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January 9, 2024

Red Sea shipping turmoil hits waste paper sector

The UK government yesterday (7 January) reissued the international statement condemning Houthi attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea, but this looks unlikely to ease […]
January 9, 2024

Stora Enso to start negotiations on temporary layoffs at its Oulu and Imatra mills in Finland

Stora Enso is to conduct negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its two Finnish plants in Oulu and Imatra. As a company spokesperson confirmed, negotiations on […]
January 9, 2024

Houthis show no sign of backing down in tense Red Sea standoff

Houthi attacks against naval and merchant ships carried on over the weekend with more than one in five vessels electing to avoid the Suez Canal on […]
November 21, 2023

Higher wood fiber costs for pulpmills worldwide in 2023

Global pulp prices have fallen steadily since late 2022 when they reached record highs. The most significant decline has been for hardwood pulp, traded at a […]
November 2, 2023

Ilim Group appoints new CEO

The Board of Directors appointed Aleksei Lomko as Chief Executive Officer of  Russian JSC Ilim Group effective from October 30, 2023. Aleksei Lomko is one of […]
October 23, 2023

Hardwood pulp producers achieve trend turnaround in Europe too

Tables are turning on the pulp market: Prices for bleached eucalyptus pulp (BEK) are poised to move up while northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp prices […]
October 20, 2023

IP announces plans to permanently close its Orange mill and to permanently cease production on pulp machines in Riegelwood and Pensacola

International Paper today announced a series of actions to further strengthen and optimize its manufacturing system to meet customers’ needs. The company will permanently close its […]
October 11, 2023

Norske Skog divests Tasman industrial site to Oji Fibre

Norske Skog has completed the sale of the Tasman mill industrial site and remaining mill assets in New Zealand to Australasian pulp, paper, and packaging group […]