Containerboard price rises are like buses…nothing for ages and then three come along in quick succession. If you're sat there scoffing at the seemingly incredulous prospect of three rounds of price rises this year, I'm afraid that ...
Tags: Recycled Containerboard, Packaging, Printing
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 ...
The UK market was at its seasonal low in February, although one should avoid any undue gloom…demand was entirely in line with expectations. Indeed, it may surprise you to note that January was actually up some 8% up on the same month ...
Tags: Raj Bhardwaj, Recycled Containerboard Prices, Head of Steam
Whilst UK GDP growth stalled in the last quarter of 2012, we have a record high in the number of jobs and ultra-low interest rates…hence we're not witnessing the huge job losses and brutal levels of home repossessions that the ...
International Paper (IP) and corrugated packaging producer in Brazil Jari Celulose, Embalagens e Papel, a Grupo Orsa company, have sealed the previously announced deal to form a new joint venture (JV), in which IP will invest about $470m. ...
Tags: International Paper, packaging producer, JV
OCCG has operations in northern Mexico and the southern United States. OCCG employs 2,800 people (2,000 of whom are employed in Mexico), and is expected to generate $53m of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ...
Tags: OCCG, acquire, packaging, recycled containerboard mill
Paper and packaging company in the US, International Paper (IP) has signed an agreement with Brazilian corrugated packaging producer Jari Celulose, Embalagens e Papel in a bid to expand its global corrugated packaging platform in Brazil. ...
Tags: Corrugated Packaging, industrial packaging, box plants