Results

Reach’s newsprint bill went up by more than £22m last year, with the media group forced to put up prices, cut print runs and tweak paginations to try and mitigate the hike.

Strike action by thousands of stevedores at Finnish ports, which it was warned could impact the paper and pulp industry, has reached a swifter than expected resolution.

RR Donnelley (RRD) saw its net sales rise by 8.1% year-on-year to $5.37bn (£4.48bn) in 2022, with its Q4 sales also up, by 0.6% to $1.39bn.

Moo plans to focus its future efforts on the USA, its “largest and most lucrative market” and is also targeting further expansion into high-end merchandise products.

Koenig & Bauer has reported that, based on its preliminary and as yet unaudited figures, its preliminary group EBIT for 2022 has exceeded its own forecast, as well as market expectations.

Mondi has posted sales on continuing operations up 28% last year, with an even bigger increase in operating profits at the packaging and paper group.

Macfarlane Group continued on its growth path in 2022, with its revenue climbing by 10% and its pre-tax profit rising by 7%, ahead of market expectations.

Heidelberg has reiterated its full-year targets after incoming orders increased in Q3, and despite some one-off impacts to EBITDA including €15m (£13.3m) in inflation relief for workers in Germany.

Smurfit Kappa achieved year-on-year revenue growth of 27% to €12.8bn (£11.38bn) in 2022.

Stora Enso has reported a bumper sales increase for 2022 in its full-year results.