Substrates

Antalis buys Arjo brands
Antalis has acquired a portfolio of Arjowiggins brands including Conqueror, Curious Collection, Keaykolour, and Pop’Set.

Antalis: stocks in place to bridge Arjo transition
Antalis plans to have new manufacturing partners in place by Q1 2023 for the Arjowiggins brands it acquired this week, and believes it can meet customer demand in the meantime.

Hahnemühle appoints new UK distributor
Hahnemühle has appointed Art Systems as the master distributor for its Digital FineArt range in the UK.

Bumper sales boost for Smurfit Kappa
Smurfit Kappa Group has released a trading update for the nine months to 30 September 2022, which shows a major jump in revenue for the paper-based and corrugated packaging manufacturer.

PG Paper supports growth with new MD hire
Paper merchant PG Paper has hired a new managing director to support its growth plans across global markets and further diversification.

Eren Paper's plans for Shotton gain green light
Local councillors have approved the massive £600m redevelopment of the former Shotton newsprint mill.

James Cropper profits hit by energy, raw materials costs
James Cropper has slashed its profit forecast by more than half due to the soaring price of energy and raw materials.

Dayfold pushes print's creativity and ROI
Dayfold has taken matters into its own hands to try to boost know-how about the creative possibilities of print.

Fedrigoni is new owner of Guarro Casas
Fedrigoni has confirmed the acquisition of Arjowiggins’ Spanish mill, Guarro Casas.

Stora Enso to invest €1bn in Oulu conversion
Stora Enso is investing around €1bn (£876m) to convert the remaining idle paper machine at its Oulu site in Finland into a high-volume consumer board production line.