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Friday, 18 May 2018 10:05
Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe have the highest wood fiber costs in the world despite price declines the past six years
Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe have some of the highest wood fiber costs in the world despite prices for hardwood pulplogs having trended downward in most key markets on the continent over the past six years. In the second half…
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Friday, 18 May 2018 10:00
Modest increases in wood fiber costs and a substantial rise in market pulp prices have improved profitability for many market pulp manufacturers worldwide
Modest increases in wood fiber costs and a substantial rise in market pulp prices have improved profitability for many market pulp manufacturers worldwide during the second half of 2017, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Pulp manufacturers in many countries have…
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Wednesday, 09 May 2018 10:20
SCA increases prices on publication paper
SCA increases prices on coated publication paper, CMR , and improved uncoated publication paper by 40 Euro per tonne. “ We see a substantially stronger demand for publication paper, “ says Ulf Edman Vice President Sales and Marketing Publication Paper.…
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Wednesday, 09 May 2018 10:11
Mitsubishi increases thermal paper prices from 1 July 2018
Due to continuing rises in costs for pulp and other raw materials, especially leuco dye (ODB2), Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is increasing its prices for thermal paper for deliveries from 1 July 2018. Prices for the whole THERMOSCRIPT® thermal paper range…
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Monday, 30 April 2018 08:56
Industrial Assets Corp. dba BIDITUP Auctions Worldwide Announces Imminent Auction of Sought-After Assets From A Major Corrugated Paper Box Plant
Industrial Assets Corp. dba BIDITUP Auctions Worldwide, a global leader in asset conversion is announcing that the assets from a leading manufacturer of corrugated paper boxes will soon be coming to auction. This significant global webcast auction of some of…
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Friday, 13 April 2018 09:09
Hardwood fiber costs for the Swedish pulp industry moved up in late 2017 after a six-year period of declining pulplog prices
Wood fiber costs for hardwood pulp manufacturers in Sweden are among the lowest in Europe after having been on a downward trajectory since 2011, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. However, in late 2017 this trend reversed because of tighter…
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Monday, 19 March 2018 14:25
Xerium Technologies Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives to Maximize Shareholder Value
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM), a leading manufacturer and supplier of machine clothing and roll covers for the paper and packaging industry, has just announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder…
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Wednesday, 28 February 2018 10:11
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services upgraded Metsä Board Corporation to investment grade
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has upgraded Metsä Board Corporation's issuer credit rating to investment grade, from BB+ to BBB-. The outlook of the rating is stable. The upgrade reflects Metsä Board’s strong performance in 2017 and the expectation of…
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Tuesday, 27 February 2018 09:21
Solenis to Increase Prices on Wet Strength Product Lines Globally
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by up to 15 percent on all wet strength resins globally, effective immediately. The price increase is necessary due to the significant increase in key raw material costs combined…
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Wednesday, 14 February 2018 10:06
Kemira increases prices of polymer products in EMEA
Kemira, a global chemicals company serving customers in water intensive industries, announces price increases for all polymer products in the EMEA region. The price increase of +8-10% for all applications, which will become effective on 1st March 2018 or as…
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Friday, 02 February 2018 07:27
Amazon Papyrus to Increase Prices
“Amazon Papyrus Chemicals (APC), Hong Kong, announces a price increase of 5 - 15% depending on the products, with immediate effect or wherever contracts allow. This price increase is necessary due to a significant increase in raw material, manufacturing, packaging,…
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Monday, 22 January 2018 07:08
Production disruptions impact profit negatively
The difficulties with production availability continued in the fourth quarter 2017 which impacted sales volumes negatively despite a very strong market. Operating profit (EBIT) for full year 2017 is calculated to be approximately MSEK 2 240 which is lower than…
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Friday, 15 December 2017 06:59
Metsä Board raises its result guidance for October–December 2017
Metsä Board is raising its result guidance for the fourth quarter of 2017, which was announced in Metsä Board’s interim report for January–September 2017. The previous guidance was: Mainly due to the maintenance shutdown at the Husum integrated mill, Metsä…
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Tuesday, 12 December 2017 06:36
The Board of Directors of Valmet Oyj decided on a new share-based incentive plan for key employees
The Board of Directors of Valmet Oyj has decided on a new long-term share-based incentive plan for Valmet's key employees. The aim of the plan is to combine the objectives of the shareholders and the key employees in order to…
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Friday, 08 December 2017 08:41
Kemira increases prices of key sizing chemicals for paper and board industry globally
Kemira, a global chemicals company serving customers in pulp & paper and other water intensive industries, announces price increases of 10-25% across its main sizing product lines and FennoSize-products. The price adjustments of the AKD-wax and -emulsions result from a…
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