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European forests face serious challenges. The EU promises to plant 3 billion more trees by 2030
Forest ecosystems play a crucial role in supporting biodiversity. However, with the problems of deforestation, air pollution, and climate change caused by urban development, the health of forests and related ecosystems in Europe is facing increasing challenges. In response, during the Internation...Read more -
Arauco Argentina Paran á Pulp Mill Temporarily Discontinued Production
Chilean pulp producer Celulosa Arauco y Constantituci ó n (Arauco) temporarily suspended production at its Alto Paran á pulp mill in the Argentine province of Misiones on March 3 due to a problem with its turbine generator. Alto Paran á factory produces 350000 tons of bleached softwood pulp and f...Read more -
UPM announces cuts in European cultural paper production capacity
UPM announced plans to adjust its non coated cultural paper production capacity to meet long-term profitable customer demand. (1) The company plans to permanently close Unit 6 of the Schongau factory in Germany and reduce the annual production capacity of uncoated cultural paper by 165000 tons by...Read more -
From 2023, the EU plans to reduce the dependence of the paper industry on Russia
Since the conflict between Russia-Ukraine conflict, EU countries have imposed sanctions on birch and other timber raw materials imported from Russia, which has significantly reduced the volume of timber imported from Russia. However, the reduction of native civil fiber in Europe has also led to t...Read more -
The global machine calendered paper market will continue to grow in the next 10 years
According to relevant data, by 2023, the market size of machine calendered paper (MG) will reach $13.81 billion, and by 2033, it will reach about $21.63 billion, with a CAGR of 4.6%, with the Asia Pacific region becoming the main growth market. In recent years, machine calendered paper has become...Read more -
South Korea Initiates an Anti dumping Sunset Review Investigation on Chinese Coated Printing Paper
On March 21, 2023, the Ministry of Enterprise Planning and Finance of South Korea issued Announcement No. 2023-67, which initiated the first sunset review investigation of anti-dumping on coated printing paper originating in China, Japan, and Finland, with a weight of 55-110 grams per square mete...Read more -
Delivery of printing and writing paper in the United States fell by 15% year-on-year in February
Recently, the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) released a monthly report on printed and writing paper in the United States for February. The report shows that the total delivery of printed and writing paper in the United States in February decreased by 15% compared to the same pe...Read more -
India’s coal ban poses a survival crisis for paper mills in the capital region
On December 26, 2022, the Indian Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) issued a directive on the comprehensive prohibition of the use, supply, sale, and trading of coal in the NCR region of Delhi (the capital municipality of Delhi), which stipulated that the directive would be formally impleme...Read more -
Mexico Launches Sunset Review Investigation on Anti dumping of Brazilian Coated Paper
On March 9, 2023, the Ministry of Economy of Mexico announced in the official gazette that, upon the application of Mexican company Bio Pappel Scribe, S.A. de C.V., it would launch a second anti-dumping sunset review investigation against coated paper (Spanish: papel bond cortado) originating or ...Read more -
How to create new opportunities for India’s paper industry with the ban on disposable plastics
The undeniable fact is that as a global environmental problem, plastic pollution has attracted worldwide attention. Even the clothes we choose to discard or wear out have never really disappeared. According to the Central Pollution Control Commission of India, India produces an astonishing 3.5 mi...Read more -
Hurricane forced New Zealand BCTMP producers to stop production
A natural disaster that struck New Zealand has affected Pan Pac Forest Products, a New Zealand pulp and forestry group. Hurricane Gabriel began to ravage the country on February 12, causing floods and destroying a site of the company. The company announced the closure of the Whirinaki plant on it...Read more -
Indian paper mills expect orders to be exported to China
In view of the improved situation in China, it can import kraft paper from India again. Recently, Indian manufacturers and waste paper suppliers have been affected by the sharp decline in kraft paper exports. In 2022, the cost of recycled paper will be reduced to the lowest, ranging from Rs 17 to...Read more