Cartonboard remains in high demand in Germany

The market conditions on the French market for cartonboard were barely changed in March compared with February. There was no improvement in demand and the situation remained generally tense albeit relatively stable. There was downward price pressure, but sellers did not always give into it. Several prices still...

Mayr-Melnhof has published further details on the rebuilding measures it announced for three of its plants, which are scheduled to be put into practice this year. Between February and mid-March this year, the BM3 is being modernised at the MM Frohnleiten plant, and this project will cost €100m. According to...

Machine engineering company Valmet has been selected to rebuild Sappi’s fine paper machine at the Somerset mill in Skowhegan in the US-state of Maine. As announced earlier, the site’s PM 2 is planned to be converted from woodfree coated paper to the production of solid bleached sulphate (SBS) board. The machine’s...