PAPER INDUSTRY NEWS

Jan. 18 - Total printing-writing paper shipments remained essentially flat (+0.1 percent) in December compared to December 2020. U.S. purchases of...

Jan. 18 - The expansion, which includes the installation of a new corrugator, will significantly extend the plant's Shelf Ready Packaging capability for FMCG customers in a range of...

Jan. 18 - AF&PA has released preliminary 2021 data from U.S. paper and paperboard mills indicating record containerboard production. The preliminary data indicates...

Jan. 17 - Two of the country's largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada, have reached a tentative deal with Canfor that...

Jan. 14 - Ahlstrom-Munksjö has successfully completed the acquisition of a 60% stake in Chinese decor paper producer Minglian and forms a joint...

Jan. 14 - Four companies in central Sweden are working together to give paper bags a...

Jan. 13 - The retired salt caverns, aquifers, and fuel depots that hold Europe's stockpiles of natural gas have never been so empty at this point in winter. The crisis has left...

Jan. 13 - According to the China National Household Paper Industry Association, in 2021, newly added production capacity in China's tissue paper industry reached...

Jan. 13 - The certification will allow RYAM's customers to procure ISCC+ certified High Purity Cellulose, addressing sustainability requirements in their end markets...

Jan. 13 - PulPac announced that Emelie Andersson has joined the company as Brand and Creative Manager. Anderersson brings 15 years of experience of brand communication with a focus on strategic and...

Jan. 11 - Norske Skog has named Warsaw-based Paperboard as their exclusive representative for sales of containerboard in the fast-growing Polish market. "Poland will be...

Jan. 11 - In a partnership with WestRock and Grupo Gondi, Grupo Modelo is investing roughly 4 million dollars in the sustainable, fiber-based CanCollar...

Jan. 10 - CPH Group reported that a cyberattack was perpetrated on its IT systems on January 7 and, as a precautionary measure, CPH stopped...

Jan. 10 - Clearwater Paper has introduced NuVo with BioPBS, a sustainable cup stock that provides foodservice operators with a compostable alternative to...

Jan. 10 - Ence announced that its Navia pulp mill closed 2021 with outstanding results in both safety and environmental performance — two of...

Jan. 6 - Green Bay Packaging (GBP) announced plans to construct a new 600,000 square-foot corrugator plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The new "super-plant" will be...

Jan. 6 - Nordic Paper has completed the acquisition of Glassine Canada Inc., a specialized manufacturer of demanding greaseproof paper grades primarily for...

Jan. 5 - The Navigator Company will apply an energy, logistics and commodities surcharge to its tissue products, amounting 15% of the sales price, to offset...

Jan. 5 - Oliver Inc. has acquired Professional Image and aspecialtybox.com. Professional Image is a leading manufacturer of custom folding carton packaging and...

Jan. 5 - Graphic Packaging announced that Maggie Bidlingmaier will join Graphic Packaging as EVP and President of the Americas business unit. Ms. Bidlingmaier was most recently President, Performance Solutions for...

Jan. 4 - The strategic addition of KDG to Motion will significantly boost the latter's concentration in core industrial products and services as well as in the growing...

Jan. 4 - "While we have worked closely with our joint venture partner, each partner held different views of the appropriate path forward for...

Jan. 3 - Ox Industries has acquired York, South Carolina-based York Industries. The company is a leading producer of green protective packaging and paper...

Jan. 2 - Members of the Paperworkers' Union, the Finnish Electrical Workers´ Union and the Trade Union Pro have started strikes at UPM mills in Jämsänkoski, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Pietarsaari, Rauma, Tampere and...

Dec. 31 - Sonoco Recycling has acquired American Recycling of Western North Carolina, a privately owned recovered paper recycler located in Asheville, North Carolina...

Dec. 29 - Northern Pulp is suing the Province of Nova Scotia for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars related to the early end of its lease to use...

Dec. 29 - Forests are intrinsic to Canadian life. We know that with the great power of Canada's forest resources, comes an even greater duty for...

Dec. 29 - Essity announced that it has acquired Hydrofera, a developer of an advanced line of wound care products designed to shorten healing times, lower...

Dec. 29 - Valmet will supply Model Paper Eilenburg in Germany with an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild, which will convert...

Dec. 28 - Metsä Fibre has announced the following changes in its management team: Timi Hyppänen is appointed Senior Vice President, Supply Chain of Metsä Fibre, and...

Dec. 27 - Sappi Europe has informed its customers that the ongoing challenges with unparalleled high energy tariffs will force it to address its pricing early in 2022...

Dec. 27 - IBS Paper Performance Group said that it has acquired V.I.T. Papertec and V.I.T. PapierMaschinen-Service, both based in Gerlingen, Germany. The acquisitions will...

Dec. 23 - Canfor Pulp announced an extended outage on one production line at its Northwood NBSK Pulp mill located in Prince George, British Columbia...

Dec. 22 - Stora Enso said that it is investing EUR 23 million in its Varkaus pulp and paper mill in Finland. The aim of the investment is to increase...

Dec. 22 - SCA announced that it will increase the price of its NBSK (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) pulp in Europe by US$40 per tonne, effective January 2022...

Dec. 21 - Glatfelter and ALPLA are joining together to develop high-quality cellulose-based products, like screw caps, that are fully biobased and potentially ocean biodegradable...

Dec. 21 - Graphic Packaging has been named to Newsweek's 2022 list of America's Most Responsible Companies for a second year in a row. The recognition is based on...

Dec. 20 - Dunn Paper announced the appointments of Founder Brent Earnshaw as Chief Executive Officer and promotion of Wade Kemnitz to President of the company...

Dec. 20 - UPM has completed its company-wide pay equity review and now eliminates unexplained gender pay gaps. UPM has employees in 46 countries and the pay gaps...

Dec. 19 - Verso announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which BillerudKorsnäs will acquire all of the outstanding shares...

Dec. 17 - Valmet will supply a grade conversion rebuild to VPK's Alizay mill in Normandy, France. The mill's paper machine, which currently has the capacity to produce...

Dec. 17 - Kruger Products will double the size and production of its future tissue machine in the Brompton borough of Sherbrooke, Canada. An additional $111.5 million...

Dec. 17 - The American Forest & Paper Association released its November 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. According to the report...

Dec. 16 - Investments to the Green Bay mill include building a new paper machine using through-air-dried (TAD) technology, as well as adding associated converting...

Dec. 16 - Resolute announced the indefinite idling of pulp and paper operations at its Calhoun (Tennessee) mill. Tissue manufacturing and converting will continue...

Dec. 16 - U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers increased nine percent in November compared to the same month last year. Inventory levels...

Dec. 16 - A new survey commissioned by Stora Enso indicates an expected recovery for office printing paper...

Dec. 15 - The new board making line (PM 1) will produce testliner and fluting grades with a basis weight range of 50-135 g/m2. The design speed will be...

Dec. 15 - International Paper announced it will build a state-of-the-art corrugated packaging plant in Atglen, Pennsylvania. The facility will employ...

Dec. 15 - The Finnish Paperworkers' Union has issued a strike announcement to UPM. The strike would start at the mills on Saturday 1 January 2022 at 6.00 EET...

Dec. 14 - The South African paper recycling industry is facing a critical shortage of various grades of waste paper, in particular pre-consumer (K3) and post-consumer (K4)...

Dec. 13 - CMPC announced an agreement to purchase the forest and industrial assets of the pulp, paper and sack businesses of Iguaçu Celulose, Papel, located in...

Dec. 13 - Ahlstrom-Munksjö announced that Mark Ushpol has been appointed Executive Vice President of the Food Packaging & Technical Solutions business area and...

Dec. 13 - Stora Enso has appointed Johanna Hagelberg Executive Vice President, Biomaterials division. She will continue as a member of the Group Leadership Team (GLT). Markus Mannström, the previous...

Dec. 10 - Valmet will supply a long-term Performance Agreement and a board machine rebuild to Metsä Board Husum in Sweden. The main goal is to...

Dec. 9 - Smurfit Kappa announced the completion of a two-phase upgrade of its facilities at the Barranquilla Paper Mill in Colombia. The US$7.5 million investment will...

Dec. 9 - Valmet has entered into an agreement with GORE-TEX Professional to be the exclusive...

Dec. 9 - Clearwater Paper Corporation announced a key divisional executive appointment. Michael (Mike) Urlick has been named senior vice president and general manager of the consumer products division, effective...

Dec. 9 - The 298,000 square foot facility will be producing the Pregis EverTec™ mailer which features lightweight, curbside recyclable paper, cushioned construction....

Dec. 8 - The mill achieved a final score of greater than 80% on the Higg Facility Environmental Management (FEM) verification audit, which is an endorsement of...

Dec. 8 - The Navigator Company will increase the list price for all of its UWF (Uncoated Woodfree) paper products by 10-15 percent, effective with shipments from...

Dec. 7 - Wynnchurch Capital, a middle market private equity firm, has acquired the thermal coating business assets of Appvion Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries...

Dec. 7 - The Packaging Innovation Center will be the home of a Fusion C flexographic press, Hudson-Sharp's Ares 400-SUP stand-up pouch machine, a Meridian Elite...

Dec. 7 - Sustainability, cybersecurity, powering the future, curbing burnout, and the global economic outlook were just some of the critical topics discussed...

Dec. 6 - Rayonier Advanced Materials' Board of Directors elected Vito Consiglio to succeed Paul Boynton as President and Chief Executive Officer and Board member effective January 1, 2022. Boynton, who has served...

Dec. 6 - Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. announced that it will raise prices by 10 percent on all tube and core grades sold in the Company’s EMEA regions...

Dec. 3 - Headquartered in De Pere, Wisconsin, Sustana Group, which comprises Sustana Fiber and Rolland, uses post-consumer materials to produce...

Dec. 3 - Canfor Pulp Products is announcing temporary NBSK and BCTMP production reductions at Northwood Pulp and Taylor Pulp in response to the significant...

Dec. 2 - Sustainable Development Technology Canada has awarded Red Leaf Pulp Ltd. $3.8 million to commercialize an innovative pulping technology using wheat straw and...

Dec. 2 - "The ongoing contraction of global paper markets and paper prices, particularly in Asia, are creating significant on-going financial losses at the mill. Despite...

Dec. 2 - "We should stop the guessing game when we look at environmentally viable solutions, and we should trust the science and work together to make our...

Dec. 1 - Domtar will operate as a stand-alone business entity within the Paper Excellence Group, with Domtar's current CEO and management team remaining in place. There are...

Dec. 1 - Stora Enso's offering consists of Fibrease and Papira. Both products are fully recyclable and can be used for protective and thermal packaging...

Dec. 1 - "In recent weeks, severe weather and flooding in B.C. has caused transportation disruptions to rail and truck routes, including limiting access to ports for overseas shipments...

Nov. 29 - Celadon Development Corporation will invest more than $155 million in opening a North American headquarters and recycled pulp operation in Savannah, Georgia...

Nov. 29 - Metsä Tissue, in cooperation with AFRY, has calculated the carbon footprint of toilet paper in its eight European mills, and also explored the differences in...

Nov. 24 - European softwood logs were practically non-existent at Chinese ports five years ago. However, a combination of a never-ending hunger for more wood...

Nov. 23 - UPM continues to aim for business-specific collective bargaining with the Paperworkers' Union but has also begun preparations for arranging working conditions temporarily...

Nov. 23 - "At our pilot plant in Kotka, Finland, we produce lignin-based carbon material as an alternative to the fossil-based graphite that is traditionally used in batteries. This allows...

Nov. 22 - "Severe challenges with local and global supply chain congestion exacerbated by British Columbia's recent atmospheric river event have caused...

Nov. 19 - "AF&PA cannot support the corporate tax increases put forth in the Build Back Better Act. These tax increases would significantly impact U.S. manufacturing jobs and undermine...

Nov. 19 - Paper Excellence B.V. and Domtar Corporation jointly announced that they have received Canadian...

Nov. 18 - "Our new plant equipment will make our pulp production even more efficient and sustainable. The modernisation and expansion will...

Nov. 18 - Cepi announced that Ilkka Hämälä, President and CEO of Metsä Group, will become the new Chairman of Cepi as of January 2022. Mr. Hämälä succeeds Ignazio Capuano (Burgo Group), who has served as Cepi's chairman since...

Nov. 18 - Debate at the latest BIR Paper Division webinar on November 10 was dominated by an issue of paramount importance to recyclers of...

Nov. 17 - Cepi considers that, to make real changes when tackling commodity-induced deforestation, it is crucial...