Paper

Fedrigoni is new owner of Guarro Casas
Fedrigoni has confirmed the acquisition of Arjowiggins’ Spanish mill, Guarro Casas.

Stora Enso to invest €1bn in Oulu conversion
Stora Enso is investing around €1bn (£876m) to convert the remaining idle paper machine at its Oulu site in Finland into a high-volume consumer board production line.

UPM president and CEO to retire
UPM president and CEO Jussi Pesonen has said he will exercise his right to retire from UPM during 2024, in accordance with the terms of his service contract.

End-of-the-line looms for Arjowiggins mills
A complete shut down and asset sale now looks the most likely outcome for Arjowiggins’ historic UK paper mills.

Industry ire over City A.M. interview
Industry business leaders have reacted with incredulity to a City A.M. article featuring an interview with a “management guru” who described the printing industry as being “on the verge of...

UPM and Mondi achieve bumper Q3 results
Paper groups UPM and Mondi have both released strong financial results for their respective Q3 periods.

Leipa pays tribute to visionary and entrepreneurial owner
Leipa Group is mourning the loss of Dr Hubert Schrödinger, the fifth generation owner of the recycled paper and packaging manufacturer.

Immediate culls jobs, closes title as costs balloon amid economic woes
Radio Times publisher Immediate Media is closing one magazine and making more than 50 people redundant in the face of a “steep decline” in trading and a £9m increase in costs including paper and...

Industry paper and packaging bodies call for Europe-wide action on energy
Nine European associations representing the wood fibre value chain have issued an urgent call for the EC and European Parliament, and national governments, to act over the impact of skyrocketing...

Lecta latest to take downtime due to energy crisis
Lecta is to take downtime at “several” of its mills due to the energy price crisis.