Paper

I swear by my... Howard Smith Consort

<b>Beth McCandlish, designer, The English Group</b>

Paper giants to push prices as 3Q figures struggle

M-real and Stora Enso have announced their intention to increase paper prices, as the two paper giants report poor third quarter results.

Everybodys talking about... the WWF Paper Scorecard

<i>Environmental group WWF has created a paper scorecard to give paper buyers a way to compare the social and ecological impact of different stocks. It promotes recycled fibre and FSC-certified pulp...

UPM claims pushing prices helped 3Q figures

Paper giant UPM has said the implementation of higher paper prices and stringent cost controls have positively impacted on its third quarter results.

I swear by my... M-real Tauro Offset

<b>Brita Parkins, St Ives Roche:</b>

Funding gap scraps 1bn Scottish pulp and paper project

Plans to build a 1bn integrated pulp and paper mill project have been scrapped due to a lack of funding.

Unite and Scottish government fight for staff at IP's Inverurie mill

Unite has hit out over International Paper's (IP) announcement that it may close its 371-staff Inverurie mill, as the Scottish government also pledges its support.

Antalis wins Wolseley packaging deal

Antalis UK has bolstered its presence in the packaging market after it secured a two-year contract to supply all packaging materials to building and plumbing merchant Wolseley UK.

Stora Enso profits drop beats forecast

Stora Enso has recorded poor but "better than expected" third-quarter results, following a major restructuring programme launched last year.

M-real warns of more prices rises in financial results

M-real has emphasised that the need for price increases in uncoated fine papers is great, as it announces its results for January to September 2008.