Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Gasum have agreed on cooperation concerning biogas processing at the biogas plant operating as part of Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill.

Barranquilla Paper Mill is latest Smurfit Kappa facility in the region to feature state-of-the-art anaerobic technology

It’s never been this easy to build an industrial building in wood and it’s never been more important. We need to reduce global emissions to mitigate climate change and we need to provide adequate and productive working environments at the same time.

In cooperation with AFRY, Metsä Tissue, a part of Metsä Group, has calculated the carbon footprint of toilet paper in its eight European mills, and explored also the differences in the footprints of toilet papers made of fresh and recycled fibres.

TEHRAN – Iran produced 479,100 tons of paper in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), according to the data released by Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry.

Cardboard box-maker Smurfit Kappa said it has approved €600 million of investments in projects over the first nine months of the year as it seeks to keep up with growing demand for sustainable packaging.

Sappi has approved an investment in Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland which enables a switch in its energy sourcing to renewable bioenergy. With this investment the mill’s direct fossil greenhouse gas emissions will reduce by ca. 90 percent, which is equivalent to 230 000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

UPM continues to aim for business-specific collective bargaining with the Paperworkers’ Union but has also begun preparations for arranging working conditions temporarily without a collective labour agreement until agreements with the union are signed.

The Confederation of European Paper Industries wishes to comment on the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030, raise some questions and propose actions on the way forward.

In the Canopy’s 2021 Hot Button Ranking, Kelheim Fibres once again occupies a leading position: With a increase of 2.5 points in the evaluation, the Bavarian viscose speciality fibre manufacturer tied for third place out of around 40 viscose fibre manufacturers worldwide and a dark green/green shirt for the second year running.

Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper company, is investing €20 million to further improve the sustainability of its pulp production at the Frantschach mill in Austria.

The conversion project will be completed by the end of 2022

Graphic Packaging is celebrating its success at the UK Packaging Awards, winning the Best Packaging of a New Product award for its Mergulo plant-based butter carton.

Fedrigoni, one of the leading European producers of specialty papers and self-adhesive labels, and Portals, one of the world leaders in banknote and security paper production, have completed the sale of Fedrigoni’s Security business based in Bollate, including its employees and assets, as originally announced on 28/04/2021.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has won both the Finnish Circular Economy Award and the Finnish Quality Award in the Laatukeskus Excellence Finland assessment.

UPM has been listed in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2021-2022 as the only company in its industry. The DJSI indices cover environmental, social and governance aspects of responsibility.

In partnership with BillerudKorsnäs, Oatly has implemented an innovative secondary packaging solution for products produced in Oatly’s Singapore Factory, enabling a reduction in secondary packaging material by up to 35% and an estimated reduction of CO2 emissions from secondary packaging by up to 50%*, compared to conventional packaging solutions.

The Hämeenkyrön Voima power plant, from which Metsä Board's Kyro mill buys energy, has replaced the peat it burns with renewable energy.

Dmitry Zyliov: "Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill is the best example of Austrian business investment in pulp and paper development in Russia".

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that Vina Kraft Paper Co., Ltd., its joint venture in Vietnam, has decided to construct a new production base for containerboard.

30,000 additional temporary positions also created to construct new factories and for expansion projects