APPM plans to build new kraftliner PM in Nowodwinsk

Publication paper manufacturer Norske Skog has officially entered the market for recycled corrugated case material (RCCM). According to Norske Skog, the company has received its first commercial orders for Testliner III and Fluting grades sold under the Strato brand. The paper machine PM 3 at the Norske Skog Bruck mill...

British DS Smith Group plans to take additional downtime from July to September in order to counter high production costs. These measures will reduce output by 20,000 to 30,000 t, the company said. All containerboard grades would be affected....

The decrease in demand and significantly higher production costs have prompted German containerboard manufacturer Leipa Group to idle its two paper machines for “several weeks in July and August.” Furthermore, due to the lasting changes in market the company will have “sufficient stocks of its white test-liner...