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Two Sides releases latest Myths & Facts booklet
Paper advocacy group Two Sides has released the 10th edition of its Myths & Facts booklet, which helps to dispel the common misconceptions surrounding the industry.
Lecta's Condat plans hit EC snag
Lecta’s conversion plans for its Condat mill have been thrown into question after the European Commission flagged a potential objection to the mill receiving tens of millions of euros in French...
James Cropper 'positive' in post-Q1 update
James Cropper is looking ahead to a positive financial year thanks to a “promising” first quarter that follows a year in which pre-tax profits were halved.
TI, Kelsey and Hearst all make paper wrap moves
The shift to paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping is gathering pace, with three major publishers opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap for its...
Antalis sales slip in H1
Antalis has announced a drop in sales and profits for the first half of the year, with no further news as yet on its search for a new shareholder to take over Sequana’s majority stake in the...
Arjobex bought by French private equity firm
France-based private equity firm Prudentia Capital has acquired the Arjobex group of businesses, which includes UK manufacturing base Arjobex Limited in Clacton-on-Sea.
Arjo UK mills: MBO gains SE support
Negotiations over the sale of the Arjowiggins Fine Papers UK businesses in administration are understood to have reached a critical juncture, with Scottish Enterprise confirming to PrintWeek that it...
Scheufelen boss starts new paper company
The chief executive of failed German paper mill Scheufelen has started a new paper company employing 26 of his previous firm’s 95 staff.
Shipping company fined after driver struck by paper reel
A shipping company must pay nearly £40,000 after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver was injured when he was struck by a paper reel that was being loaded onto his trailer.
441 companies remove misleading anti-paper messaging
441 companies have now removed or changed their messaging since the inception of pro-paper campaign group Two Sides in 2008.
PG Paper supports growth strategy with top-level hires
Scottish paper merchant PG Paper has appointed its first managing director as well as a sales manager to support growth plans across its international markets.
French Arjo paper mill put up for auction
Auction procedures for one of Arjowiggins’ French sites have begun while the sale of its UK sites remains unconfirmed.