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Total US packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments up 5% in May 2021

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its May 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in May increased five percent compared to May 2020. They were up two percent when compared to the same five months of 2020. – The operating rate was 87.6 percent, […]

Russia’s Sveza will not build 2.8 billion pulp mill on the banks of Rybinsk Reservoir

Sveza, one of Russia’s largest timber holdings, owned by the Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov has refused from the building of the US$2.8 billion pulp mill on the banks of the Rybinsk Reservoir, a water reservoir on the Volga River Currently the company, which has the status of the world’s largest plywood producer is working on […]

Ukraine may face with a shortage of paper this year

Ukraine may face a shortage of paper this year, due to the recently imposed on its imports from Russia, according to recent statements, made by some Ukrainian state officials and local media reports. The biggest concerns are currently related to the segment of newsprint, as the suspension of its supplies to Ukraine may pose a […]

Russia: paper shortage may be created artificially

The current shortage of offset paper in Russia may be created artificially, according to recent statements, made by Yuri Lakhtikov, chairman of the Russian Association of Paper Industry Organizations, a public association, which unites some leading paper producers in Russia. As Lakhtikov told in an interview with Rossyiskay Gazeta business paper Russia is quite self-sufficient […]