Proposals to reduce forestry activity and increase protected forest areas have become an important part of the European forestry debate. However, according to a new impact assessment, such measures risk leading to lower production, tens of thousands of lost jobs, and higher societal costs – without delivering any climate benefits.
UPM Communication Papers has published its 2025 climate report, showing strong progress on the climate action roadmap. In Europe, fossil CO₂ emissions from own operations and purchased energy (Scope 1 and 2) fell by 38% per tonne of paper in 2025, measured against the 2023 baseline year. The reduction demonstrates accelerated implementation of the climate action roadmap.
The Navigator Company has announced the launch of gCELL, a new brand for its pulp portfolio, aligned with the differentiation and value creation it brings to the global pulp market. With gCELL, Navigator brings its pulp business under a unified and distinctive identity rooted in more than 70 years of expertise in Eucalyptus globulus pulp production.
Based on documented results at Södra Värö, Södra has decided to scale Viking Analytics’ AI platform, MultiViz, across the entire group. The framework agreement covers 3,650 sensors deployed across the mills in Värö, Mörrum, and Mönsterås, marking the next step in Södra’s commitment to data-driven, proactive maintenance.
The need to overcome constant challenges and the importance of logistics were key points of discussion at the BIR Paper Division side session held in Gothenburg on June 1. In his opening remarks, divisional President Francisco Donoso of DOLAF Servicios Verdes SL in Spain said that, while the recovered paper sector continues to face challenges, it is also evolving and the “demand for sustainable raw materials and circular solutions has never been more important than now”.
22 new projects across Finland focusing on strengthening biodiversity and ecological restoration were selected for Metsä Group’s Funding programme for nature projects. A total of EUR 300 000 was granted. This year, several accepted projects combined concrete nature management measures, environmental education, and community involvement.
The Ynna Group has achieved a new recognition of its industrial expertise with three of its flagship subsidiaries—GPC Papier et Carton, Super Cérame, and Afrique Câbles—receiving the "Made in Morocco®" label. This distinction, awarded by IMANOR (the Moroccan Institute for Standardization) and presented by Mr. Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Commerce, during an official ceremony held at the OMPIC headquarters in Casablanca, honors these companies' commitment to quality, industrial performance, and the promotion of Moroccan know-how.
Valmet expands its offering to the growing molded fiber market with the launch of Valmet 3D Fiber technology. The solution enables high-capacity, fast production of high-quality, three-dimensional fiber-based packaging, offering packaging producers a competitive end-to-end solution to meet the increasing demand for sustainable alternatives to plastic.
Al Ahalia Hospital recently organized a Beat the Heat Awareness Campaign, with Crown Paper Mill (CPM) and Ittihad Paper Mill (IPM) participating as special invitees.
We are proud to announce the expansion of the strategic partnership between Solenis and MEPCO through a five-year chemical supply agreement for MEPCO’s landmark PM5 project — Al Tadweer Al Akhdar — in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Stora Enso’s Oulu business unit hosts Finland’s first pulp mill to achieve FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification), strengthening food safety assurance across the entire value chain for packaging customers. For customers, the certification and its systematic approach provide added assurance: processes are audited, risk management is systematic, and food safety is integrated into daily operations.
Leading European cartonboard producer, RDM Group, has launched its 2025 Sustainability Report pre-release, revealing the Group is on track to meet or exceed its 2030 targets.
Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON), a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, has returned to the FORTUNE 500 list, a ranking of the largest U.S. companies by revenue. Coming in at #489, Sonoco had sales of $7.8 billion in 2025. With 22,000 teammates, the Company serves customers across paper and metal packaging markets around the world.
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Swiss Krono to replace the company's plastic packaging for its laminate flooring products with paper packaging. The partnership demonstrated how Mondi’s kraft paper grammages can meet the demanding requirements of industrial packaging that was traditionally made of plastic.
Sonoco today announced it is implementing a $60 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments beginning July 8, 2026.
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After being placed under court-ordered administration in early December 2024, the French manufacturer of cardboard for tubes and cores, Cenpa, was liquidated on June 1st. Production will cease definitively on June 12th. In April 2025, 36 people were laid off as part of a redundancy plan (PSE), and last August, one of the two machines serving the industrial sector (manufacturing and construction) was shut down. The factory then refocused on a single production line designed to supply the tissue industry. Owned by the German investment fund Accursia Capital since 2021, this factory still employed nearly 50 people. Despite various expressions of interest in recent months, no takeover offer was unfortunately made. The plan to establish a cooperative (Scop) had also been abandoned.
Featured news: Valmet and Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, have announced a collaboration to integrate, optimize and offer electrically driven carbon capture solutions for the pulp and paper industry. The collaboration combines Linde’s HISORP® CC CO₂ capture technology with Valmet’s strong integration capabilities and deep process expertise in pulp and paper production.
International Paper, a leader in sustainable packaging solutions, has completed the acquisition of North Pacific Paper Company, a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, for $360MM.
Fastmarkets, the leading price reporting agency for commodities market pricing, news, and analysis, has named Cristián Infante of Arauco as Latin America CEO of the Year 2026. The award will be presented during the annual Fastmarkets Forest Products Latin America Conference, taking place in Brazil from August 10–12.
On May 31, Nippon Paper Industries published an update of the dramatic consequences of a tank collapse (white liquor, containing pulping chemicals, i.e. sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide) which occurred last May 26 at the facility of its U.S. subsidiary, Nippon Dynawave Packaging (“NDP”), located in Longview, Washington State, U.S.A. This mill is specialized in pulp and paper production.
Fedrigoni Group has entered one of Italy's first long-term biomethane supply agreements, covering approximately 40% of the gas requirements of its Italian manufacturing plants, reinforcing the Group's energy resilience, securing continuity of supply, and reducing the cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of products at these sites by 30 to 50%.
In an economic context marked by uncertainty, CAP (the French Federation of Cardboard and Stationery*) conducted, with the support of the French Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CPME), of which it is a member, a business climate survey among its member companies**. Carried out online from May 5 to 22, this study is based on responses from 30 executives who are members of this Federation. The conclusion is clear: while the crisis has not yet fully impacted companies in the sector, the situation will deteriorate sharply in the second half of the year.
ABTCP (Brazilian Pulp and Paper Technical Association) in partnership with IPEF (Institute for ForestResearch and Studies), and TAPPI (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry), will host ABTCP 2026 – 58th Pulp and Paper International Congress and Exhibition, from October 6 to 8 in São Paulo, at the Transamerica Expo Center.
