Article1 min read Dec 4, 2025Containerboard Producer Wizpaper in LiquidationThe former Arjowiggins mill has been liquidated by the Lille court in France, PrintIndustry reports.
Article1 min read Aug 7, 2025UPM to End Paper Production at Kaukas Mill and Shift Coated Mechanical Output to RaumaIn response to persistent structural overcapacity in the graphic paper sector and to secure the long-term competitiveness of its operations, UPM Communication Papers has unveiled plans to halt paper manufacturing at the UPM Kaukas mill in Lappeenranta, Finland. The move would reduce the company’s annual coated mechanical paper capacity by approximately 300,000 metric tons.
Article1 min read Mar 13, 2025Metsä Board to Close Tako Board Mill in Tampere, Finland, in 2Q 2025Metsä Board has concluded the change negotiations that began in January to improve the company's profitability and cost competitiveness. As a result of the negotiations, Metsä Board will permanently close Tako board mill and enhance the operational efficiency of Kyro board mill.
Article2 min read Feb 20, 2025Oji Fibre Solutions to Permanently Cease Producing Paper at Kinleith Mill in New ZealandOji Fibre Solutions announced its decision to permanently shut paper machine 6 (PM6) at its Kinleith pulp and paper mill in Tokoroa, New Zealand.
Article1 min read Feb 20, 2025International Paper to Close Red River Containerboard Mill, Along with Other Facilities Across USInternational Paper announced the permanent closure of the company's Red River containerboard mill in Campti, Louisiana; a recycling plant in Phoenix, Arizona; a box plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and a sheet feeder facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Article1 min read Oct 17, 2024Metsä Group Plans to End its Plywood Production in SuolahtiMetsä Wood, part of Metsä Group, plans to discontinue plywood production in Suolahti, Finland. The plan to end production at the Suolahti mill is based on its poor profitability. According to the plans, production at the Suolahti birch plywood mill would end by the end of first quarter of 2025 and production at the spruce plywood mill would end by the end of 2026 at the latest.
