Paper
Aspenlink hit with prohibition notices following accident
Essex-based paper converter and flexographic printer Aspenlink has been ordered to stop work on three of its machines by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Paperlinx reverts to regional sales focus
Paperlinx is to disband the Commercial Print division's centralised account management team it created at the start of this year in favour of "putting the power back into the branches".
Man crushed by paper reel airlifted to hospital
A man in his forties suffered life-threatening injuries when he was crushed under a paper reel on an industrial estate in Essex last week.
UPM achieves sustainability accolade
UPM has been named industry leader in environmental sustainability in the Paper and Forest Products sector in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
Timber regulations turn over a new leaf
That nothing even closely resembling the new EU Timber Regulations (EUTR) existed before they were launched in March, is kind of surprising. Most would probably have assumed that introducing illegally...
Shotgun wedding for European paper giants?
As mega-mergers go, the potential combination of UPM and Stora Enso's European paper assets is hard to top. The resulting entity would produce 16m tonnes of paper annually, control 40% of the European...
New liner from Metsa Board targets microflute
Metsa Board has introduced a new fully bleached liner that complements its Kemiart range and is targeted at microflute as well as traditional corrugated packaging.
Ilford rescued via MBO, but job cuts needed
Ilford Imaging Switzerland has announced a 40% reduction in its workforce following its sale via an MBO to chief executive Paul Willems and chief financial officer Jean-Marc Metrailler.