Paper

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Portals relaunches mould facility after £700k spend

Portals has officially relaunched the new mould cover manufacturing facility at its Bathford Paper Mill following a £700,000 renovation programme.

Whitakers is testing the new paper packets with its customer base

Mercian Labels to show flexible packaging paper in Birmingham

Mercian Labels has debuted a single-layer recyclable paper packaging sachet for luxury retail and wholesale chocolate firm Whitakers, which it will show off at Packaging Innovations.

UPM reports on 2023

UPM has reported on a “very challenging” 2023 that saw its sales fall and operating profits more than halved.

Stora Enso: logistical challenges in Q2

Stora Enso profit improvement drive could see 1,000 job losses

Stora Enso has initiated a new profit improvement programme targeting annualised €80m (£68.2m) improvement of its operational EBIT that it said could lead to a potential reduction of approximately...

Sappi confirms Lanaken Mill closure

Sappi has confirmed the closure of its Lanaken Mill in Belgium, a move that will take out more than half a million tonnes of coated woodfree paper production for the heatset web offset market.

Unite bags seven-figure payout for former Stoneywood workers

Unite the union has secured a likely £1m-plus payout for former workers at Arjowiggins’ Stoneywood Mill.

Denmaur commits to net-zero target

Denmaur has set down an ambitious target to become net-zero by 2045.

EBB expands with Broadgate buy

Elliott Baxter & Company has boosted its office offering with the acquisition of Broadgate Paper.

Heinzel's newly purchased Steyrermühl mill (left) neighbours its existing Laakirchen mill (right)

Heinzel completes Steyrermühl mill purchase

Heinzel Group has completed the acquisition of the Steyrermühl paper mill in Upper Austria from UPM, marking the end of a sale first signed in 2022.

Middleton: I'm not quite ready to hang up my boots

Jason Middleton retires 18 months after Denmaur sale

Jason Middleton has retired from Denmaur Independent Papers, a year and a half after the sale of Middleton Paper Company’s Fine Paper and Conversion division to Denmaur.