Flexible packaging paper

Graphic and specialty paper manufacturer Lecta introduces a new paper grade with a focus on flexible packaging and carrier bag applications. Kraftit Bag is a brown kraft paper made of 100 % unbleached eucalyptus kraft pulp and is offered in basis weights of 70-100 g/m². Besides Krafit Bag, Lecta also offers white bag...

Specialty paper manufacturer Mosaico, a Burgo group company, is set to increase prices for all its paper grades as of 1 April. The price hike of 10 per cent will apply to the entire product portfolio including label paper, flexible packaging paper, graphic specialties and SBS (GZ) cartonboard. The price hike was...

Paper producers on the German market are often feeling the squeeze of pressure on both costs and sales prices. They complain that prices of raw materials, energy and logistics have risen or are poised to rise. At the same time, they are often dissatisfied with the capacity utilisation of their production facilities....

The German market for lightweight machine glazed (MG) kraft papers (40 g) still appeared to be waiting for the doldrums in the middle of November. Some paper producers claimed to witness the onset of normalcy to order inflow but this was reportedly owed to low converters’ inventories or in some cases to curtailment...

Finnish company Jujo Thermal, part of Japanese Nippon Paper Group, is set to implement price increases of up to 10 per cent for its full range of thermal, specialty coated one-side, and flexible packaging papers. The price hike was announced in October “with immediate effect for new orders.” According to Jujo Thermal,...

The German market for lightweight brown and white machine-glazed (MG) kraft paper (40 g) did not present a uniform picture at the time of EUWID’s survey in the beginning of August. All in all, the industry does seem to detect a sliver of hope for an end to the languishing demand of recent months. Paper producers,...

Ahlstrom has found a potential buyer for the Stenay specialty paper mill in France. Germany's private-equity company Accursia Capital already submitted a binding offer....

Germany’s market for lightweight MG kraft paper (40 g) has altered since the last EUWID market report was researched in January. Demand from packaging producers is subdued across all grades in Germany and throughout Europe. At the same time, surplus supply is evident. Manufacturers are openly pondering taking downtime...

Last week Finnish speciality paper manufacturer Ahlstrom announced its intention to sell the French site in Stenay in the north of the country or, if no buyer can be found, close it. The company informed the relevant employee representatives of the plan at the beginning of last week and statutory talks on the future of...

The future of Ahlstrom's Stenay specialty paper mill France seems everything but rosy. Against the background of existing overcapacity on the one-side coated paper market in Europe and the mill's existing cost structure, Ahlstrom has opened up a consultation process on the potential divestment or closure of the site. ...

The development of the market for lightweight kraft paper in the past year is judged differently by different market players. On the one hand, producers of lightweight kraft paper made from primary or recycled fibres report that in spite of the difficult economic background, 2022 as a whole was a good year. They...

Sappi Europe will temporarily reduce output at the company’s specialty paper mill in Carmignano di Brenta in northern Italy. The company blames its decision on high energy costs. “The energy crisis adds to the already high costs for raw materials and transportation, presenting an extraordinary challenge not only for...

German specialty paper producer Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and SN Maschinenbau, a German expert for pouch packaging machines, are joining forces to offer safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions made of paper. Mitsubishi HiTec Paper has been offering barricote, a range of recyclable barrier papers for flexible...

Responding to the extreme cost increases for natural gas, German speciality paper producer Feldmuehle will switch to light heating oil for steam generation in the fourth quarter of 2022. The switch will secure continued operation of the site if the gas shortage worsens, the company informs. It will also enable it to...

The manufacturer of flexible packaging paper Cartiera Rivignano in northern Italy has filed for insolvency. High raw material costs and a lack of orders have caused the company's downfall....