CURRENT HEADLINES

• Eco Friendly Spruce Bark Can Replace Toxic Chemicals

  2/17/2026

  A decoction made from spruce bark can replace toxic chemicals used to inhibit bacteria that otherwise produce dangerous gases and slime in paper mills and wastewater systems.

• Metsä Group's Demo Plant For A New Lignin Product Starts Up In Äänekoski

  2/12/2026

  Metsä Group’s demo plant for a new lignin product has started up in Äänekoski. The plant uses lignin extracted from the bioproduct mill’s production process as its raw material and it has a nameplate capacity of two tons of a new type of lignin product per day.

• Saica Group Leads Innovation With The Launch Of The First Recycled Paper Adhesive Tape On The Market

  2/11/2026

  Saica Group has launched a new recycled paper adhesive tape, reinforcing its leadership in sustainable packaging through innovation and circular economy.

• Ahlstrom Launches Next-Generation Acti-V RRF Natural For PSA Tapes – Double-Sided Silicone-Coated Release Liners Are Now Recyclable With Paper

  2/11/2026

  Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, introduces Acti-V RRF Natural, the next evolution of the sustainable Acti-V Industrial RF Natural release liner for double-sided Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) tapes. The next-generation product advances circularity with a breakthrough recyclability rating of Recyclable with Paper¹.

• Dong Tien, Vietnam, Successfully Starts Up Its Third ANDRITZ OCC Line

  2/10/2026

  Dong Tien-Long An Paper JSC has successfully started up a recycled fiber line at its board production mill in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam.

• Sappi Secures ABB Fiber Measurement Technologies To Advance Modernization At 175-Year-Old Netherlands Mill

  2/9/2026

  Global paper producer Sappi has commissioned ABB’s fiber measurement technologies to enhance energy efficiency and increase productivity and profitability at its Maastricht mill in the Netherlands.

• Joint Acquisition Of A New Zealand Softwood Chip Production And Export Company

  2/6/2026

  Nippon Paper Resources Australia Pty Ltd (Managing Director: Hiroyuki Sasaki; Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia; "NPR"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (President: Akira Sebe; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; "NPI"), has entered into an agreement to jointly acquire all the shares of Marusumi Whangarei Company Limited ("MWC"), a New Zealand-based softwood chip production and export company currently jointly owned by Marusumi Paper Co., Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation.

• Holmen Iggesund And Holmen Paper Merged Into One Business Area

  2/6/2026

  The Holmen Group’s paperboard and paper operations have been incorporated into a new combined business area named Holmen Board and Paper to increase efficiency, competitiveness, and development opportunities.

• Smurfit Westrock Partners With SLR And RIZM To Accelerate Net Zero Transition Across Its European Recycled Paper Mills

  2/5/2026

  Smurfit Westrock, a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging, is collaborating with global environmental consultancy SLR and energy system optimisation specialists RIZM to define detailed, site-specific transition plans across numerous recycled paper mills across Europe.

• Innovative Measurement Solutions From German Manufacturer emtec Electronic At ExpoAcotepac 2026 In Colombia

  1/29/2026

  At ExpoAcotepac in Cali, Colombia, emtec Electronic will be presenting selected measuring devices at the booth of its partner company IDMtest from February 25 to 27.