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The Tako board mill is located in the centre of the city of Tampere. Image: Google Maps

Metsä Board plans to close Tako mill and enhance Kyro mill

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is planning to close its Tako board mill while improving the efficiency of its Kyro board mill and has launched change negotiations at both mills and related...

Aims Group adds new member

Irish merchant Premier Paper has joined the Aims Group of independent merchants.

Willink: a real privilege to have played a part in the development of James Cropper

Willink to retire after more than 30 years at James Cropper

Long-serving James Cropper executive Patrick Willink has announced his retirement.

VPK and McLaren will share ownership of the JV 50/50

McLaren and VPK launch joint Scottish corrugated venture

McLaren Packaging has entered into a new joint venture with VPK Packaging UK & Ireland, part of the family-owned Belgian VPK Group, to take on the Scottish corrugated market.

The upgraded Simpele mill is expected to start up in Q4 2025. Image: Metsä Board

Metsä Board progresses with €60m mill upgrade

Metsä Board is advancing with an investment to modernise its Simpele folding boxboard mill in Finland, aimed at further enhancing product quality, production efficiency, and reducing the carbon...

Stora Enso completed change negotiations in its Packaging Materials division in June

Stora Enso reverses course on Beihai mill divestment

Stora Enso has reversed course on divestment at its consumer board site in Beihai, China, deciding to shift production towards liquid packaging board and other premium board grades.

Smurfit Kappa UK lost 8,000 tonnes of compressed board to the 2022 blaze. Source: West Midlands Fire Service

Smurfit Kappa UK sues caterer and Birmingham Council over 2022 fire

Smurfit Kappa UK is suing a small Birmingham catering firm, and Birmingham City Council (BCC), over the 2022 fire that saw 8,000 tonnes of compressed cardboard go up in flames.

Mondi returns to M&A fray with £500m-plus Schumacher buy

After losing out on its bid to buy DS Smith, Mondi has returned to the acquisition trail with a deal to acquire Schumacher Packaging’s businesses in Western Europe.

Stora Enso to divest some forestry assets

Stora Enso plans to reduce its debt and boost its balance sheet by selling off some of its forest assets.

Shotton investment lauded by UK and Welsh governments

Eren Holding has gained nearly £150m of government support for its £1bn transformation of the Shotton Mill site in Deeside.