Paper

Munro: retiring after "a great experience with significant achievements and change"

Munro ends long career at Antalis

Long-serving Antalis UK commercial director Bruce Munro is to retire, with Simon Fisher – also an established executive at the merchanting group – taking over his role.

Ortviken had been one of the world’s largest publication paper mills

End of the line for SCA publication paper

SCA will make its last reel of publication paper today as the group shuts down the last remaining paper machine at its Ortviken mill.

Featured firms almost doubled their combined overseas sales over review period

Industry firms make Top Track

A number of industry firms have featured in the latest Sunday Times and Fast Track 'International Track 200', ranking firms with growing overseas sales.

Johnston-Knight: "This is effectively a stabilising and sustainability move"

Papico acquires Peggs and HH Pegg

Castleford-based paper agent Papico has acquired Southampton agent Peggs and its wholly owned subsidiary HH Pegg.

CVG's new sugar beet paper is now available

CVG to increase prices; commercialises sugar beet paper

Crown Van Gelder has outlined price increases due from Q2 and has also commercially launched its new sugar beet paper.

National Trust plans to reinstate the details next year

National Trust tweaks Handbook due to Covid

The National Trust has reduced the pagination of its flagship members’ Handbook after removing information that could be subject to change because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The conversion of the mill has spelled the end for Stora’s Lumi range

Stora Enso starts packaging production at Oulu

Papermaker Stora Enso has completed the conversion of its Oulu paper mill for the production of packaging board.

The UPM range can be offset through Premier’s Carbon Capture programme

Premier takes on UPM grades

Premier Paper Group has expanded its sheetfed portfolio with a trio of UPM coated and uncoated grades as it leverages the buying power of being part of the world’s largest merchanting group.

DS Smith manufactures all of its boxes from recycled material

Cardboard shortage expected to settle down quickly

Small retailers and printers have reported struggles in getting hold of cardboard boxes for deliveries due to a raft of factors hitting the supply chain, but the Confederation of Paper Industries...

Pigs can fly

Jo Francis ponders the small print around Moonpig's flotation plans.