Paper

Growing demand for recycled paper will push the global market for speciality paper additives to $8.26bn (4.16bn) by 2010, a report has forecasted.

Russia's plans to increase export duties on its wood could jeopardise 25,000 jobs in Finland, the head of the Forest Industries Federation in the country has warned.

UPM is set to showcase its new innovations at Drupa and kick-start the campaign for its flagship product, the UPM Finesse range of woodfree-coated papers.

Paper merchants Antalis and James McNaughton are to merge their large-format and point-of-sale arms.

Metso Paper has bought Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' (MIH) paper machinery division for an undisclosed sum.

M-real has withdrawn all production from the UK after agreeing to sell its New Thames office paper mill in Kemsley, Kent, to packaging giant DS Smith for 60m.

Key names from the print and paper manufacturing world, including HP, Epson and Kodak, have rallied to support the new ColorLok paper standard, which promotes improved paper quality for better...

Paper giant UPM is considering setting up an environmentally friendly paper pulp factory in China, using technology from Finnish company Chempolis Oy.

LG.Philips is to unveil what it claims is the world's highest resolution 14.3-inch flexible colour e-paper display later this month.

The BPIF has said it is "entirely possible" that UK book publishers will be hit by rising paper prices following a major crackdown on small-scale, polluting paper mills in China.

Two of Europe's biggest paper manufacturers have pointed to broad jobs cuts and downgrading capacity as rising raw materials costs play havoc with margins.

Arjowiggins is to increase the price of its recycled products as a result of a strong and continuous rise in the cost of recovered fibres.