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Progroup Takes Over Sappi Plant to Create New Circular Economy Site 

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Progroup plans to establish a state-of-the-art plant for sustainable production of containerboard using only recovered paper as raw material. Jun 6, 2024 One of the leading manufacturers of containerboard and corrugated board in Europe, Progroup AG, has taken over the site of Sappi Stockstadt GMBH. This is the company’s first......
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HEINZEL GROUP Successfully Starts Paper Machine Converted by ANDRITZ at Steyrermühl

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The machine is now producing kraft papers for packaging, marketed under Heinzel Group’s well-established Starkraft brand. This strategic investment allows Heinzel’s Starkraft division to produce a total of up to 350,000 tons of kraft paper per year. Jun 6, 2024 International technology group ANDRITZ has completed the conversion of a......
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Norske Skog Plans to Enter Pulp Market

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Norske Skog plans to build a bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) plant at Saugbrugs in Halden, which will produce approximately 300,000 tons of competitive pulp. The company will invest anything between EUR 140 million to EUR 180 million on this project, which will be its first significant investment at Saugbrugs outside......
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UPM to Reduce Graphic Paper Capacity in Germany

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UPM Communication Papers plans to permanently close its Hürth newsprint mill and shut down one fine paper machine at Nordland Papier (PM 3) at Dörpen. It will reduce the company’s annual newsprint paper capacity by 330,000 tonnes and uncoated fine paper capacity by 280,000 tonnes in Germany.  Jun 6, 2024......
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Stora Enso Introduces Performa Nova, Game Changer in Fiber-Based Packaging

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Performa Nova will mark the first offering from Stora Enso’s brand-new board line in Oulu, Finland. It is poised to redefine industry standards and consumer expectations in the world of sustainable packaging. May 30, 2024 Stora Enso, a leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials and wooden construction, has......
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Saica Group Acquires Majority Share in LIC Packaging, Italy

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Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire a majority share of LIC Packaging in Italy. This significant step will allow Saica to expand its footprint within the Southern European market.  May 16, 2024 Saica Group has reached an agreement with the family owners of LIC Packaging to increase its......
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Georgia-Pacific to Invest Over USD 150 Million to Grow Consumer Tissue Business

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The investment will rebuild a 1965 vintage paper machine into a world-class machine to make paper for Angel Soft® and strategic private-label bath tissue. April 12, 2024 Georgia-Pacific recently announced an investment of more than USD 150 million to rebuild a paper machine at its mill in Wauna, Oregon. This......
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Irving Pulp & Paper to Upgrade Saint John’s Westside Mill for USD 1.1 Billion

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Known as NextGen, the project will increase the mill’s capacity while also increasing the green energy it generates, making it one of the top-producing kraft pulp mills in the world and a global leader in environmental performance. May 30, 2024 Irving Pulp & Paper Limited has submitted a preliminary application......
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Sappi Signs 175GWh PA Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading

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Under the Power Purchase Agreement, Enpower Trading will supply Sappi with a utility-scale renewable power solution over a five-year period in South Africa, reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions of Sappi Southern Africa by 6 percent and 4 percent, respectively.   May 21, 2024 In a positive move to reduce......