Text no.: 009 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

Are Scandinavians going to follow

suit with higher NBSK prices for July?

Word has it that at the end of week 25 no Scandinavian suppliers had yet followed suit with plans drawn up by a number of North American NBSK producers providing for further price increases around $10-20 for July to $710/metr.t depending on the... more

Text no.: 014 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

EUWID Price

Watch France June 2006

Prices in € per metr. ton free delivered unless otherwise stated June 2006 May 2006 June 2005 Recovered paper (prices ex works) Mixed paper (1.02)... more

Text no.: 004 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

News in brief

A fire destroyed a storage building filled with fibre pulp at Schoeller & Hoesch in Gernsbach, Germany. The damage was said to amount to around €1.5m. As things stand, the incident does not impair the company’s production. M-real has appointed... more

Text no.: 002 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

IP is selling ist

kraft paper division

International Paper is selling its kraft paper division to Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp. The purchase price has been put at approximately $155m in cash. The division comprises two works, Roanoke Rapids paper mill and a bag manufacturer in... more

Text no.: 003 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

Nordstjernan acquires

share in Scandstick

The family-owned investment company Nordstjernan, which is specialised in long-term investment in northern growth companies, is investing in the Swedish self-adhesive label manufacturer Scandstick of Helsingborg. According to the information... more

Text no.: 006 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

Purico acquires

Simpson Clough paper mill

The Purico Group of Companies has taken over JR Crompton’s Simpson Clough specialty paper mill located near Manchester, UK, via its subsidiary Union Papertech. The Simpson Clough mill produces a number of non-woven fabrics and specialty paper... more

Text no.: 012 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

France: higher prices for kraftliner

and recycled containerboard

Price talks for fine paper continue - First announcements for LWC The last hikes before the quiet holiday season have taken place for recycled corrugated case material, kraftliner and copy paper prices in France. However, producers of recycled... more

Text no.: 005 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

Reno De Medici has

wound up company split

The North Italian board manufacturer Reno De Medici S.p.A. (RDM) has concluded its company split and put the property company RDM Realty S.p.A. (RDM Realty), which emerged from splitting off the non-productive fixed assets, on the Milan stock... more

Text no.: 007 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

Koehler to shut

down Bensheim mill

German Koehler group wants to concentrate its coloured paper and board (ColorTech Papers) operations at the Greiz site and increase the plant’s annual production from 25,000 t to over 30,000 t. In this context, the Bensheim mill of W. Euler... more

Text no.: 008 Issue PP26/2006 Publication date: 28.06.2006

Stora Enso increases loan

facility for activities in China

In line with its orientation towards the growth markets in Asia and in compliance with the aim of ensuring sustainable fibre supply at the local level, Stora Enso has signed a new loan agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC),... more