Pulp & Paper

KAMA paperboard mill, part of the Sveza Group, increased its production of FBB coated packaging board to 239,700 tonnes in 2025, up 1% YoY. The growth was driven by the modernization of the FBB line and improved efficiency...

Metsä Tissue (part of Metsä Group) has launched the expanded and modernized tissue mill in Mariestad, Sweden. The company invested €370 million in the project. The mill’s annual capacity has increased to 145,000 tonnes with the addition of...

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has included Elit LLC’s project for the modernization of wood processing facilities and the establishment of a chemical-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) production line in the list of priority investment projects. This was...

International technology group ANDRITZ has acquired U.S.-based Allen-Sherman-Hoff from Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. The transaction, the amount of which was not disclosed, is aimed at strengthening ANDRITZ’s position in the boiler service and modernization sector. Allen-Sherman-Hoff specializes...

A new paper towel production facility, operated by HAYAT Russia, a subsidiary of the international holding HAYAT, has been commissioned in the Kaluga Special Economic Zone, located in the Borovsk District of the Kaluga Region. The facility is...

International Paper has released its financial results for Q3 2025. Despite operational improvements, the company reported a net loss driven by restructuring activities and mill closures. According to the report, loss from continuing operations totaled $426 million, while adjusted...

Starting in September 2025, Consolidated Paper Mills Company will reduce containerboard production at its facilities to 25% of capacity. According to the company’s press service, the decision is linked to an oversupply in the domestic market and is temporary....

Polar Bear, a bleached softwood kraft pulp, meets the highest quality standards and is designed for the production of premium paper and packaging. The new product was developed in response to growing demand for high-quality pulp and the...

The Perm Pulp and Paper Company (PCBK) has completed the replacement of one of the key components of cardboard machine No. 3 (BM-3) — the pick-up roll. This unit transfers the paperboard web from the forming section to...

Russian Timber Journal 06–2025: Interview with Vladimir Kerchensky, head of sales at the Housing Construction Development Directorate, Novotorzhsky LPK JSC; Federal Forestry Agency releases final 2024 regional timber harvesting figures; Rosstat: Timber harvesting down in first five months...

Employee-Owned CJSC “Naberezhnye Chelny Paper Mill named after S.P. Titov” (Republic of Tatarstan) has completed negotiations for the supply of equipment for a new facility that will produce pulp-based base paper. According to the company’s press service, construction...

SFT Group is nearing completion of a modernization project at its SFT Packaging facility in the town of Kuvshinovo (Tver Region), the company’s press service reports. The project, titled “Seven Winds,” is scheduled for completion by fall 2025,...