Current Headlines

1. Sylvamo Agrees To Acquire Mill In Nymolla, Sweden 9/15/2022

   Sylvamo, the world’s paper company, is announcing it agreed to acquire Stora Enso’s uncoated freesheet paper mill in Nymolla, Sweden, for 150 million euros (approximately $150M) expected to be funded in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments

2. On Course To Further Strengthen Its Leadership In The Label Sector 9/15/2022

   Packaging and speciality paper manufacturer Sappi Europe is set to extend its capacity at its mill in Gratkorn, Austria, enabling the mill to also manufacture wet-strength label papers

3. New Design Of The Successful Automation Solution OnQ FormingSens Ensures Optimized Real-Time Measurement Of Water Weight In The Forming Section 9/15/2022

   OnQ FormingSens has a long track record of benefitting paper manufacturers of different grades, with more than 100 systems are already in use in the forming section worldwide

4. Kemira Announces Energy Surcharge For All Product Lines In North America 9/15/2022

   Kemira is implementing a 4% energy surcharge for all Pulp and Paper process and functional chemistries across North America for all non-contract customers, effective October 1, 2022

5. Stora Enso Has Signed An Agreement To Divest Its Maxau Paper Site To Schwarz Production 9/13/2022

   Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Maxau paper production site in Germany, and all related assets to Schwarz Produktion, part of Schwarz Group, one of the top retailers in the world

6. Ence Presents ‘Naturcell’ In Amsterdam: The Most Demanding And Innovative Pulp In Terms Of Sustainability 9/9/2022

   Energía y Celulosa has participated in the Specialty Papers Europe 2022 conference, organized by Specialty Papers Europe and TAPPI, and aimed at presenting the latest news on the advances and trends that influence the packaging and special paper industry

7. Metsä Fibre’s Kemi Bioproduct Mill In Finland Successfully Lifts Up The World’s First Autonomous Logyard Cranes Supplied By ANDRITZ 9/8/2022

   The world’s first autonomously operated logyard cranes have been successfully lifted up at Metsä Fibre’s bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland

8. Toscotec To Rebuild PM1 At KMK Paper In Turkey 9/6/2022

   Turkish cardboard manufacturer KMK Paper selected Toscotec for the complete rebuild of PM1 at its Kahramanmaraş paper mill in Turkey

9. WestRock Breaks Ground On $97M Jackson Parish Paper Mill Expansion And Modernization 8/31/2022

   Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the start of construction Wednesday on a $97M project to expand and modernize the WestRock Company paper mill, a major employer and driver of economic activity in Jackson Parish since it began operations in 1928

10. Ponderay Industries Finalizing Plans For Papermill Restart - In Advanced Negotiations With Key Industry Partners 8/31/2022

    Ponderay Industries, LLC is moving forward with plans for a restart of its papermill located in Usk, Washington and has announced it is in advanced negotiations with key industry partners. Idled since bankruptcy in 2020, the papermill has been meticulously maintained and preserved by a team of former mill employees