The boxboard operating rate was 89.2%, up 1.3 points from the same quarter last year.
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Ahlstrom's former Filtration and Healthcare divisions merge to form Filtration and Life Sciences division, Food and Consumer Packaging remains the same, and the former Building Materials and Technical Materials divisions form the new Protective Materials division.
SCA increases the prices on brown and white kraftliner in Europe by Euro 60 per tonne.
Segezha Group's revenue declined 9% in 2023, leading to a net loss of about $197 million.
First quarter impacted by weather and fire.
Andritz has received an order from PT. Pabrik Kertas Indonesia (PT. Pakerin) to rebuild two existing OCC (old corrugated containers) lines for its mill in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Renewal to enhance quality and efficiency in boxboard production.
The decision affects 93 employees.
Valmet to supply IQ Moisturizer for corrugator to Adara Pakkaus in Finland.
The AmeriPac business workforce of nearly 600 is located in Grapevine and Dallas, Texas, and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
The Bousbecque plant has an annual capacity of approximately 12,000 tons and has 117 employees.
The management of Raubling Papier GmbH has now decided to enter into discussions with the local works council about a possible discontinuation of operations to develop socially responsible solutions for the 165 employees potentially affected.
The operating rate for bleached packaging papers was 82.5%, up 5.7 points from March 2023 and up 9.5 points year-to-date.
Scheduled to open later this spring, the new facility will significantly expand Greif's capacity in the bulk corrugated business and create opportunities in the South and Southwest regions of the United States, as well as Mexico.
This acquisition underscores Zeus Group’s increased focus on sustainable packaging, investing in paper-based solutions over plastic-based production.
The combination will bring together complementary businesses to create a truly global sustainable packaging solutions leader, with industry leading positions in two of the most attractive geographies of Europe and North America.
Rengo Group intends to further promote development of the flexible packaging business through the making of the company into a subsidiary.
Sales in the wood product industry decreased by 0.2% from January.
With an increased annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes of folding boxboard, the BM1 is Europe's largest and most modern of its kind and is run with 98% renewable energy.
The partnership will see the two companies collaborate to accelerate the transition from plastic to paper bags within the e-commerce marketplace in Europe at scale.