Paper and substrates

Warren adds plastic-free barrier board to reel to sheet board range
Independent board and paper stockist Warren has bolstered its reel-to-sheet board range with the addition of a new plastic-free barrier board.

CorrBoard harnesses organic waste to produce corrugated
CorrBoard Bioenergy (CB Bio) has invested £5.5m in building a sustainable energy generation facility fuelled by organic waste to power the manufacture of corrugated sheet board.

Denmaur launches digital division
Denmaur Paper Media has established a new division to support its extensive and growing offering of papers for digital print production.

Metsä Board starts up new sheeting line
Metsä Board has started up a new paperboard sheeting line at its Äänekoski mill in Finland.

Two Sides revamps consumer campaign
Two Sides is relaunching its consumer-facing Love Paper campaign in order to increase public accessibility to myth-busting facts on print, paper and paper-based packaging.

Denmaur launches high-end 'ultra-white' stock
Denmaur has launched its latest stock, the ‘ultra-white’ smooth matt Arctic Snow, to target the top end of the market.

EBB expands with Irish acquisition
Family-owned merchant Elliott Baxter (EBB) has made a substantial expansion to its cartonboard business with the acquisition of UniBoard.

James Cropper reports record sales but profits hit
Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has achieved record full-year sales, but pre-tax profits have almost almost halved due to the impact of continued higher pulp prices.

Bank of England prepares for polymer £50
The Bank of England has awarded the substrate contract for the coming polymer £50 to CCL Secure and De La Rue.

Avery Dennison to launch recycled PE film
Avery Dennison is set to launch the industry’s first-ever facestock made from recycled polyethylene (rPE) following the completion of print and dispensing trials.

Lessebo launches premium recycled stock
Lessebo Paper has launched its first recycled paper to answer customer demand.

Xerox introduces Nuvera kit for ultra-lightweight stock handling
Xerox has launched a new lightweight kit for its Nuvera series of digital production printers to extend its stock weight range down to “ultra-lightweight”.