Sale of Catalyst Paper to Paper Excellence concluded

After the failure of the recent restructuring plan, paper machines at Slovenia’s publication and packaging paper producer Vipap Videm continue to rest while the future of the company and its nearly 300 employees remains uncertain. According to information from the company, the shareholders did not support the...

Europe’s pulp market remains a seller’s market in light of scant supply, logistical challenges with transporting by road, rail or sea and strong demand from paper mills that remained stable on the whole. The result was that prices increased again in May, with producers instituting the mark-ups they wanted in full....

Portuguese pulp producer Altri has booked significantly improved financial results for the first quarter of 2022 thanks to strong demand and higher prices. The gains could more than offset lower deliveries and higher costs. The company’s quarterly output of 280,000 t from its sites in Celbi, Biotek and Caima was...