The main story in the UK corrugated industry remains that of material prices, although another seismic bit of industry restructuring may well be afoot (I may be able to say more next month). In the meantime, a gradual dilution in happiness ...
Metso and UPM will continue their mill maintenance outsourcing agreement at the UPM Plattling mill in Bavaria, Germany, as part of an agreement. The agreement covers three paper production lines and their maintenance operations. Metso ...
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Yanbian Shixian Bailu Papermaking (SHSE: 600462) planned to sell 6350MM paper machines (PM 10) and ancillary equipment to Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings (SZSE: 000488) and Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper at CNY 204 million. Shixian ...
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KapStone Paper and Packaging has entered into an agreement to acquire the stock of the US-based containerboard manufacturer Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging from Brookfield Capital Partners II for $1.03bn. KapStone chairman and chief ...
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The paper and corrugated multinational said in a statement this morning that a new paper machine at the mill that will produce 250,000 tonnes of lightweight corrugated case material each year, will now be operational by the fourth quarter ...
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Packaging and paper products manufacturer Boise has announced plans to invest $111m in the conversion of the company’s newsprint machine at DeRidder Paper Mill in the US. The reconfiguration of the former newsprint machine will ...
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The Directorate-General for Competition of the EU Commission has once again extended the deadline for the more detailed investigation (phase II investigation) of the planned merger of Munksj with the label & processing division of Ahlstrom. ...
Amcor Australasia, a division of Amcor, has announced the opening of a new $500m recycled paper machine B9 at its Botany Paper Mill in New South Wales, Australia. The company's ninth machine to operate at the site, B9 produces more than ...
Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced an agreement to acquire Ruby Macons, an Indian producer of corrugated packaging materials. Terms of the deal were not revealed. MWV chairman and chief executive officer John Luke ...
Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Ruby Macons, an Indian producer of corrugated packaging materials. Ruby Macons becomes a central component of MWV's ...
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