Specifically developed to guarantee proper hand hygiene and cleanliness at home, this new product contains an antibacterial lotion and is 100% biodegradable, dissolving in the WC after use.

BillerudKorsnäs and UPM have entered into an agreement that will extend the supply agreement for pulp, steam and electricity for the production at BillerudKorsnäs’ mill in Pietarsaari.

Mondi, global leader in packaging and paper, is set to build new production lines in its plant in Gronau, Germany, to produce melt blown nonwoven fabric and surgical face masks.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö increases the supply of face masks for consumers in Finland together Teho Filter Oy and S Group.

The carton and cartonboard industry continues to admirably meet the challenges thrown up by COVID-19 and thanks to everyone in these trying times. The industry has demonstrated its strength, resilience, innovation and determination to rise above adversity.

UPM has newly adopted the target of doubling the amount of broadleaved trees growing in company-owned forests in Finland. In the light of current research data, increasing the proportion of broadleaved trees improves the forest’s growth and yield as well as its species diversity and resistance to climate change. 

Developed to maintain the hygiene of public spaces and the workplace and to protect users, it is a system of specially designed products for the Away-from-Home industry.

The new starting date for the PM2 paper machine at the Hamburger Containerboard location in Spremberg was set for the first week of September 2020.

As part of the European Green Deal, The European Commission published today its new Biodiversity Strategy, titled “Bringing nature back into our lives”.

Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, has today, on 20 May 2020, filed an environmental permit application with the Land and Environment Court in Vänersborg (Mark- och miljödomstolen vid Vänersborg tingsrätt) concerning its plans to increase fresh fibre based tissue paper production at its Mariestad mill in Sweden.

Antalis has been informed of the exercise by Sequana, its majority shareholder, of the exercise of the put option and the signature of the share purchase agreement with Kokusai Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (“KPP”) on 19 May 2020, pursuant to which Sequana would sell to KPP all of its Antalis shares, representing 75.2% of the share capital and 82.5% of the voting rights (based on a share capital comprised of 71,000,000 shares and 129,490,457 voting rights as at 30 April 2020) at a price of 0.10 euro per share.

VPK is proud to announce a renewed shareholdership for corrugated sheets supplier CorrBoard, located in Scunthorpe (UK). Through a 50% share, VPK becomes major shareholder of the consortium. 

Aalst, 15 May  2020 – VPK Group and Viallon Emballage agreed on a merger, strategically expanding VPK's network towards the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and broadening its range of corrugated packaging products and services.

Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, signed a preliminary agreement with ABB to supply electricity systems to the bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland. The degree of Finnish origin for the delivery is high, more than 60%.

The corrugated industry is doing everything possible to keep supply intact and support communities, here are a few examples of the great initiatives being taken:

Metsä Board is adding three new grades into its Express Board offering. The new eco-barrier paperboard MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB, uncoated folding boxboard MetsäBoard Natural FBB and MetsäBoard Pro FBB OBAfree are now available with enhanced availability and quick lead times via the Express Board service.

Extia® Protect portfolio of face masks materials is created to protect people, delivering reliable filtration performance.

Sappi has decided not to proceed with the proposed offering of €250 million senior notes at this time due to unsatisfactory market conditions.

In light of the European Commission’s expected announcement of which business ecosystems will be targeted by the European Recovery Plan and new Industrial Strategy for Europe, the partners of the forest-based sector have sent a proposal to EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton to include the European Forest-based Industries Ecosystem as one of the ecosystems eligible for support in the plan.

UPM is proceeding at full speed with its investment project in Uruguay and has taken several steps forward. UPM and the new Government of Uruguay have signed a memorandum of understanding on pending items related to UPM’s growth project in Uruguay that will further strengthen the implementation of UPM's growth project and existing operations in Uruguay as well as the local economy.

The Forest Owners Association says it’s keen to work with government and with the rest of the primary industries to implement government investment aimed at reviving the economy after the COVID-19 crisis.