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Specialist papermaker shuttered
A historic French papermaker has become the latest European mill to be shuttered in a seismic period for the trade.
UPM confirms paper machine closures
UPM has permanently closed paper machine 6 at its Schongau site in Germany and paper machine 4 at Steyrermühl in Austria, taking out 485,000 tonnes of graphic paper capacity in Europe.
Pulp sector antitrust investigation closed
The European Commission has decided to close its antitrust investigation into potential anticompetitive practices in the wood pulp sector.
UPM teams with London uni on fossil-free materials
UPM has teamed up with students from Central St Martins University of the Arts London on a major project looking at how industries can shift to renewable, circular economy materials – “prototyping a...
Two Sides reports on latest consumer attitudes
New consumer research from Two Sides details consumers’ evolving attitudes to paper-based packaging.
The June & July Printweek is out now. Our ‘sheep in wolf’s clothing’ issue is crammed with thought-provoking insights, business critical info and all the latest news and views from the UK print industry...
The issue kicks off with three news briefings, where we get under the skin of some of the hottest topics in print. Firstly, we review May’s Fespa Global Print Expo in Munich, looking at the key trends...
Denmaur secures science-based first
Denmaur Independent Papers claims to have become the first national paper and board merchant to have a science-based target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Mondi withdraws from Russian Syktyvkar sale
Mondi is withdrawing from the agreement to sell its biggest operation in Russia, Mondi Syktyvkar, together with two affiliated entities, to Augment Investments.
GF Smith's Haslam steps down with paean to paper
GF Smith managing director John Haslam is retiring after 38 years at the high-end paper specialist.
Re-Liner: A release paper that achieves a 67% CO2 saving
UK-based silicone release papers manufacturer Techlan is supporting the industry’s carbon reduction goals by enabling users to slash the footprint of liners by two-thirds.