Substrates

Surepak admins auction £250k of stock after sale falls through
Stock worth £250,000 is going up for auction tomorrow (12 June) as administrators wind up flexible packaging firm Surepak in the wake of a failed sale process.

UPM and paper union reach accord
New collective labour agreements have been agreed between UPM and the Finnish Paper Workers’ Union.

SO Recycle hit by planning denial
Paper recycling firm SO Recycle will have to cease operations at its Andover site, after Test Valley Borough Council rejected a retrospective planning permission application.

UPM to close German mill, cut graphics paper capacity
UPM has unveiled plans to close its Hürth newsprint mill, near Cologne, and decommission a fine paper machine at its Nordland Papier plant near Dörpen in Germany.

Fedrigoni seals deal for Poli-Tape
Acquisitive Fedrigoni is back on the M&A trail and has agreed to buy a majority stake in Germany’s Poli-Tape Group.

Director barred after HMRC left unpaid
A director of a paper and board supplier has been disqualified for failing to file VAT returns.

Hollywood Monster partners with beMatrix
Wide-format print specialist Hollywood Monster has partnered with beMatrix, the producer of the frame system for easy and sustainable event building.

Finnish strike action is paused
Wide-ranging strike action in Finland has been suspended as of today (8 April).

Metsä Board changes Kaskinen plans; will invest in existing mills
Metsä Board has decided not to invest in a new folding boxboard mill in Kaskinen, Finland following the completion of a pre-engineering phase, and the business now plans to invest in its existing...

Hexis launches Europe-wide recycling scheme
French film manufacturer Hexis has launched its European recycling scheme at Fespa 2024, six months after first trialling the programme in France.