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SAICA plans 250m recycled paper mill in Manchester

Spanish corrugated packaging firm SAICA plans to build a 250m state-of-the-art recycled paper mill in Manchester.

Star product: Arctic Volume Collection

Swedish paper manufacturer Arctic Paper has revamped its Arctic Volume collection of high-bulk, matt, fully-coated papers with two new shades, HighWhite and Ivory.

I swear by my: PaperCo 9lives 80

The Love Food Hate Waste full colour brochure is part of a Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap) campaign being run by Kent County Council.

Arjowiggins abandons quest to buy M-real's Reflex mill

Arjowiggins' proposed acquisition of M-real's Zanders Reflex mill in Germany has been cancelled following weeks of speculation.

Stora Enso and UPM warn of declining profits

Higher pulpwood costs and escalating oil prices are just some of the issues Stora Enso and UPM have warned will considerably affect their profitability.

130 jobs in doubt under plans to close SCA's containerboard mill

SCA's announcement of plans to close its New Hythe containerboard mill in Kent has sparked fears for the 130 staff employed there.

Finnish paper strike averted at last minute

A strike that would have hit 1,000 staff at Finnish paper manufacturer Stora Enso has been averted just minutes before it was scheduled to start.

UPM blames weak markets for bleak profit predictions

UPM said profits for its sawn timber business would weaken due to uncertainty over raw material supply, and that it will start staff negotiations over the possible closure of its Leivonmki sawmill.

WWF reiterates APP concerns

WWF has reiterated its concern over Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) logging activities in high-conservation-value forest in Indonesia.

CEPI criticises NGOs initiative

The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has said that Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are "misleading public perceptions" with their new campaign Shrink, which is designed to...