Industry News

The acquisition allows Huhtamaki to speed up its growth in India by improving its capability to serve the customers in South India.

A successful experiment by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), brings Sappi together with major global brands (Sainsbury's, BNP Paribas, Unilever, Barclays, Standard Chartered and Rabobank) showing how a new model of blockchain and other data sharing technologies can enhance the sustainability of global supply chains without increasing production costs.

Cascades was awarded the bronze Parity Certification by the Women in Governance organization. This certification recognizes Cascades' policies and programs aimed at encouraging women's professional growth and leadership.

Sonoco announced the introduction of EnviroFlex™ PE recyclable polyethylene flexible packaging.

In a joint project for the Swiss cardboard and paper packaging solution provider PAWI Verpackungen AG, Sun Chemical and leading color software company Esko have successfully implemented seven-color expanded color gamut (ECG) printing at PAWI's facility in Winterthur.

Metsä Fibre has filed the environmental permit application concerning the Kemi bioproduct mill with the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland.

Stora Enso targets to increase the knowledge about sustainable construction and construction materials.

DuPont Safety & Construction (DuPont) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Ultrafiltration Membrane business from BASF including inge GmbH.

Smurfit Kappa North America has become a Planet Partner sustaining sponsor of the Earthx2020 event in Dallas, Tex. that will bring together record numbers of concerned environmental citizens, educators, businesses, non-profit organizations, and thought leaders to celebrate global sustainability.

Dow, in partnership with UPM Biofuels, a producer of advanced biofuels, announces the commercialization of a plastics offering for the packaging industry made from a bio-based renewable feedstock.

Sappi North America, Inc. announced the launch of its new grade of paperboard packaging - Spectro C2S.

Voith has signed an agreement with Spectris plc to acquire BTG for a total gross cash consideration of Euro 319 million.

Sterling® Premium is Verso's premium coated sheetfed printing paper.

Both companies deepened sustainable development and achieved mutual benefit and win-win results.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö will display its global release liner capabilities at LabelExpo Europe, September 24-27 in Brussels, Belgium.

Consumers and brands around the world are looking for more sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging, with easy recyclability being key.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is currently exploring potential acquisitions, mergers, and joint-ventures with decor paper suppliers in China to speed up the execution of its strategy and capture the attractive value-creation opportunity in the decor business. In addition, the company is investigating the possibility to attract outside capital investment into the Decor business to further fund such objectives.

UPM has been listed as the forest and paper industry leader in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2019-2020.

Sun Chemical announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with the innovative German printing inks manufacturer Epple Druckfarben to combine their resources to make Epple's class-leading series of sheetfed offset inks for direct food contact, BoFood® Organic, available to a global audience.

PotlatchDeltic Corporation announced that the campfire or open burning ban issued on Thursday, July 25, 2019 has been lifted on its property in the State of Idaho.

At PRINTING United in Dallas (Texas), Sappi presents its high-quality speciality papers to meet the highest demands

Businessman Gary McGann has lost an appeal against tax treatment on two payments totalling €2.3 million which he claimed were a gift from SmurfitKappa's shareholders during his time as chief executive.

The certification is for 100% recycled-content, single and multiply-paper produced at its Plymouth, Indiana facility.

This marks an exciting milestone as the Company continues to make strides in creating more sustainable packaging.

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