AFRY has secured several top placements in the latest Engineering News-Record (ENR) rankings, underscoring its standing among the global leaders in engineering and design.
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) calls on the European Parliament to ratify of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA), emphasising its potential to eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers and foster growth for European pulp and paper companies, which are some of the strongest exporters amongst EU manufacturing sectors.
Smurfit Westrock has once again demonstrated its leadership in paper-based packaging by picking up 15 WorldStar awards.
SCA has been awarded a Gold Medal in EcoVadis’ global sustainability assessment for 2025. At the same time, the company’s overall score has increased from 78 to 79, placing SCA among the top five percent of companies worldwide
Why more brands are turning to paper-based solutions – and how Sappi is shaping the shift
Lessebo Paper is entering into a collaboration with Kalmar Kuvert that enables customers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark to order the uncoated premium paper Scandia 2000 in smaller volumes. From 15 January 2026, the paper will be available via Kalmar Kuvert in pack orders and quantities up to a full pallet, complementing Lessebo Paper’s direct sales of larger volumes and project-based orders.
Valmet has completed its most significant research and development program to date, Beyond Circularity, which ran for four years as part of Business Finland’s Veturi initiative. Launched in 2022, the program involved over 370 partners and aimed to advance sustainability and support customer industries in achieving carbon neutrality and a green transition.
The Fastmarkets Forest Products Europe Conference 2026 returns to Barcelona on March 9–11, bringing together 300+ senior decision makers from across Europe’s pulp, paper, packaging, and recycling value chain to exchange insight and engage in high-value strategic discussions.
Nordic Bioproducts Group (NBG), a Finnish biomaterials company originating from Aalto University, has secured a strategic minority investment from Japan’s Oji Holdings Corporation, one of the world’s leading forest-based materials groups. The investment gives Oji a 20% stake in Nordic Bioproducts Group and establishes a long-term partnership focused on industrial collaboration, technology deployment, and global market development.
Sonoco Products Company , a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, today announced that Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) Rodger Fuller plans to retire after a 40-year career in Company leadership effective February 28, 2026.
The Klingele Group, producer of corrugated base papers and corrugated and solid board packaging solutions, is setting a clear course for the future. Effective January 1, 2026, Andreas Niethammer will take over the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from Steffen Gehring, who will continue to support the Group as Treasurer under a phased retirement arrangement until the end of 2026.
Due to a continued weak market and lower prices as well as a weaker USD, Rottneros forecasts a significantly lower EBITDA result in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the same quarter last year. EBITDA preliminarily amounts to SEK -180 million. The corresponding result for the fourth quarter last year was SEK 10 million, positively impacted by sales of emission rights of SEK 76 million.
The Navigator Company is among the world's leading companies in the fight against climate change and deforestation. The company has once again achieved the highest rating of ‘A’ (Leadership) in the CDP Climate Change and CDP Forests questionnaires, reinforcing its top position in the prestigious CDP A-List for Climate and Forests.
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) plays a vital role in the textile, pulp and paper, and chemical sectors, valued for its strong oxidising capabilities and its clean decomposition into water and oxygen. However, the industry’s prevailing production method, the anthraquinone auto-oxidation process, remains energy-intensive, highly centralised, and dependent on fossil-fuel-based hydrogen.
Sappi has expanded its functional packaging paper portfolio with a comprehensive series of heat-sealable solutions designed for converters, printers, and brands seeking fiber-based alternatives to plastic.
The SAVÉOL cherry tomato packing, honored with a WorldStar Global Packaging Award, was produced by MM Packaging France using ALASKA® STRONG from MM Kotkamills. Our virgin fibre cartonboard replaced the shrink plastic film that was previously used.
Lessebo Paper introduces Lessebo Covers, a premium uncoated paper developed specifically for book covers where material choice plays a decisive role in both expression and performance. Created to balance technical precision with tactile character, Lessebo Covers is designed to support book designs that need to feel as considered as they look.
Bengaluru, a major city in southern India, is facing severe groundwater depletion driven by rapid urbanization and excessive extraction. Recognizing these challenges, ABB’s Nelamangala site, located northwest of Bengaluru, has taken proactive steps to restore groundwater levels in the local community while recycling treated water on site. Approximately 85 percent of treated water is recycled, enabling groundwater replenishment at a rate nearly 1.25 times faster than consumption. Through comprehensive rainwater harvesting initiatives, the site has reduced surface runoff and contributed to an increase of over 30 meters in local groundwater levels over the past three years. The factory received the AWS Standard certification (Gold) in December 2025, recognizing its investments in smart water management, local innovation, and strong engagement with communities and stakeholders across the value chain. The AWS certification confirms that the site meets a globally recognized benchmark for…
ABB has achieved A scores for climate and water in non-profit organization CDP’s 2025 rankings, earning a place on the annual A List for both climate change and for the first time, water stewardship. ABB joins the top 1 percent of the 22,100 companies scored that achieved a double A rating.
Anders Edholm, Senior Vice President Sustainability and Communications, has decided to leave SCA during 2026 to take up a position with another company. Anders Edholm will remain in his role as Senior Vice President Sustainability and Communications until 31 July 2026.
ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a new cooking plant to MM Group’s integrated pulp and paper mill in Kwidzyn, Poland, supporting the mill’s major sustainability and energy-efficiency upgrade program.
UPM has reaffirmed its leading position in sustainability by achieving leadership-level scores in the 2025 CDP assessment. The company’s rating reflects its environmental efficiency and transparent reporting on climate, forest, and water-related actions.
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, announces that nine of its innovative packaging solutions have received WorldStar Packaging Awards 2026. Organised annually by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), the awards celebrate outstanding achievements in packaging design, technology and sustainability across the globe.
PGA Anlagenbau, a member of the IBS Paper Performance Group, is celebrating the successful commissioning of a complete starch plant for mass starch preparation at Mondi Štĕtí, Czech Republic. The plant is destined for the state-of-the-art new paper machine, which went into operation in December 2024. An essential component of the plant is the patented starch cooker PGA starchPERFORMER. The new starch plant enables Mondi Štĕtí to produce starch of the highest possible quality with the lowest possible energy consumption, thereby achieving optimized paper quality. Within the Mondi Group, six starchPERFORMER units for mass starch and two for surface starch are already successfully in operation.
