Text no.: 031 Issue PP03/2021 Publication date: 20.01.2021

News in brief: Flint forms new division

Flint Group, supplier of consumables and services for packaging printing, has announced the consolidation of its two business divisions Flint Group Flexographic and Xeikon Prepress under a new division called... more

Text no.: 032 Issue PP03/2021 Publication date: 20.01.2021

Norske Skog to secure fresh capital for growth,

Oceanwood Capital reduces stake in the group

Norwegian publication paper producer Norske Skog aims to diversify its product portfolio with "green growth projects" and by entering the recycled corrugated case material business through conversion projects at the mills in France... more

Text no.: 033 Issue PP03/2021 Publication date: 20.01.2021

Papresa orders OCC line from Voith

Spain's newsprint manufacturer Papresa tapped machine building company Voith to deliver a complete stock preparation system for the company's mill in Rentería, Spain. The new OCC stock preparation plant has a capacity of 700... more

Text no.: 034 Issue PP03/2021 Publication date: 20.01.2021

BO Paper to shut down Bio Bio newsprint mill

Chilean group BO Paper will shut down its Bio Bio newsprint mill close to the city of Concepcion in the northwest of the country. The group blames its decision on the structural weakness and ongoing demand reduction on the market for... more

Text no.: 001 Issue PP01/2021 Publication date: 13.01.2021

Pandemic’s effects accelerate downward

trend on the German fine paper market in 2020

On the fine paper market in Germany, the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting slump in advertising activity in 2020 caused an acceleration of the downward trend in deliveries that had been occurring for years. However, some... more