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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 -
Another coniferous pulp plant in Canada announced its plan to stop production
Cariboo Pulp&Paper (CPP), a Canadian pulp company, announced that due to the lack of fiber, the company would cut the pulp production of Quesnel Plant in British Columbia twice in 2023.. The first outage is planned to take place in the middle of April and will last for one month. Then, it wil...Read more -
GP Cellulose will expand the production capacity of fluff pulp
GP Cellulose invested about US $80 million to increase the production capacity of fluff pulp in the Alabama River plant in the United States. The project is being implemented in stages and is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. The Alabama River Plant has two pulp production lines, one o...Read more -
Japan Paper plans to build an EV battery material factory in Hungary
On February 6, it was reported that Japan Paper Company planned to invest billions of days to build a new factory in Hungary to produce carboxymethyl cellulose for lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles. It is reported that the factory will start operation in December 2024, with an estimated ...Read more -
16000 corrugated cardboard bed orders for the Olympic Games were sent to Japan
According to the report of the Nikkei Chinese website on February 6, the Japanese bedding company Airweave will provide bedding to the Olympic Village for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. The bed base is made of corrugated paper, which will be reused in France after the Olympic Games....Read more -
The United States launched the third double anti-sunset review investigation on Chinese and Indian banners
On February 1, 2023, the United States Department of Commerce issued an announcement to launch the third anti-dumping sunset review investigation on the imported lined paper school supplies from China and India, and the third anti-subsidy sunset review investigation on the imported lined paper fr...Read more