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Fiona Dempster has been with PG Paper for nine years

PG Paper head of logistics wins industry award

Scottish paper merchant PG Paper’s head of logistics has won the Freight Leader Award at the 2022 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.

Harrabin among pulpwood logs at BillerudKorsnäs. Image: BBC

CPI: BBC has not provided full picture on paper

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has accused the BBC of failing to provide the full picture in a documentary about reducing carbon.

Reep's laser system in action. Image: BBC

'De-printing' tech featured in BBC documentary

Israeli tech developer Reep Technologies gained exposure on the BBC this week for its “circular printing” system for erasing printed matter so that sheets of paper can be re-used.

Reach's national titles include the Mirror

Reach results hit by newsprint costs

Reach’s newsprint bill ballooned by more than 50% in the first half of the year, with the media group cutting print runs and pagination to try to mitigate the cost increase.

Nespolo: “Unifol is an extremely interesting technological player for us"

BC Partners enters into joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni

Bain Capital Private Equity has signed definitive documents with international investment firm BC Partners to enter into a joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni.

Scalderhurst: joining Aims has been on the radar for some time

Scalderhurst joins Aims Group

Merchant and paper converter Scalderhurst has joined the Aims Group of independent merchants.

Portals: obligations to customers, employees, suppliers and creditors will be met

Shock as Portals announces Overton closure

Historic papermaker Portals has rocked the industry with the announcement that it plans to close its Overton banknote paper mill with more than 300 jobs likely to go as a result.

Stora Enso: logistical challenges in Q2

Stora Enso paper wing in big turnaround

Stora Enso’s share price fell by nearly 10% after the group missed analysts’ earnings expectations – despite achieving its best quarterly results since the early 2000s, including a big improvement in...

Pesonen: a great achievement considering impact of strike

UPM reports on Q2 and first half

UPM has reported record Q2 profits “driven by successful margin management in exceptionally tight markets”.

Workshops: a space for creatives to experiment

Fedrigoni and HP workshops team coding with print

Fedrigoni and HP have teamed up for a series of digital printing workshops aimed at creative and designers.