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Avery Dennison makes products for a wide range of industries

Avery Dennison European ops benefit from big spend

Avery Dennison is making a substantial investment in its European manufacturing capacity with programmes involving a €60m (£50.4m) spend underway.

Blog: Tangled web powerplay

Jo Francis wonders what will happen next in the latest saga involving UK web offset printers.

Lecta's EBITDA increased by 183% in 2021

Lecta reports on 2021

Lecta has reported big increases in revenue and EBITDA but a pre-tax loss from continuing operations in 2021.

Bresky: our key focus areas are our star performers

Record results for Stora Enso

Stora Enso has reported its highest quarterly EBIT in some 20 years and an all-time-high margin in its Q1 results.

Pesonen: we achieved our goal of seven business-specific agreements

UPM puts price tag on strike for first time

UPM has revealed that the strike at its Finnish mills could cost the business as much as €220m (£185m), while its Communication Papers wing is back in the black after “significantly higher sales...

Damage done by the strike has been described as "epic"

UPM strike resolved: industry reacts

Industry business leaders have expressed relief that the long-running strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills is over – but concerns remain about how long it will take for paper and label supplies to...

The transaction is expected to be concluded within Q2 2022

Stora Enso divests Russian sawmills and forest ops

Stora Enso has entered into an agreement to divest its two sawmills in Russia.

New agreement valid for four years

Agreement reached over UPM strike

The Finnish Paperworkers' Union has agreed a settlement proposal to end the devastating long-running strike action at UPM.

Communication Papers: biggest unit lost money last year

Fresh proposals submitted over UPM strike

There’s a glimmer of hope that agreement could be reached in the long-running strike action that has shuttered UPM’s Finnish paper mills.

Consumers are prepared to pay more

FSC: consumers increasingly aware of sustainable packaging

UK consumers have become significantly more aware of the environmental impact of the products they buy, according to research from environmental charity the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).