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Text no.: 019 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
Double A to invest in biomass boiler in Alizay
Thai paper manufacturer Double A has decided to invest in its French Alizay copy paper mill in order to improve the site’s profitability. A CGT union representative told EUWID that Double A Alizay was planning to invest €20m in a... more
Text no.: 020 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
Three mills of Arjowiggins in France halt
production, search for investors in progress
According to trade unions and government representatives, Arjowiggins has discontinued production at three plants in France following the initiation of insolvency proceedings. As reported by various regional media and confirmed by Agnès... more
Text no.: 021 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
Arctic Paper to close down PM 7 at Grycksbo in March
Swedish-Polish fine paper manufacturer Arctic Paper is planning to definitely idle the PM 7 at its Grycksbo mill in Sweden and has now announced a concrete date for the closure. The mill’s managing director told EUWID that production at... more
Text no.: 022 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
Virginal Paper receives state aid
Virginal Paper, Belgian producer of specialty paper for the packaging sector, amongst others, is facing financial difficulties and is receiving state aid. Pierre-Yves Jeholet, the Minister of Economy and Employment of the region of Wallonia in... more
Text no.: 023 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
Former Arjowiggins mill
in France to be liquidated
The Crèvecoeur paper mill in France, which was acquired by the Swiss investment company Blue Motion Technologies Holding last year, is to be liquidated. According to several regional media reports, the Nanterre commercial court ruled on... more
Text no.: 024 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
Palero sells its stake in Hakle
Private equity fund Palero sold its Hakle shares on 21 January to Crosslantic Capital and industry expert Volker Jung. The two investors are now the owners of sanitary paper and products company Hakle, which, according to a company release, is... more
Text no.: 025 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
DS Smith completes
takeover of Europac
A major deal on the containerboard and corrugated packaging market in Europe is done and dusted: DS Smith has completed the acquisition of Spain’s Europac group. The takeover was finalised on 22 January. The company reported that... more
Text no.: 026 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
No rescue in sight for German
wallpaper producer P + S
The attempt to reorganise German wallpaper producer Pickhardt + Siebert (P+S) in self-managed insolvency proceedings has failed. This failure also affects its 100% subsidiary Wallcover Tapetenproduktionsgesellschaft mbH. As no investor was... more
Text no.: 027 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
APPM idles kraftliner PM 2 for rebuild
Russia’s pulp and paper manufacturer APPM (Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill), subsidiary of the Austro-German JV Pulp Mill Holding, has suspended production operations on the PM 2 at the Novodvinsk mill for an extensive machine and... more
Text no.: 028 Issue PP04/2019 Publication date: 23.01.2019
Iggesund contracts Andritz
to modernise pulp line
Board producer Iggesund Paperboard, a subsidiary of Sweden’s forest products’ group Holmen, intends to modernise the pulp line at the Iggesund pulp and board mill and has contracted Austrian technology company Andritz to deliver the... more