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Stora Enso is stopping all production and sales in Russia until further notice due to the ongoing invasion in Ukraine.

Mondi has suspended production at its plant in Ukraine, while its Russian pulp and paper facilities remains operational.

After a near three-year-long hiatus, the expo that bills itself as the UK’s longest running event for the visual communications sector is set to take place in March.

The issues currently affecting paper supplies are well-documented. Seismic changes in European capacity involving machine closures and mill conversions over the past four years have now taken effect.

Stora Enso has signed a letter of intent to divest its Kvarnsveden site in Sweden to sustainable battery cell supplier Northvolt.

Stora Enso is starting a feasibility study for the possible conversion of an idle paper machine at its Oulu mill in Finland for a high-volume consumer board line.

The issues around paper and label shortages have now reached the national news with the BBC picking up on the potential ramifications of the current supply squeeze.

The Navigator Company will increase uncoated woodfree (UWF) paper prices in Europe by 8-15% from next month.

The BPIF has joined forces with Intergraf and Finat to urge the end of strike action at UPM's Finnish paper mills.

Coveris has launched a range of lightweight, next generation stretch films that contain a minimum of 30% recycled content to reduce reliance on virgin plastics and meet forthcoming UK Plastic...