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Text no.: 021 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
Spain: paper and board production January - June 2008
January - June % change 08/07
(,000 tons) 2008 08/07 (,000 tons)
Publication/printing and writing paper 1,003.6 - 2.4 - 24.4
Sanitary paper 377.1 + 9.3 +... more
Text no.: 023 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
Spain: production, exports, imports, apparent consumption
January March 2008
(,000 tons) Production Exports Imports Apparent
Consumption
% % % %
2008 08/07 2008 08/07 2008 08/07 2008... more
Text no.: 017 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
Sappi Fine Paper Europe considers closures
After a review of its European production activities, Sappi Fine Paper Europe is contemplating the cessation of
production at its Blackburn mill in the UK and intends to idle PM 5 at its Maastricht mill in Belgium. As a result of
continued... more
Text no.: 011 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
Chesapeake invests
at Neu-Isenburg mill
Chesapeake Germany has increased the capacity of its Neu-Isenburg plant. Reports indicate that by spending an
amount that runs into millions of euros, the US group has made a clear statement in favour of its German site near
Frankfurt. According... more
Text no.: 025 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
EUWID Price Watch Germany July 2008
Prices in € per ton free delivered
unless otherwise stated July 2008 June 2008 July 2007
Recovered paper 1)
Mixed paper (1.02)... more
Text no.: 019 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
MeadWestvaco and Bilcare
acquire International Labs
MeadWestvaco Corporation and India’s Bilcare Ltd. have announced that they have jointly acquired the US provider of
packaging services International Labs Inc. The joint acquisition will leverage capabilities for pharmaceutical packaging
and... more
Text no.: 006 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
M.Y. Healthcare: blaze destroys production facility
A devastating fire has halted production at the British packaging firm M.Y. Healthcare’s cartonboard mill in Thorpe. The
company, which is a subsidiary of Nampak Ltd., announced that the fire broke out on 26 July and the cause was not yet
known.... more
Text no.: 010 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
SFT Group modernises at
Russian Kamenskaya mill
Kamenskaya BKF, a Russian paper and board mill, has officially inaugurated a corrugated board system. The company,
which is located in the Tver region, reports that the plant which was delivered by BHS Corrugated has a width of 2.5 m
and offers a... more
Text no.: 020 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
Aracruz modernises
Barra do Riacho mill
Aracruz Celulose S.A., plans to modernise pulp line “A” at its Barra do Riacho mill in the state of Espírito Santo/Brazil.
The investment volume is estimated to total BRL240m. Aracruz reports that the modernisation work is scheduled to
start... more
Text no.: 003 Issue PP32/2008 Publication date: 06.08.2008
Price hikes on the horizon for various
paper grades in Italy after the summer
Higher prices were already achieved in the magazine paper segment in July
As July came to an end, most paper producers active on the Italian market were already prepared for the summer
holidays. Most plants will halt production for at least two... more