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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.

Avery Dennison acquires linerless labels IP from Catchpoint
Avery Dennison has acquired Yorkshire company Catchpoint's IP for the dispensing of linerless labels.

Linney latest to embark on tree planting drive
Linney has launched an initiative to plant 25,000 trees in its home county while other industry firms also do their bit to support local and national tree planting schemes.

More paper price increases flagged up
A raft of new paper price increases are set to be rolled out in the next few weeks by papermakers who are continuing to battle rising costs of their own.

Premier enhances display graphics offering
Premier’s Dartford facility has undergone a raft of developments to help the paper merchant to facilitate the continually growing demand of the sign and display industry.

James Cropper launches paper derived from plant waste
Paper and advanced materials group James Cropper has launched a coloured paper range that uses dye derived from plant extract which would have otherwise been wasted.

February’s headlines dominated by UPM crisis
With its vast implications across the industry, it’s no surprise that the ongoing strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills dominates February’s round-up of the most-read articles on printweek.com,...