Article1 min read Aug 14, 2025Minhan Paper, Vietnam, Successfully Starts Up New OCC Line Supplied by ANDRITZMinhan Paper Joint Stock Company has successfully started up a new OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line supplied by ANDRITZ to its mill in Van Lam, Hung Yen Province, Vietnam. This start-up strengthens Minhan’s position in the growing Vietnamese packaging market.
Article2 min read Jul 31, 2025Hood Container Announces $118.9 Million Modernization Project at St. Francisville Paper MillHood Container will invest $118.9 million to modernize its legacy paper mill in West Feliciana Parish in St. Francisville, Louisiana, allowing the company to significantly boost production capacity and quality to meet evolving market demands.
Article1 min read Mar 20, 2025Metsä Group Signs Agreement on EU Funding for Muoto Packaging Product Mill, but Challenges RemainIn October 2024, Metsä Group announced that it had been invited to negotiations on partial funding from the EU Innovation Fund for the first Muoto packaging product mill planned for construction in Rauma in Finland. The negotiations have now been concluded and an agreement on partial funding has been signed.
Article1 min read Jan 9, 2025SVP Extends Acceptance Period for Nordic Paper Takeover OfferUS investment company Strategic Value Partners (SVP) has extended the acceptance period for its offer made to acquire Swedish paper manufacturer Nordic Paper. The US firm is giving shareholders until 8 January to decide whether they wish to accept the takeover offer. According to SVP, the deadline, which had already been postponed from 11 to 20 December, will not be extended again.
Article1 min read Dec 10, 2024Kruger Products Mulls Over Construction of New Tissue PlantDecision to be announced in early 2025
Article1 min read Nov 21, 2024Valmet to Supply a Complete Papermaking Line to One of its Major Customers in Asia-PacificValmet will supply a complete papermaking line from stock preparation to reel and winders with services and a comprehensive automation solution package to one of its major customers in Asia-Pacific. The papermaking line will produce uncoated woodfree grades. The start-up is scheduled for 2026.
Article2 min read Nov 14, 2024Saica Group Acquires Schumacher Packaging in PolandSaica Group announced the acquisition of Schumacher Packaging plants in Poland as of 31 October 2024. That includes all activities in Poland: the whole management, all employees, two state-of-the-art corrugated board plants in Bydgoszcz and Wroclaw, two paper mills in Grudziadz and Myszków and three service centres.
Article1 min read Aug 15, 2024Italian Tissue Producer Paperdí Gets Go-Ahead for Expansion ProjectThe executive phase of the PM4 project has begun, tissue producer Paperdí says. After a complex authorization process, the approval from the Campania Region for the installation of the second paper production machine in the Pietramelara plant has arrived.
Article7 min read Sep 21, 2023The Future of Pulp and Paper Investments in the PNWWhat do recent pulp and paper investments in the PNW tell us about the region″s future?
