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![Creative Paper brands have been renamed as Creative Power](/media/kqdg31m2/antalis-olin-design.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&rnd=133391802247830000)
Arjo brand deals revealed
Antalis snapped up the Arjowiggins brands and stock for a seven-figure sum, Printweek can reveal.
![Transcend Packaging: moulded fibre is leading alternative to single-use plastic](/media/tdubp2pr/transcend-factory-front.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&rnd=133391802230830000)
Transcend secures £8m investment from Japan
Transcend Packaging has secured a $10m (£8m) investment from Japanese moulded fibre pioneer Itochu.
![Stora Enso: the whole packaging market is currently weakening](/media/bgiehjcf/flag-kanavaranta-5903.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&rnd=133391802219870000)
Stora Enso lowers guidance due to market uncertainty
Stora Enso has revised its guidance for 2023 and said its operational EBIT is now expected to be “significantly lower” than for 2022 due to the worsening outlook.
![DS Smith has committed to reducing its emissions by 46% before 2030](/media/xbkbl2ze/ds-smith-kraft-paper-mill-viana-portugal.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&rnd=133391802199670000)
DS Smith schedules upgrade to Viana mill
DS Smith has revealed that it will be investing €145m (£128m) in an upgrade programme for its kraft paper mill near Viana, Portugal.
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Jobs to go as James Cropper cuts paper production
A revamp at James Cropper aimed at accelerating growth at the business will also involve a significant scaling back of production at its Paper wing as the group focuses on value rather than volume.
![The 700,000tpa mill has been idled since 13 April](/media/fhmowi2t/billerud-escanaba-mill-inside.png?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&rnd=133391802212600000)
Death linked to mill outbreak
A person has died following the fungal infection outbreak that has shuttered Billerud’s Escanaba paper mill.
![Escanaba Mill outbreak: nothing similar has been documented anywhere in the US](/media/aponotpi/billerud-escanaba-mill.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&rnd=133391802186730000)
Billerud mill hit by fungal infection
Paper and packaging group Billerud is dealing with an unusual situation at one of its mills involving a rare fungal infection, and which has now resulted in a temporary shutdown of the operation.
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More European paper job losses announced
Independent Swedish pulp producer Rottneros has given 24 staff at its Vallvik Mill notice of redundancy due to increasing costs, falling pulp prices, and a weaker USD in the long-term.
![Kirkniemi Mill in Finland: 750,000tpa of publication paper](/media/s05asad3/sappi-kirkniemi_mill-finland.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&rnd=133391802191630000)
Sappi's mega mill sale is off
Sappi’s deal to sell three European mills to Aurelius Group is off after the transaction failed to complete.
![One paper machine will be closed at the Neusiedler mill](/media/eqhhmalu/mondi_mondi-neusiedler.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&rnd=133391802181770000)
Jobs at risk as Mondi refocuses Neusiedler mill
Mondi is investing to optimise the performance of the operation at its Neusiedler uncoated fine paper mill in Austria, with job losses expected.