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Sycamore Gap given new life in prints
The National Trust has commissioned artist printmaker Shona Branigan to make a series of prints detailing the beauty of the felled Sycamore Gap tree.
Sappi agrees Lanaken mill sale
Sappi has concluded an agreement to sell its Lanaken mill in Belgium to Dutch industrial property conversion specialist UTB.
Eren Paper applies for new tissue mill in Wales
Eren Paper has applied for planning permission for a new tissue mill at its manufacturing site in Shotton, North Wales.
Premier secures myCordenons UK distribution deal
Premier has secured a merchanting deal for myCordenons products from Italian specialty paper manufacturer Fedrigoni.
Sappi Europe introduces new premium paperboard
Sappi Europe has launched a new premium paperboard suitable for demanding and durable packaging and graphic applications.
Surepak admins auction £250k of stock after sale falls through
Stock worth £250,000 is going up for auction tomorrow (12 June) as administrators wind up flexible packaging firm Surepak in the wake of a failed sale process.
UPM and paper union reach accord
New collective labour agreements have been agreed between UPM and the Finnish Paper Workers’ Union.
SO Recycle hit by planning denial
Paper recycling firm SO Recycle will have to cease operations at its Andover site, after Test Valley Borough Council rejected a retrospective planning permission application.
UPM to close German mill, cut graphics paper capacity
UPM has unveiled plans to close its Hürth newsprint mill, near Cologne, and decommission a fine paper machine at its Nordland Papier plant near Dörpen in Germany.
Fedrigoni seals deal for Poli-Tape
Acquisitive Fedrigoni is back on the M&A trail and has agreed to buy a majority stake in Germany’s Poli-Tape Group.