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Text no.: 008 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
European Graphic Paper Statistics
January - December 2013
Text no.: 009 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
Paper sector shrunk again
in 2013, reports CEPI
In 2013 the output of Europe’s producers of pulp, paper and board was once again lower than in the preceding year. However, the decrease of 1.4% to 68.3 million t (2012: 69.3 million t) decelerated compared to the previous year (2012:... more
Text no.: 010 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
German regulators dismiss
complaint against Sappi
The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) will not pursue the complaint that Paperlinx Limited and its German subsidiary Deutsche Papier Vertriebs GmbH have brought against it on 4 December 2013, Sappi explained today in a press... more
Text no.: 012 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
Good demand and stable pulp prices in January,
fluff and NBSK prices set to rise in February
Pulp manufacturers report good operating rates in the first month of the year. Worldwide deliveries noticeably increased in December and industry observers expected a similar trend for January.
Price talks in the softwood as well as... more
Text no.: 013 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
Fire at Mondi Raubling
brought quickly under control
A fire broke out at the Mondi Raubling paper mill in Germany on the evening of 1 February. Employees discovered the fire in the PM, which manufactures recycled corrugated case material, and immediately notified the police and fire service. The... more
Text no.: 014 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
UPM gradually emerging from the red in 2013
UPM’s fiscal year 2013 was characterised by a strict economy programme and restructuring of the whole group. As a result of these measures the company succeeded in getting back into the black after a disastrous performance in 2012. Most... more
Text no.: 015 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
Vaahto Group to divest
Paper Technology Business
Finnish technology group Vaahto Group Plc Oyj is going to focus on the Process Technology business in the future. The loss-making Paper Technology business will be divested, with the primary option being the sale of the business, the... more
Text no.: 016 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
Perlen’s sales burdened by pressure on prices
CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG of Switzerland, the parent company of Perlen Papier, recorded a loss of almost €30m in its past 2013 financial year. Against this background it announced plans to review the value of its tangible assets, as a... more
Text no.: 017 Issue PP06/2014 Publication date: 05.02.2014
Rottneros ends 2013 fiscal year in the red
In terms of results, 2013 represented a weak year in the history of Rottneros, said Carl-Johan Jonsson, the company’s CEO and President. Rottneros also underperformed its 2012 results. Although the 3.3% year-on-year decline in sales in... more