Pulp & Paper

As Kommersant Newspaper reports, Lesosibirsky LDK No.1 (part of Segezha Group) sent an application to participate in the auction for the sale of the assets of Novoyeniseiskiy Wood-Chemical Complex (NWCC) on February 15, 2021. Lesosibirsky LDK No.1 was...

Green Bay Packaging Inc. (GBP), Green Bay, Wisconsin, has announced that the first reel of paper was produced March 11 at its paper mill in Green Bay. The company says this milestone comes two and a half years...

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $1,220, effective 1 April 2021. “The global NBSK market is very tight, and in Europe a robust demand is outpacing supply. This...

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-February 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp grew by 0.6% YoY to 1.5 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by...

In January 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 8.7% YoY, reaching 176.6 thousand tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 5.1%...

Russian Timber Journal 02-2021: interview with Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global; Russian sawn timber market in 2020, outlook for 2021; Metsä Fibre going ahead with € 1.6 billion Kemi bioproduct mill investment; Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex; Uvadrev places an...

The new business unit will work on the creation of efficient and high-tech products in the field of paper packaging. It will implement projects for the optimization of the design and appearance of packaging and test new packaging...

The Research and Production Corporation “United Wagon Company” PJSC (RPC UWC) delivered a new batch of flat wagons (40 ft) for the transportation of timber products to Arkhbum LLC. The platforms type 13-6852-02 (40 ft) build up a...

SCA increases the prices on white and brown kraftliner in Europe by €50 per tonne. The new price is valid from April 1, 2021. “The European kraftliner market continues to be strong and stable,” comments Mikael Frölander, VP...

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp grew by 1.3% YoY to 772,000 tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period as well...

International Paper has entered into an agreement to sell the Kwidzyn pulp and paper mill and supporting operations to Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG for €670 million (approximately $812 million) in cash, subject to closing adjustments for net debt and...

Metsä Fibre, part of Finland-headed forest industry major Metsä Group, has announced that it has made the investment decision to build a new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland. The value of the investment is € 1.6 billion and...