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The first batch of pulp from UPM Uruguay’s new pulp mill sets sail for China
UPM and Saga Welco AS have announced that the first batch of pulp from UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill has been successfully loaded at the new UPM deepwater pulp dock in Montevideo and set sail for China. The Saga Faith cargo ship carrying approximately 50000 tons of UPM eucalyptus pulp set sail ...Read more -
Jingxing Paper Industry: The Malaysian project has successfully produced the first batch of waste pulp boards
On May 30th, Jingxing Paper stated on the interactive platform that the company’s Malaysia project had successfully launched for the first time on the afternoon of May 28th, successfully producing the first batch of waste pulp boards. On May 14, 2020, Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Industry Co., L...Read more -
China Vietnam Paper Association Work Exchange Meeting Held in Beijing
On May 28th, Mr. Hoang Trung Son, the new chairman of the Vietnam Pulp and Paper Association, and his delegation visited Beijing. Zhao Wei, the chairman of the China Paper Association, and Qian Yi, the vice chairman and secretary-general, met and exchanged ideas with the Vietnam Paper Association...Read more -
China ASEAN Publishing and Printing Exchange and Cooperation Forum held in Kuala Lumpur
On May 27th, the China ASEAN Publishing and Printing Exchange and Cooperation Forum was successfully held in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. This forum is an important part of the 40th Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair’s China Guest of Honor event, with the theme of “High qu...Read more -
North American giants saw both revenue and profit decline in the first quarter
The profit margin of North American pulp and paper companies fell to 4.2% in the first quarter of 2023, far lower than the 10% profit margin in the first quarter of 2022 and the 8% profit margin in the first quarter of 2021. At that time, both pulp and paper company paper prices hit high levels. ...Read more -
The global tissue market will grow by 5.76% by 2027
The latest report from global technology research and consulting company Technavio shows that the global market size for household paper is expected to grow by $26.1 billion from 2022 to 2027, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.76%. Among them, the market growth in the Asia Pacific region wi...Read more -
Month end inventory of pulp at European ports increased month on month in April
According to Europulp data, the end of month inventory of pulp at European ports increased by 5.0% month on month and 78.4% year on year in April 2023. The total inventory increased from 1.7224 million tons at the end of February to 1.8086 million tons. According to PPPC, the inventory of 20 comm...Read more -
Brazil’s pulp production and export growth in the first quarter of 2023, China remains the largest export destination
According to data from the Brazilian Forest Industry Association (Ib á), Brazil’s pulp production increased by 2.6% in the first quarter of 2023, while exports increased by 12.9% compared to the same period in 2022. The forestry sector remains committed to providing environmentally friendly...Read more -
Thailand became the largest recipient of US waste in the first quarter
A trade data from the United States Census Bureau shows that the export volume of recycled fiber in the United States in the first quarter was 3.95 million short tons, down 8% from the first quarter of 2022. According to Resource Recycling analysis, there has been a significant change in the dire...Read more -
SCA’s annual production of 300000 tons of chemical mechanical pulp plant put into operation
The new factory of SCA Ortviken with an annual production of 300000 tons of CTMP pulp was completed on May 16th. Governor Berit H ö gman of V ä sternorland delivered a ceremony speech, and timber movement celebrity Ferry Svan also cut the ribbon for the factory. Ulf Larsson, President and CEO of ...Read more -
China resumes importing Australian timber
According to Reuters on May 18th, Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said on the 18th that China will resume importing Australian timber from now on. According to the report, at the end of 2020, Beijing said that the timber trade between Australia and China would be stopped to a large exte...Read more -
The European Paper Federation Announces 15 Major Carbon Reduction Investment Innovation Projects in the Paper Industry
Recently, the European Paper Federation announced the fourth phase of the REINVEST2050 carbon reduction investment case, including 15 projects including Finlin Group, UPM, Valmet, etc., which demonstrated the efforts and progress of the European paper industry in carbon reduction and climate chan...Read more