Paper

A person has died following the fungal infection outbreak that has shuttered Billerud’s Escanaba paper mill.

Paper and packaging group Billerud is dealing with an unusual situation at one of its mills involving a rare fungal infection, and which has now resulted in a temporary shutdown of the operation.

Independent Swedish pulp producer Rottneros has given 24 staff at its Vallvik Mill notice of redundancy due to increasing costs, falling pulp prices, and a weaker USD in the long-term.

Sappi’s deal to sell three European mills to Aurelius Group is off after the transaction failed to complete.

Mondi is investing to optimise the performance of the operation at its Neusiedler uncoated fine paper mill in Austria, with job losses expected.

Stora Enso will consolidate its book paper production and permanently close one of its two paper machines at its Anjala mill in Finland.

UPM has completed the sale of all of its Russian operations while Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its Hylte paper site.

UPM has announced a further reduction in uncoated magazine paper capacity and has brought forward the shutdown of its Austrian newsprint mill.

Two Sides undertook research to find out the percentage of paper pulp that ends up as loo roll after hearing of misleading claims by a tissue company.

Antalis has finessed the range of creative papers it acquired from the administrators at Arjowiggins as part of the relaunch of the products.