Paper

Packaging and speciality paper manufacturer Sappi Europe is set to extend capacity at its mill in Gratkorn, Austria, while temporarily reducing capacity at its Carmignano mill in Italy.

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Nymölla paper production site in Sweden, and all related assets, to US-based uncoated paper producer Sylvamo.

The German owner of supermarket chains Lidl and Kaufland that has agreed to buy Stora Enso’s Maxau paper production site, has confirmed that securing supply of paper was one of the main drivers of the...

The German owner of supermarket chains Lidl and Kaufland has agreed to buy Stora Enso’s Maxau paper production site in Germany.

Mondi aims to speed up the development of new sustainable packaging materials after opening its first in-house laboratory for testing recyclability.

Raw material and energy price hikes have left parts of the European paper industry in a fragile state, exacerbating recent mill closures, and are likely to have far-reaching consequences for printers.

Historic Swedish mill Lessebo Paper has halted production after the energy price crisis resulted in a €16m (£13.8m) increase in electricity costs.

Rolling Stone magazine has ordered a rapid reprint after its new issue sold out immediately when pop megastar Harry Styles was revealed as the cover star.

Screwfix has become the latest brand to ditch its ‘big book’ catalogue.

DS Smith is claiming an industry first in trialling seaweed-based raw materials as an alternative to plastics, as part of the packaging giant’s major investment in circular economy products.