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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 -
In 2022, European paper production will decline, paper consumption will remain stable and import trade will increase
According to preliminary statistics, the total output of paper and paperboard in the member countries of the European Paper Federation (Cepi) in 2022 decreased by 5.9% compared with the previous year, reflecting the impact of high energy prices on the European economy and industry in the second h...Read more -
With a market value of 425 billion US dollars, innovation drives a new breakthrough in the fiber packaging market
With the improvement of the concept of sustainable development of consumers, fiber packaging such as corrugated cardboard, folding carton, pulp molding and special packaging paper has attracted new attention of packaging buyers. Relevant data show that the total value of fiber packaging market re...Read more -
Türkiye’s paper mill was shut down due to the earthquake
The violent earthquake in Türkiye on February 6 shocked the whole country, killing tens of thousands of people, which will also have an impact on Türkiye’s paper industry. For example, the epicenter of the earthquake, Kahra Manmarash, is the location of two paper mills of Kipas Kagit and KM...Read more -
Essity launched the first wheat straw pulp toilet paper in the German market
Essity launched the first wheat straw pulp toilet paper – Zewa brand toilet paper in the German market. A spokesman for the company said that the move made Essity “the first brand manufacturer in Europe to provide high-quality wheat straw pulp toilet paper”. This product uses th...Read more -
International Paper Industry reached an agreement on the sale of shares in Ilim
International Paper recently announced that the company had reached an agreement with relevant parties to sell 50% of its equity in Ilim SA to the joint venture partners of Ilim Joint Venture for US $484 million (USD). The sale still needs to be approved by the Russian regulatory authorities. The...Read more -
Fedrigoni acquires Arjowiggins Quzhou factory
Recently, Fedrigoni Group, a special paper company headquartered in Italy, announced that it had signed two strategic agreements. One of them is that the group has established a manufacturing partnership with Arjowiggins (Quzhou) Special Paper Co., Ltd. – the factory is a part of Arjowiggin...Read more -
The impact of the Chilean forest fire spread Arauco and CMP C pulp production lines were suspended
The devastating forest fires in central and southern Chile continued to spread. The authorities warned that due to dry weather and high temperature, more fires might occur in new areas. Chilean pulp and wood products company Celulosa Arauco y Constantituci ó n stopped the pulp production of the N...Read more