PAPER INDUSTRY NEWS

July 23 - New owners are providing some hope that the former Appvion Paper Mill in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, may have new life. A newly formed company, Roaring Spring Park, LLC, has just closed on the facility and...

July 23 - Graphic Packaging announced the release of OptiCycle, a new line of non-polyethylene (PE) coated, single-use foodservice packaging...

July 21 - The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced that Indonesia will allow the importation of recycled materials with up to 2% impurities...

July 21 - Stora Enso and Tetra Pak have joined forces to triple the recycling capacity of beverage cartons in Poland. The partnership, which follows a comprehensive...

July 21 - The Government of Canada is building a clean energy future and supporting workers in the natural resource sectors, including finding innovative ways to increase...

July 21 - Beaver Paper Group, a manufacturer of sublimation media and sewn paper products, announced a general price increase of 8-12% across its global portfolio of products. "We are taking this initiative due to...

July 20 - Rockwell Automation announced a partnership with Kezzler AS, a cloud-based product digitization and traceability platform, to help manufacturers capture...

July 20 - DS Smith announced the proposed sale of its De Hoop paper mill (Eerbeek) in the Netherlands to De Jong Packaging for a cash consideration of EUR 50 million...

July 20 - Valmet will deliver equipment and services for a rebuild of the hardwood pulp line at Holmen's Iggesund mill in Sweden. The rebuild will cut variable costs and improve...

July 20 - There is a consensus on the need for the new forest strategy to foster a European circular bioeconomy...

July 20 - Sappi Europe announced further price increases for all Coated and Uncoated Flexible Packaging and Silicone Base Papers that will be applied by 1 October....

July 19 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its June 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments...

July 19 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its June 2021 Containerboard Monthly report. According to the report, total containerboard production...

July 19 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its June 2021 Boxboard Monthly report. According to the report, total boxboard production...

July 19 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its June 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. According to the report...

July 19 - Forestry workers who have been out of work welcome Paper Excellence's announcement to spend...

July 15 - Domtar today announced it will restart a paper machine at its Ashdown, Arkansas, mill to add the capacity necessary for the company to meet increasing...

July 15 - Paper Excellence is proposing a complete transformation of Northern Pulp, a producer of high-quality Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft pulp at...

July 15 - Contrary to what is oftentimes promoted in popular media, America’s working forests are not being destroyed, abused or “deforested” beyond repair...

July 14 - Verso Corporation confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Atlas Holdings regarding a potential transaction to acquire all outstanding...

July 14 - Kruger Products announced a $25 million investment at its new Sherbrooke Tissue Plant to implement a digital twin of its supply chain, using real-time data...

July 14 - Sappi Europe today announced a price increase for all its woodfree coated, uncoated and mechanical coated paper grades by no less than 10% across all...

July 13 - Paper Excellence on July 9 announced that Paper Excellence and its subsidiaries have received a debt commitment letter from...

July 13 - Voith has been commissioned by Norske Skog to convert PM1 at Norske Skog's Golbey mill in France from the production of newsprint to recycled...

July 13 - In a motion for a consent order filed July 12 in the United States District Court in Rock Hill, New-Indy Catawba LLC agreed to continue measures specified by the U.S....

July 12 - PulPac and HS Manufacturing Group (HSMG) jointly announced a cooperative partnership in the developing of sustainable barrier technologies adapted for...

July 12 - Valmet will supply Turkish tissue producer Hayat Kimya with a new tissue machine at their new mill in Russia. The machine will be ninth Advantage DCT...

July 9 - PM 5 has a design speed of 2,000 meters/min. in combination with a trimmed machine width of 10.9 meters. The new machine uses recovered paper as...

July 9 - The new PM 2 features a very wide production and basis weights range. As a result, the machine now produces up to 700,000 tons of high-quality board and...

July 9 - With the slowing down of the European economy and the sanitary restrictions, European paper and board consumption decreased by 5.3% in 2020 compared to 2019, totalling 71 million tonnes...

July 8 - Sonoco has provided a progress report on Project Horizon, its $115 million investment to transform its corrugated medium machine in Hartsville, South Carolina to...

July 8 - Mayr-Melnhof Packaging is investing around EUR 35 million in Neupack Polska (Poland) and expanding the site with a focus on e-commerce and high-quality fine corrugated...

July 8 - BillerudKorsnäs is introducing two new low grammages of their flagship cartonboard product, CrownBoard Prestige. Made at KM7, the two new low grammages are...

July 7 - Sappi Limited announced that Group CIO Marjorie Boles has received a Global ORBIE as one of BostonCIO's 2021 CIOs of the Year. The ORBIE Award recognizes CIOs who have demonstrated excellence in...

July 7 - Smurfit Kappa Group announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cartonbox, a folding carton company located in Monterrey, in the north-east of Mexico...

July 6 - Essity announced that it will invest approximately EUR 11 million (approximately SEK 110m) in its Hondouville mill in France, allowing the mill to extract 98% of...

July 6 - Platinum Equity announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Solenis from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and BASF in a transaction that implies...

July 5 - Cascades announced that it has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. to sell...

July 2 - Neenah today announced a number of operational changes that include investing $13 million in new release liner coating capacity in support of its growing specialty coatings business and...

July 2 - Valmet has completed the acquisition of EWK Umwelttechnik GmbH and ECP Group Oy...

July 2 - DS Smith announced that Andy Berrisford joins the company as Managing Director of DS Smith Recycling in the UK. He will be responsible for developing the Division's recycling operations...

July 1 - Voith has received an order to supply and build a new board machine to Asia Symbol at its Rugao site, located 180 km north-west of Shanghai, China...

July 1 - Pregis will be investing more than $14 million in a new manufacturing facility in the Atlanta area to support e-commerce growth in the Southeast. The new 298,000...

July 1 - Stora Enso has completed the co-determination negotiations concerning the closing down the pulp and paper production at its Kvarnsveden site in Sweden. The closure...

July 1 - Essity announced the completion of its acquisition of the remaining 63.8% of the shares in the Australian hygiene company Asaleo Care. Essity AustralAsia, which is...

June 30 - Smurfit Kappa has announced the opening of a new International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) certified lab at its new eCommerce packaging facility in Northampton, UK...

June 30 - Kadant Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Joh. Clouth GmbH & Co. KG and its affiliates for approximately 78 million Euros in...

June 29 - Greif, Inc. announced a price increase of no less than 6% on all paper tubes, cores, and protective packaging products in the United States and Canada....

June 29 - Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) announced that Steven Charapata has accepted the position of Aftermarket Sales Executive, specializing in controls obsolescence upgrades...

June 29 - ANDRITZ has received an order from Mayr-Melnhof Karton to rebuild its KM3 at its mill in Frohnleiten, Austria. The aim of the rebuild is to increase production as well as...

June 28 - The Paper Shipping Sack Manufacturers' Association (PSSMA) held its 2021 spring Board of Director's Meeting June 9, 2021 by online connection, due to...

June 28 - SWM International announced price increases of up to 15% across its engineered papers portfolio, effective July 1st. The increases are a direct result of...

June 25 - Red Leaf Pulp and Valmet have signed a long-term Teaming Agreement to exclusively collaborate and pursue commercialization of Red Leaf's ag-based...

June 24 - WestRock Company today announced its commitment to setting a new greenhouse gas emissions reduction target that is aligned with current climate science...

June 23 - Mondi has approved a EUR 125 million capital investment project at its semi-chemical fluting mill in Kuopio, Finland. This investment will increase...

June 23 - SCA today announced that it will increase the prices of its white and brown kraftliner in Europe by EUR 50 per tonne. The new price is valid from...

June 23 - Sonoco announced it will raise the price for all paperboard tubes and cores by a minimum of 6 percent, effective with shipments in the...

June 23 - Valmet will supply two OptiConcept M containerboard machines with extensive packages of automation, services and industrial internet applications to...

June 23 - Greif announced that it is implementing a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) effective today with...

June 22 - The Mayr-Melnhof Group and a subsidiary of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have...

June 22 - Greif's Board of Directors has elected Ole Rosgaard to succeed Pete Watson as President and Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2022. Mr. Rosgaard will serve as COO of the Company until...

June 22 - “We urge Governor Janet Mills to veto...

June 22 - Peterson Real Assets has made a growth equity investment in Crossroads Paper, a 100% recycled paper mill to be built in Utah (USA). The amount of...

June 18 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its May 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. According to the report...

June 18 - Stora Enso has completed the installation of dispersion barrier technology at its Forshaga site in Sweden and production has now started. Completion of the installation...

June 17 - Stora Enso has completed the co-determination negotiations concerning closing down the pulp and paper production at its Veitsiluoto site in Finland. The...

June 17 - ABB has been contracted by Arctic Paper Grycksbo to install a new drive and automation system for its Winder 10 at its mill in Grycksbo, Sweden, to improve the plant's...

June 17 - WestRock EverGrow packaging is curbside recyclable when emptied and flattened, supporting the company's ambition to reduce waste and build a 100 percent...

June 17 - Sappi North America announced that it will sell its hydroelectric assets on the Presumpscot River in Maine to Dichotomy Power LLC, pending...

June 16 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its May 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments...

June 16 - The global market for folding cartons will be $136.7 billion in 2021, and as the market recovers from COVID-19 disruption global demand will reach...