Paper

Sappi has expanded its recycled product range with the official launch of Royal Web Recycled Gloss at Drupa.

GMG has bolstered its range of substrates for proofing applications with a new paper range, the ProofPaper collection.

Consolidation in the European paper market took yet another step forward as Sequana announced that Arjowiggins' fine and thin paper activities will be "ultimately integrated" within merchant Antalis.

M-real and Stora Enso have used Drupa to announce more paper price increases, with rises of 6-8% planned for magazine grades.

Finland's paper and pulp industry is facing the prospect of strikes after a union threatened action in a dispute over pay talks.

A US paper manufacturer is attempting to get consumers to embrace ethically sourced paper in the same way they would choose food or clothes with regard to their provenance.

Howard Smith Paper (HSP) has launched a guide for the print industry to promote the use of sustainably-sourced paper.

An antimicrobial document paper said to kill 99.9% of bacteria is set to be launched by Scottish speciality papermaker Curtis Fine Papers and Xerox.

Metso Corporation, the supplier of machinery for the pulp and paper industry, has purchased the shares of Swedish research company Lignoboost for an undisclosed sum.

A feasibility study for an integrated pulp and paper mill in the Russian region of Nizhny Novgorod is to be trialled by paper giant Stora Enso.