Following the announcement on 15 December 2022 of the agreement to sell its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group for a total consideration of RUB 1.6bn, Mondi plc (“Mondi”) confirms that Gotek Group received all requisite approvals and the sale has now completed.
Biggest ever EU LIFE textile funding to the recycling system OnceMore®
In its largest funding ever, EU LIFE has granted 10 million EURO for a project to scale up OnceMore®, an innovative, first-of-a-kind industrial-scale system for recycling of blended textile waste.
Velvet CARE cuts emissions intensity while growing production four-fold over the past decade
Leading Poland-based consumer tissue maker cuts CO2 emissions, water usage per tonne of output
PulPac in strategic partnership with global packaging manufacturer Matrix Pack
Today, PulPac announces it has signed a license agreement with Matrix Pack, a leading global provider of Fiber Food Packaging Products and Solutions, with seven manufacturing plants in North America and Europe.
UPM sells the recovered paper sorting plant ASK Kinsau in Germany
UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of the recovered paper sorting plant ASK Kinsau in Germany to the Fisel Holding GmbH & Co. KG, a recovered logistics and municipal waste disposal company.
Mondi completes sale of three Russian converting operations
Following the announcement on 15 December 2022 of the agreement to sell its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group for a total consideration of RUB 1.6bn, Mondi plc (“Mondi”) confirms that Gotek Group received all requisite approvals and the sale has now completed.
Husum mill prepares to start up expanded BM1 this autumn
Metsä Board’s folding boxboard capacity expansion at its Husum mill in Sweden is reaching its final phases before start-up.
Employee consultation processes at UPM Schongau completed. Accelerated end of newspaper production in Steyrermühl determined
UPM has decided to close 485,000 tonnes of graphic paper capacity in Europe. The company permanently closes paper machine 6 at UPM Schongau, Germany and paper machine 4 at UPM Steyrermühl, Austria.
More MailerBAGs, please! Mondi invests to meet growing eCommerce demand
Mondi is investing over €16 million at its Krapkowice plant in Poland to increase production of its MailerBAG range.
Zeus Group Expands Its Presence in the Paper and Cardboard Sector with the Acquisition of Cima Paper S.p.A in Italy
Zeus Group, the Irish-based global packaging solutions provider, has today announced the acquisition of Cima Paper S.p.A.
New Suzano nursery in Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS) will produce up to 35 million eucalyptus seedlings per year
Suzano, a global reference in the manufacture of bioproducts developed from the cultivation of eucalyptus, is building a nursery with the capacity to produce 35 million eucalyptus seedlings per year that will meet the demand of the massive forest of its new factory in Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS).
An expanded partnership with Zalando to optimise packaging solutions
Driven by a shared need for innovative solutions to efficiently deliver products to consumers in an ever-changing world, we have further expanded our partnership with Zalando, one of the leading European online platforms for fashion and lifestyle, to become their principal supplier.
Stora Enso expands the De Lier site with a new high-tech factory
Stora Enso opens a new corrugated packaging production factory at De Lier, the Netherlands.
Maintenance shutdown at Klabin’s Monte Alegre Unit
Maintenance is required by law to ensure proper functioning and reliability of equipment at the Unit
One of Europe’s main recycling hubs for beverage cartons starts operations, backed by Stora Enso and Tetra Pak
State-of-the-art line at Stora Enso’s Polish production site is set to triple the country’s annual recycling capacity of post-consumer beverage cartons
Lecta announces a project to cease the CWF production at Condat mill and focus its activity on speciality paper
Lecta announced today a project to cease the activity on PM4 at its Condat mill (Le Lardin St Lazare, France) which produces Coated Woodfree Paper (CWF) due to the strong decline in the graphic paper market.
Stora Enso plans restructuring actions to improve long-term competitiveness and profitability
Stora Enso is planning restructuring actions to strengthen the Group’s long-term competitiveness, improve profitability and focus capital allocation in strategic growth markets.
Klabin starts operating the second paper machine for the Puma II Project
The startup of MP28 increases the Company's annual production capacity to 4.7 million tons of pulp and paper, and represents the operation of the largest and most modern paperboard machine in the Americas
European Commission has on 15 June 2023 closed the investigation into the wood pulp sector under EU antitrust laws
Metsä Group published on 12 October 2021 a press release regarding European Commission’s inspection on Metsä Fibre Oy, a subsidiary of Metsäliitto Cooperative, under the EU antitrust laws as part of a larger investigation into the wood pulp sector.
Smurfit Kappa taps into Mexico’s fast-growing economy
Global leader in sustainable packaging has been increasing production capacity in the country by investing over USD350 million in the last five years.
Huhtamaki to consolidate its flexible packaging footprint in Europe with closure of the manufacturing site in Prague, Czech Republic
Huhtamaki has made the decision to consolidate the production footprint of its Flexible Packaging segment in Europe and will be closing its Flexible Packaging production facility in Prague, Czech Republic.
Essity divests Russian operations
The hygiene and health company Essity divests its operations in Russia. Essity has signed an agreement with a buyer and the transaction has now been approved by the Russian authorities.