The electricity cost for Lessebo Paper has unprecedently increased from €3 million to €19 million per year. The drastically increased electricity price is forcing Lessebo Paper to halt production as of today . A decision for production will henceforth be taken daily depending on the electricity price. The spot price for electricity in south […]
Tag Archives: European paper industry
05
Aug
Aug
Sappi Europe announced that it will increase prices on its range of Woodfree Coated and Uncoated papers, and Paperboard by 8-10% to its European customers effective September 12. This is in addition to previously communicated increases. Sappi said the price adjustment is “due to continuing high cost and volatility in raw materials, energy and transportation.” […]
01
May
May
Sappi Europe informs customers about ongoing challenges to cope with further increases of pulp, energy, chemicals and transportation costs. Sappi Europe will therefore implement further price increases of between 6 and 12% across its entire Speciality Paper Portfolio. The increase will applied latest as of 1 June 2022, taking existing agreements into account. This will […]
04
Apr
Apr
The cross-industry initiative, 4evergreen alliance, has released its Circularity by Design guideline aimed at providing the packaging value chain with clear recommendations for designing fibre-based packaging for recycling from the start of its lifecycle. According to the guidelines, “the amount of variety of fibre-based packaging on the market is continuously growing and becoming more complex. Innovative solutions are […]
01
Apr
Apr
The European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) is pleased to announce the revised version of the FEFCO Code renamed to “FEFCO Code – Design styles library for corrugated board products”. FEFCO code is the internationally applied system for corrugated board packaging design. It was developed by FEFCO in the late 1960s to substitute complicated verbal descriptions of packaging construction with distinct codes and designs and create a common base for communication internally with customers all over the […]
29
Jan
Jan
Lucart, one of the most important European paper groups, known for, among other things, the brands Tenderly, Grazie Natural and Tutto Pannocarta, and Intesa Sanpaolo have signed a financing agreement for an amount of 10 million euros backed by a SACE Green Guarantee. The financing is aimed at supporting Lucart Group’s growth and development plan […]
09
Jan
Jan
High class folding box board provider in Europe has placed an order for Procemex OnePlatform Web Monitoring & Inspection System for their board machine and Automatic Target Control (ATC) for a slitter winder. System will be commissioned in summer of 2022. This OnePlatform system order is a 60th repeat system order from this company during […]
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Dec
Dec
Sawmills in Europe and North America enjoyed record profits during the first half of 2021, but fell in the 3Q when lumber prices plunged Sawmill profits in North America and Europe continued to rise in the spring and early summer of 2021, surging to all-time highs on both continents. With lumber prices reaching unprecedented levels […]
22
Dec
Dec
Internetional Paper recently announced it will build a state-of-the-art corrugated packaging plant in Atglen, Pennsylvania. The facility will employ approximately 150 team members. “We are excited to expand our footprint and continue serving our customers with the highest level of safety, quality, operational excellence and customer service,” said Greg Wanta, senior vice president, North American […]
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Feldmuehle to implement a temporarily energy surcharge of 100 euros per tonne for all its products
09
Oct
Oct
Due to the intermediately increased input costs of energy and gas, Feldmuehle is forced to implement a temporarily energy surcharge of 100 euros per tonne for all its products as of 18th October 2021 deliveries. The surcharge is coming on top of already announced 10% increase from October and will remain until energy and gas […]