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Stora Enso has reversed course on divestment at its consumer board site in Beihai, China, deciding to shift production towards liquid packaging board and other premium board grades.

Smurfit Kappa UK is suing a small Birmingham catering firm, and Birmingham City Council (BCC), over the 2022 fire that saw 8,000 tonnes of compressed cardboard go up in flames.

Premier has added what it claims is a “game-changing” product to its display graphics sheet media range.

UPM has issued a profit warning for the full year due to a decrease in pulp prices and lower deliveries “in most businesses”.

International Paper has confirmed that at a shareholder meeting in connection with its proposed “combination” with DS Smith, the necessary approval of its shareholders was obtained.

The operations of Inapa’s insolvent German subsidiaries Inapa Deutschland, Inapa ComPlott and Inapa Packaging have been transferred to Japan Pulp & Paper (JPP).

Unilever is taking materials science “into our own hands” to cut its use of virgin plastics.

Nestlé is trialling a new paper tub for iconic Christmas staple Quality Street.

After losing out on its bid to buy DS Smith, Mondi has returned to the acquisition trail with a deal to acquire Schumacher Packaging’s businesses in Western Europe.

German adhesive manufacturer ATP adhesive systems (ATP) has acquired solvent-free adhesive coatings firm Neschen Coating in a 7 October deal.