Paper

Fedrigoni introduces eco-friendly Freelife swatch

Paper manufacturer and merchant Fedrigoni has launched a new swatch for its Symbol Freelife range, which offers environmentally friendly options with many products FSC certified.

Scottish government pledges support for Curtis Fine Papers

The Scottish Government has said it is willing to support any development to continue the operation at Curtis Fine Papers, after the independent paper manufacturer went into administration last week.

APP's chief exec tops poll Power List for pulp and paper

Indonesian paper manufacturer Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) chief executive has topped a poll that lists the most powerful people in the global pulp and paper industries.

Curtis staff hold sit-in over pay after administrators called in

Staff at Curtis Fine Papers have been told they will be paid for the past month's work following a sit-in protest led by the managing director at the paper mill, which went into administration...

Low profitability forces Sappi to put up woodfree paper prices

Coated woodfree paper producer Sappi Fine Paper Europe has announced several price increases as profitability for the industry is reaching "unacceptably low levels".

180 jobs lost as Curtis Fine Papers goes into administration

Independent paper manufacturer Curtis Fine Papers has gone into administration with the loss of 180 jobs.

Survey shows Europe falling behind in global forest market

China, India, Latin America and Russia remain the growth drivers in the forest products market, while European and Canadian producers have been impacted by market forces, a new report has found.

M-real 'needs to raise prices' after posting 16.5m second-quarter loss

Finnish fine paper giant M-real has posted a larger than expected second-quarter operating loss for 2008 of Euro 21m (16.5m).

Credit insurers 'may withdraw cover' from hard-hit paper merchants

Paper merchants have claimed more than 10m for debtor insolvency over the last 12 months and may find it increasingly difficult to find credit cover, according to credit insurance broker Aon Trade...

Zimbabwe 'running out of paper to print money on'

Zimbabwe "could run out of paper to print money on", following a supplier's decision to end paper supply to the country.