Paper

Insolvency Service: RRS materially contributed to fatal accident

Director barred after fatality

The co-owner of a waste paper merchant where a fatal accident took place has been disqualified from being a director.

Premier Club: “a great way to thank our customers”

Premier woos wide-format buyers with rewards scheme

Premier has launched a new loyalty scheme targeted at customers who buy roll media for display graphics.

Printers can order sheets from Fedrigoni in specific sizes

Fedrigoni marks anniversary of bespoke sheet service

Fedrigoni UK is celebrating the first anniversary of its self-adhesive bespoke sheeting service, which it said reduces printers’ waste and improves manufacturing efficiencies.

UPM: union is using tasks critical to society as a Trojan horse

Union extends UPM strike

Union workers have ratcheted up their industrial action at UPM by extending it – less than a week after a large-scale strike began.

UPM wants to negotiate business-specific agreements as soon as possible

UPM strike action has begun

The threatened strike action involving thousands of employees at UPM’s Finnish mills is now underway, with the printing industry braced for its likely impact on paper supplies.

Verso has two paper mills in Michigan. Image: Google Maps

BillerudKorsnäs acquires Verso

Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs has acquired North American coated paper producer Verso Corporation in a move to enter the paperboard market in the region.

Master reels at UPM Kymi, which can make 705,000tpa

UPM braced for strike action at Finnish ops

UPM is facing the prospect of three weeks of strike action at its Finnish mills from the start of the new year, at a time when the industry is already dealing with shortages and a supply squeeze on...

Polyart: aiming for further growth next year

Arjobex picks flagship product for new brand

Specialist substrate manufacturer Arjobex has rebranded as Polyart.

Kirkniemi's direct fossil greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by 90%

Sappi invests to cut use of fossil fuels at Kirkniemi

Sappi has signed off a major investment in renewable energy at its Kirkniemi Mill.

Cocoon Offset has a whiteness level of 150 CIE

Antalis to exclusively distribute Cocoon Offset

Antalis has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for Cocoon Offset 100% recycled papers.