Pulp & Paper

The company suspended production for a scheduled annual overhaul of process equipment, that will last 2.5 weeks, on May 23, 2021. Repairs of papermaking machines are scheduled to be completed in about five days; the rest of the...

Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson: “According to our estimates, 10-15% of harvested timber is lost en route from the forest log depot to the mill log yard”; information on preliminary anti-dumping duties...

In January-April 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 5.6% YoY, reaching 720,100 tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 15.2% to...

On June 3, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2021), Mikhail Shamolin, President of Segezha Group (a Sistema company), and Arthur Parfenchikov, Head of the Republic of Karelia, signed a letter of intent for the implementation...

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $1,380, effective 1 June 2021. “In Europe a robust demand for NBSK is outpacing supply. This announcement reflects the overall market...

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-April 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp increased by 0.4% YoY to 3 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by...

Ilim Group measures its performance in 2020. The Company retained leadership in the Russian pulp and paper industry by delivering 3.637 million tons of products, which is an all-time record performance. In 2020, Ilim’s facilities produced 3.637 million...

Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: WhatWood agency about possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy in the Far East, declared that...

Ireland-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa is set to spend around € 35 million on its Hoya paper mill and board manufacturing plant in northwest Germany. The company will replace the complete press section of the mill’s PM2 paper machine,...

Paper Excellence, a global manufacturer of pulp and printing, writing, specialty, and packaging papers, has acquired Domtar, the largest integrated producer of uncoated free-sheet paper in North America, for $55.50 per share. The all-cash transaction represents an enterprise...

Huhtamaki has agreed to buy assets of China-based Jiangsu Hihio-Art Packaging in a €27 million debt-free transaction. Jiangsu Hihio-Art manufactures paper bags, wraps and folding carton packaging for international quick-service restaurants and national bakery chains. The acquisition will...

Stora Enso will enter into co-determination negotiations with employees at the mills in Kvarnsveden in Sweden and Veitsiluoto in Finland regarding a plan to permanently close the pulp and paper production at both plants. The planned closures would...