James Cropper, a global market leader in advanced materials and paper products, will highlight the unlimited potential offered by paper cups when it attends the Independent Paper Show in London later this June.
The former MAN Energy Solutions is now operating under a new name and has become ‘Everllence’. The new brand identity applies worldwide and marks a significant milestone in the company’s strategic development.
In the face of tariffs and economic nationalism, recyclers must continue to strengthen specifications and promote recyclables as essential materials, BIR’s World Recycling Convention in Valencia on 27 May was told.
BTG, the multinational provider of highly specialized process solutions for the global tissue, pulp, and paper industry, has launched a new solution for accurately measuring the chemical additive demand of fibers in the paper production, leading to cost savings.
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, will participate at The Pharma Sustainability Days 2025. The company will showcase its cutting-edge packaging solutions at its stand and host a workshop focusing on the potential to reduce the climate impact of pharmaceutical packaging through fact-based carbon footprint calculations.
Kongskilde Industries is pleased to announce the appointment of Oscar William Gunner as Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2025.
Expanded mandate of the former Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), and EXTR:ACT, welcomes an accomplished sustainability and policy leader to drive forward an accelerated agenda for fibre-based food and beverage packaging.
Stora Enso has been awarded with the Red Dot Design Award for the scalable and recyclable gift packaging portfolio for a range of Marimekko’s products. The first boxes were launched in May 2024.
Designed to carry more than just weight—carry your brand, your values, and your vision. Lecta expands its comprehensive portfolio of paper solutions for bags, crafted to meet the diverse needs of today’s packaging industry. From everyday shopping to luxury retail experiences, Lecta’s range of kraft, coated and uncoated papers brings strength, printability,
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has expanded its re/cycle MailerBAG production capacity to serve the growing need for sustainable eCommerce packaging solutions.
Timo Ahonen has been appointed Metsä Fibre’s Senior Vice President, Pulp Production and a member of Metsä Fibre's Management Team as of 1 August 2025. He will report to CEO Ismo Nousiainen. Currently, Ahonen is working at Metsä Board as VP, Tako board mill. Mikko Nieminen, the current SVP, Pulp Production, will transition to Metsä Tissue as Senior Vice President, Technology.
Valmet will deliver an additive feeding system upgrade and a redundant steam reduction station system to Hamburger Containerboard Dunaújvaros in Hungary. Together, the deliveries will support the customer in their long-term plant development targets by improving the power boiler availability and environmental performance, as well as enabling participation in the growing electricity reserve market, respectively.
Valmet is to deliver a furnace upgrade, along with a long-term service agreement, to Eren Holding’s Shotton Mill in the UK. The furnace upgrade will be delivered by the end of 2025.
The change negotiations held at Metsä Fibre’s Joutseno and Rauma pulp mills and the Rauma sawmill on possible temporary layoffs up to 90 days have ended.
Independent premium snack brand “Awfully Posh” has re-launched its peanut range in a 100% recyclable wrapper made from paper, replacing conventional nut packaging which is made from hard to recycle polypropylene.
UPM Specialty Papers will invest over 10 million euros in the modernization of UPM Tervasaari mill in Valkeakoski, Finland. The investment will allow UPM Specialty Papers to boost capacity and improve production stability in its highly specialized products, such as glassines and flexible packaging papers.
With new regulations shaping the future of packaging, businesses need to understand how to adapt. We asked him five questions about what to expect and how to prepare.
Tom Erik Foss-Jacobsen has been appointed CEO of Borregaard ASA. He succeeds Per A. Sørlie, who will retire after 26 years in the position. The appointment will be effective 1 August 2025.
We work closely with our customers and believe that collaboration is key to achieving the best results. That’s the idea behind the Runtech Day seminars: a space for open dialogue, shared challenges, and practical solutions that improve efficiency, sustainability, and profitability in papermaking.
Norske Skog has reached an important and historic milestone with start of recycled containerboard production at the Golbey mill. The total investment of approximately EUR 400 million makes it the single largest investment in Norske Skog’s history. The state-of-the-art containerboard machine will increase Norske Skog's containerboard capacity with 550 000 tonnes bringing the group’s total containerboard capacity to 760 000 tonnes. Norske Skog is a leading independent supplier of recycled containerboard in Europe.
IBS Paper Performance Group, the technology leader in paper machine optimization, has successfully implemented a significant shift in raw material composition for a leading producer of Kraft papers. On a Fourdrinier machine producing Kraft papers from short and long fiber pulp, targeted technological measures enabled the share of long fiber pulp to be reduced by over 8% and replaced with in-house short fiber pulp – while maintaining consistent product quality. The implemented project leads to annual savings of €1.7 million and achieved a Return on Investment (ROI) in just a few months.
ANDRITZ has successfully started up a newly converted stock preparation system at Heinzelpaper Laakirchen, Austria. This significant upgrade represents a key transition for the PM11 paper machine, which will now produce high-quality packaging board from 100% recycled wastepaper.
Efficient, sustainable, and tailor-made: At this year’s Zellcheming Expo in Wiesbaden, Bellmer showcases cutting-edge system solutions for the paper industry.
Made from Mondi’s re/cycle FunctionalBarrier Paper 95/5, the new packaging provides strength and durability while protecting the fire starters from moisture during storage and transport.
