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Rayonier Advanced Materials reports Q2 net loss of $17 million

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (RYAM) reported a net loss of $17 million, or $(0.26) per diluted share, for the quarter ended July 1, 2023, compared to a net loss of $23 million, or $(0.36) per diluted share, for the prior year quarter. Loss from continuing operations for the quarter ended July 1, 2023 was $16 million, or $(0.24) per diluted share, compared to a loss from continuing operations […]

Brigl & Bergmeister announces price hike

Brigl & Bergmeister (B&B) has announced a price increase of at least €200/t for its entire product range comprising label, packaging and specialty papers, according to Euwid. The increase will be valid for all deliveries from 1 July 2022. The step was unavoidable due to continuously rising prices for pulp, chemicals, energy and natural gas, […]

Sonoco Implementing Price Increase for Uncoated Recycled Paperboard

Sonoco announced it is implementing a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments beginning May 30, 2022. Sonoco said the price change reflects continued tight market conditions and inflationary pressures on manufacturing costs, including energy, freight, chemicals, packaging materials and […]

Solidus Solutions to hike board price increases from 1 June

Dutch Solidus Solutions has announced price increases for the board and board packaging from 1 June 2021. According to Euwid, a price increase for all solid board and coreboard grades by €30/t and consequently all converted solid board packaging products by 3.5 percent, will both be effective for deliveries as of 1 June 2021. “The […]

New Czech paper has ability to destroy COVID-19

A new type of paper, which has the ability to destroy COVID-19 has been recently designed by scientists of the Czech Academy of Sciences, according to a recent report of the Czech news agency Česká tisková kancelář (ČTK). Jiri Sobek, an official spokesman of the Academy, comments: “Our tests showed that the COVID type virus […]