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1 week ago | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
Norske Skog announces its entry into the European book paper market. From Q2 next year, the company will produce book paper on PM 1 at its Skogn mill in Norway in addition to newsprint.... You can only use this article with a valid subscription and registration. Registered subscribers can access all articles after entering their user name and password. Article topics Article categories
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1 week ago | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
Despite capacity closures of around half a million tpy over the past 12 months and further planned reductions next year, production capacities for woodfree coated and uncoated paper in Europe far exceed demand.... You can only use this article with a valid subscription and registration. Registered subscribers can access all articles after entering their user name and password.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
German publication paper producer Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper has run into financial difficulties and has filed for insolvency proceedings. On 6 March 2025, the Hagen District Court appointed Dr Peter Neu as the provisional insolvency administrator. A statement on the current situation from the administrator and the management is expected shortly.... You can only use this article with a valid subscription and registration.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
In an Executive Order issued on 1 March, US President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into whether and to what extent, imports of timber, lumber and derivative products such as paper, pose a national security risk to the US. According to the Executive Order, wood products are a key input used by both the civilian construction industry and the US military. Each year, the order notes, the US military spends more than $10bn on construction.
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
Investigations are currently being carried out at Norske Skog's Saugbrugs mill in Norway to decide what to do with PM 6 for SC paper, which was damaged by a rockslide two years ago and has been decommissioned.... You can only use this article with a valid subscription and registration. Registered subscribers can access all articles after entering their user name and password. Article topics Article categories
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
Norske Skog will sell its last publication paper mill in the Australasian region to Boyer Capital Pty Ltd, a local private equity investment company. The purchase price is based on an enterprise value of NOK190m. The transaction is scheduled to be completed during the first quarter of this year. The mill is Norske Skog's last remaining production site for publication paper in the Australasian region after it closed down its Tasman paper mill in 2021 and sold it to Oji Fibre two years later.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
Due to quality-related issues in the sugars-to-chemicals process, UPM postponed the commercial start-up of its Leuna biorefinery in Germany to the second half of this year. Corrective works, which have been initiated, will take several months, the company said in its annual report 2024. Sequential start-up continues in the other units. Until recently, commercial start-up of the biorefinery was scheduled for the turn of the year.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
The insolvency administrator of Inapa IPG has received a further offer for parts of the insolvent Inapa group of companies, which he will propose to the upcoming creditors' meeting for acceptance. According to a supplementary report by the insolvency administrator published by Inapa IGP, Japan‘s paper trading company Japan Pulp and Paper (JPP) submitted a binding proposal for all shares in Inapa France SAS on 24 September 2024.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
A strike by employees at DS Smith's packaging plants in France began on Monday this week. A company spokesperson told Euwid that work has resumed in most of the plants on strike to date, with the exception of three, where negotiations are still ongoing regarding the resumption of work. DS Smith's paper mills in France are not affected, the spokesperson said. DS Smith operates 30 production plants in its Packaging division in France.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
euwid-paper.com | Bernd Hecht
Stora Enso will continue its cooperation with Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt despite the latter's recent restructuring measures. A Stora Enso spokesperson con-firmed to Euwid that the co-operation with Northvolt in the production of components for green vehicle batteries will continue. Northvolt is one of several partners with which Stora Enso co-operates in research and development and the sale of green bat-teries.
