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Hopes raised for resolution at UPM labels wing
A possible agreement is in sight over strike action at UPM Raflatac and UPM Specialty Papers.
UPM strike to hit 100th day
The strike at UPM will pass the 100-day mark this weekend, with no official update given on the situation since last week.
First published hybrid hemp paper book gets London debut
A hybrid hemp paper that is suitable for book publishing and HP Indigo printing is being shown in a published book for the first time at this week’s London Book Fair.
March headlines overtaken by YM and paper woes
One topic unsurprisingly dominates March’s round-up of the most-read articles on printweek.com: the lead up to and subsequent administration of YM Group’s web division businesses. A month of bad news...
UPM strike extended again
Strike action at UPM will run for an unprecedented four months, after the Paperworkers’ Union announced a further extension until 30 April.
Unions ask UPM shareholders to act over strike
A trio of global trade unions has written to UPM’s major shareholders warning that the group’s “anti-union stance is an investment risk”.
Stora Enso to sell four of its five paper sites
Stora Enso has initiated a sales process for a possible divestment of four of its five paper mills.
Energy crisis curbs James Cropper profit expectations
Paper and advanced materials group James Cropper has revised down by £1.4m the expectations for its full-year pre-tax profit due to the impact of energy price increases.
WPCF warns on paper shortage endangering industry rebound
Members of the World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) have warned that the current paper shortages will have severe repercussions in the supply of print products for all economic markets and are...
UPM Pulp strike settlement proposal submitted
The conciliator for Finnish Paperworkers’ Union Paperiliitto and UPM Pulp has submitted a proposal for a settlement in the collective labour agreement negotiations between the two parties.