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Government urged to do more on energy crisis
Bosses at energy intensive industries have welcomed the latest government proposals on potential subsidies, but say more needs to be done to allow UK firms, including papermakers, to operate...

Koehler sales heading towards €1bn
Sales and profits have increased at Koehler Group “despite difficult conditions”.

Mondi to acquire Italian mill from Burgo
Mondi has agreed to acquire the Duino mill near Trieste, Italy from the Burgo Group for €40m (£33.7m).

Sylvamo sales and profits up
Papermaker Sylvamo has increased its full-year forecasts after posting a big jump in profits in Q2.

Sappi notes 'extraordinary inflation' in Q3 results
Sappi has posted record Q3 results but has flagged the ongoing energy crisis as a potential risk for its European business.

Russian billionaire to buy Mondi mill
Mondi has agreed a £1bn-plus deal to sell its biggest operation in Russia.

Antalis flags September price rises
Antalis has written to customers flagging price rises of up to 20% – and possibly even more than that on certain materials – from next month.

Feldmuehle switches fuel, Cepi warns on gas crisis
German papermaker Feldmuehle is switching fuel from gas to light heating oil at short notice due to the gas supply crisis, while paper federation Cepi has warned about possible disruption to paper and...

Lecta to roll out further price increases
Lecta is set to increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% in all markets for orders with delivery from 1 September.

James Cropper reports strong start to 2022
James Cropper has reported a positive start to its financial year, with its sales in Q1 up 36% year-on-year.