Paper

UPM has reported on a “very challenging” 2023 that saw its sales fall and operating profits more than halved.

Stora Enso has initiated a new profit improvement programme targeting annualised €80m (£68.2m) improvement of its operational EBIT that it said could lead to a potential reduction of approximately...

Sappi has confirmed the closure of its Lanaken Mill in Belgium, a move that will take out more than half a million tonnes of coated woodfree paper production for the heatset web offset market.

Unite the union has secured a likely £1m-plus payout for former workers at Arjowiggins’ Stoneywood Mill.

Denmaur has set down an ambitious target to become net-zero by 2045.

Elliott Baxter & Company has boosted its office offering with the acquisition of Broadgate Paper.

Jason Middleton has retired from Denmaur Independent Papers, a year and a half after the sale of Middleton Paper Company’s Fine Paper and Conversion division to Denmaur.

Elliott Baxter & Company (EBB) has introduced Lessebo Colours, a new range of environmentally friendly, uncoated, coloured paper, to its portfolio.

Sappi Europe is set to increase prices for its fine paper grades by 7-10% from January 2024.

Belfast sustainable packaging and label firm Biopax has bought a brand-new Holweg Weber rotary flexo press, capable of processing 500 million units of paper wrap per year.