On 21 October, the EU Commission presented its proposal to simplify the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in order to reduce ...

The French market for ordinary recovered paper grades was still pretty balanced in October. Demand from paper mills in France eased slightly in recent ...

The market for printing and writing paper in France is largely subject to price pressure due to ongoing overcapacity in Europe. This had only a minor impact on price negotiations in the newsprint ...

In the latest round of negotiations for deliveries of caustic soda (NaOH) in the final quarter of the year, caustic soda ...

German newsprint mills continue to profit from the downgrading trend. Advertisers are increasingly opting for improved newsprint or heatset grades, not least to save ...

Metsä Board has completed the modernisation project at its Simpele folding boxboard (FBB) mill. The upgraded board machine is ...

Prices on the German recovered paper market once again showed little change in October. Market participants almost ...

Lecta plans to sell its Condat mill in France, which produces release liners for labels, among other things. The announcement has caused quite a stir in the French Dordogne department, as trade unions ...

Norway's publication and packaging paper manufacturer Norske Skog plans to downsize its operational and support functions by ...

Abu Dhabi-based Multiply Group has announced that it will acquire a majority stake in ISEM Packaging, a leading Italian ...

UPM has announced that it will initiate a strategic review of its UPM Plywood business area. The sale of the division is one of the possibilities. However, the company notes that a range of ...

German specialty paper supplier Spezialpapierfabrik Ober-Schmitten (SPO) is insolvent. The Friedberg Local Court initiated provisional insolvency proceedings on 4 September. The court appointed Dr Jan ...