Archive

• 2024
  • November
    • Paper mills are now operating with virtually no margins.
    • Mondi invests €1.2 billion in organic growth projects, Acquisitions continue to be a key part of investment strategy
    • A.Celli ships a new iDEAL® FORGED Yankee Dryer to Grupo Corporativo Papelera
    • Kruger Inc. to Invests USD 23.75 Million in a Carbon Capture Technology in its Wayagamack Mill
    • Successful startup of Voith’s cleaning system CleanLine Extract4D at lightweight packaging and bogus paper manufacturer in Canada
    • Strategic Shift or Debt Reduction? Stora Enso Sells Sunila Mill Real Estate Amid Lignin Innovation
    • European Parliament votes to delay EUDR, the legislative process continues
    • Arctic Paper acquires 4 MW solar park in Poland
    • SCA Appoints Petteri Kalela as the New Manager of Containerboard and Pulp Businesses
    • A steep drop in market prices of paper impacted the profit of TNPL for Q2Y24-25
    • Rebuild for DS Smith’s PM 4 at Viana Paper Mill successfully completed
    • Exports of paper and paperboard from India shall continue to witness a decline in future, domestic players are at a huge cost disadvantage
    • AFRY Unveils Decarbonisation Roadmap for Italy's Pulp and Paper Industry
    • The role of MRFs is changing under EPR. Here’s what’s happening in Québec.
    • ICT France to start up new tissue machine in early 2025
    • 4evergreen alliance discussed key developments for the fibre-based packaging industry at meeting
    • Scottish Startup Advances Sustainable Chemicals with Forestry Byproducts
    • VPK Group commissions FMW Industries to supply OCC pulper feeding line in Belgium
    • Newfoundland and Labrador Extends Energy Deal with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper
    • German Authorities Carrying Out Unannounced Inspection at Metsä Group's Tissue mill in Kreuzau, Germany
    • Bamboos market set to grow at a CAGR of 5.82% from 2024-2028
    • Impact on India: China and Indonesia's new 24 lakh tons of virgin board capacity are set to create a temporary excess supply situation
    • ABB’s Pressductor® technology: 70 years of unbeatable load cell performance
  • December
    • Malu Paper Mills boosts profitability in FY 23-24 with increased capacity in Writing & Printing Paper segment
    • Georgia-Pacific to Invest $90 Million at Crossett Mill to Increase Tissue Converting Capacity
    • Vinay Jain Appointed Chairman of JITO Delhi Chapter
    • Novolex to Acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $6.7 Billion
• 2025
  • January
    • Jani Sales Launches 60 TPD Tissue Paper Mill in Gujarat
    • Mercer Peace River Achieves 12-Month Rolling TRIR of 0.0
    • Peatland Plants Can Substitute Wood as Raw Material for Paper Packaging: Study
    • Mondi Neusiedler completes €20 million investment to improve energy efficiency and sustainability
    • Huhtamaki Appoints Ralf Wunderlich as President and Chief Executive Officer
    • Metsä Tissue Announces Plan to Secure Future of Kreuzau Mill
    • Billerud is strengthening its market position for paperboard in North America and proceeding with plans for a BCTMP mill
    • Smurfit Westrock’s Paper Pallet Wrap Set to Drive Down Supply Chain Emissions
    • Metsä Tissue to Adjust Production Capacity of Kreuzau Mill in Germany; 120 Jobs
    • TAPPI Nano 2025: Call for Presentations Open Through 5 February 2025
    • Kraft Paper Market Insights: Domestic Prices, Input Cost Analysis, and Emerging Trends by Mr. Pankaj Mishra
    • Kadant Black Clawson Promotes Kenny Leathers to President
    • Singapore’s Flint Develops World’s Most Sustainable Battery Made Up of Paper!
    • ResourceWise's 2025 Forest Products Industry Predictions
    • The current paper-based stationery market is approximately INR 16,200 crore and is expected to grow to INR 28,700 crore by 2030, says Mr. Hardik Shah, CEO of Sundaram Multi Pap
    • Toscotec’s TAD machine starts up at Hengan in China
    • Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Increased 3% in December 2024
    • Reifenhäuser Opens New Head Office Asia-Pacific in Bangkok
    • CMPC Nominates Bernardo Larraín Matte as Its New Chairman
    • Valmet to deliver an Advantage ThruAir Drying tissue machine to Irving Consumer Products in Macon, Georgia, USA
    • Wood prices, pulp prices, and a depreciating INR have exerted substantial upward pressure on paper prices; paper mills increase prices amid these challenges
    • Fedrigoni Names Gregory Boisson as General Manager for Fedrigoni Special Papers North America
    • International Paper Names Joy Roman Chief People Officer
    • B&B Triplewall Containers, striving to lead the Indian corrugated box industry, has ventured into Kraft paper production
    • EC Says International Paper Must Divest Certain Box Plants in Europe as Next Step in Acquisition of DS Smith
    • JMC Paper Tech inaugurates 200 TPD Balaji JMC Paper Mill -- Mexico's First Indian Paper Mill in Ciudad Juárez
    • Packaging Corporation of America Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
    • Voith Receives Extended Service Contract from DS Smith for Kemsley Mill in the UK
    • €1M Investment Helps Adsorbi Scale Cellulose-Based Air Purification
    • Indian Paper Industry Structure, Overview and Development
    • Greif to Close URB Mill in Fitchburg, MA; Cease Production on A1 Containerboard Machine in Austell, GA
  • February
    • ITC leads race to acquire Century Pulp and Paper for INR 3,000-3,500 crore; West Coast Paper Mills in close pursuit
    • International Paper Completes Acquisition of DS Smith worth USD 7.2 Billion
    • ITC-Paper division’s Q3 FY25 profit drops by 30% amid subdued realizations and a surge in wood prices
    • Paperworkers' Resource Council Workers Visit Capitol Hill to Discuss Policies Impacting Manufacturing Jobs, Local Communities and the Environment
    • Star Paper Mill expects pressure on margins due to intense competition on the demand side and earned a PAT of Rs. 64.00 crores in FY 23-24
    • Parason Appoints Arvind Singhal as CEO of Pulp & Paper Division
    • 21 February: EuRIC urges extending the EU WSR deadline to avert recycling (waste paper) market collapse
    • Stora Enso Achieves 53 Percent Carbon Reduction in Scope 1&2 Emissions
    • MEPCO's 2023 sales dropped 27% to SAR 8.67 million; investing SAR 345 million in new Tissue Machine (TM-6)
    • International Paper Welcomes David Robbie to Its Board of Directors
    • Satia Industries maintains healthy order book despite soft demand and rising imports of paper
    • Washington State Moves to Ban Most Printing Inks Again
    • Shandong Chenming Paper advances 'pulp-paper integration,' connecting northern and southern China with a 300,000 TPA softwood pulp expansion
    • Nippon Paper Enters Biofuel Market with New JV
    • Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Increased 3% in December 2024
    • Metsä Group Submits Final Application for 2,40,000 TPA Tissue Paper Mill in UK
    • SIG sets ambitious target for 85% paper-based full-barrier aseptic carton; India’s first aseptic carton plant on track
    • Sylvamo Announces USD 145 Million Capex for US Facilities
    • Cascades Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
    • U.S. Recovered Paper Exports Down 11% in 2024
    • Suzano Announces Another Round of Price Increases for Its Hardwood Pulp
    • Koehler's NexPlus® Advanced Paper Revolutionizes Organic Meal Packaging
    • Rising wood costs, and lower paper prices decrease West Coast Paper Mills’s turnover by Rs. 178 Crores in FY 23-24
    • Irving Paper to Permanently Shut Down 50 Percent of Its Papermaking Operations
  • March
    • Indian Paper Industry: Prospects
    • Haber Appoints Nilanjana Bhattacharyya as Vice President – Growth & Customer Success
    • Pritzker Private Capital Agrees to Acquire Buckman
    • Domtar Opens New PCC Plant to Strengthen Paper Production
    • AF&PA Says Tariffs Could Disrupt Paper Industry's Complex, Cross-Border Supply Chains
    • US Lumber Coalition applauds Trump administration's strong enforcement of the US trade laws
    • India Among 24 Nations Approved for EU Recycled Material Imports
    • Revolutionizing Hydraulics in the Paper & Pulp Industry
    • Port Hawkesbury Paper's Wind Farm Project Takes Shape
    • PM Oli opens paper mill in Ramnagar of Mahottari
    • Malaysia-Based Sabah Forest Industries Forms JV with China’s Liansheng Pulp & Paper
    • Elopak invests in Blue Ocean Closures
    • Essity Unveils World-First Tissue Machine Operating on Geothermal Steam
    • Voith launches the dynamic ecosystem MillOne
  • April
    • ITC announces the strategic acquisition of Century Pulp & Paper for Rs. 3,498 crore
    • Metsä Board CEO Mika Joukio to Step Down; Esa Kaikkonen to Replace Him
    • BILT Appoints Dr. Alok Prakash as its CEO
    • Valmet plans to renew its operating model to better serve customers with a lifecycle approach, and to increase efficiency
    • Valmet to Deliver New Bleach Plant and Evaporation Plant Rebuild to Grasim Industries in India
    • ANDRITZ Acquires A.Celli Paper to Become Full Line Supplier
    • The U.S. Tariff War: Implications for India’s Paper Industry, Demand, Pricing, and Import Inflows
    • Antalis busys The Packaging Company (Midlands) Limited