gronau, Germany and Taicang, China increase production of this material

Boulogne-Billancourt, 31 March 2020 - Completion of the process aimed at putting in place a new shareholding structure for Antalis with the signing of a binding put option agreement by Kokusai Pulp and Paper for the purchase of all the shares held by Sequana, Antalis’ majority shareholder, a share purchase agreement for the purchase of all the shares held by Bpifrance Participations, as well as a restructuring agreement with Antalis and the lenders of its existing syndicated credit facility.

Within a matter of months and weeks, the coronavirus has turned the way we live upside down and forced us to rethink many of the things we’ve previously taken for granted.

Norske Skog Saugbrugs Paper Mill will invest a total of NOK 165 million ($16.5 million) in energy-efficient measures at the plant in Halden, Norway. AFRY has signed a contract for detailed engineering of the plant.

At the Annual General Meeting on April 2, 2020, the Board of Directors will propose that the Meeting postpones a decision regarding the dividend for 2019 until an Extraordinary General Meeting no later than November 2020.