The requisite regulatory authorities have approved Billerud Finland Oy's acquisition of UPM's packaging paper operations at Pietarsaari and Tervasaari. Billerud Finland Oy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Billerud AB. The purchase price is around EUR 130 million. “The acquisition…
The Board of Rottneros has decided to immediately commence negotiations regarding the termination of continuous groundwood pulp production at Rottneros Mill.  This is due to the rapidly declining consumption of printing paper in Europe, which has led to a dramatic…
Pasi Tolppanen (Ph.D., Technology), 44, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Operations and Member of Pöyry's Group Executive Committee effective June 1, 2012. Tolppanen is currently in charge of Pöyry's Urban business in Finland. In his new role he will…
Aki Saarinen (born 1967), M.Sc. (paper technology), MBA, is appointed Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Development, and member of the Executive Management Team as of June 11, 2012, at Ahlstrom Corporation. Saarinen will report to Jan Lång, President and CEO,…
At Hispack, the largest packaging exhibition in Spain, two FibreForm based products won distinguished awards within the food and beverage categories. One was a three-dimensional pack for candy and the other a creative box for sparkling wine. The packaging producer…
Northwood Paper Sales has boosted its presence in the UK Away from Home (AfH) tissue market after it acquired the shares of Peter Grant Papers. The company will continue to operate as Peter Grant Papers and be led by the…
After several years of consultation, EU Member States have now adopted criteria for an EU Ecolabel on newsprint paper. UPM has been a key player in negotiations to ensure that the EU Ecolabel could be made available also to its…
The handwritten screenplay for Fanny and Alexander, diary entries and letters are among Ingmar Bergman’s personal documents now being rescued for posterity thanks to Billerud. The secret? Smart packaging, of course!   In 2002 the Ingmar Bergman Foundation took over…
The Board of Directors at Södra has decided to start searching for a new CEO and Group President. As the Board of Directors and CEO have differing views regarding the ongoing development of the company and what is required in…
Adoption of income statement and balance sheet, resolution on dividend At the Annual General Meeting, the income statement and the balance sheet as well as the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet for 2011 were adopted. In accordance with…
UPM recycles all printing paper waste collected at the drupa exhibition in Germany working in close co-operation with Remondis, a leading waste management company. Printed and unprinted waste paper is collected in containers at drupa and transported to Remondis' baling…
UPM’s service offering for its paper customers has been extended by launching a modern, easy-to-use Online Paper Catalogue which is now available both in English and German. Furthermore, a mobile version of the paper catalogue will be tested at drupa 2012…
It’s time to turn the page and write the next chapter in the story of paper. UPM will do it at drupa in the next two weeks. drupa - the international trade fair, held every four years, is bringing together…
Monday, 07 May 2012 11:00

Södra Timber imposes market shutdown

Price levels for sawn timber products have been increasing slowly during the second quarter of 2012. At the same time, however, the construction market remains weak almost everywhere for Södra's products, not least in the Netherlands and Denmark, which are…
Metso has received an order for a new Metso IQ quality control system from Stora Enso Skoghall. The system will be installed on BM8, one of the largest board machines in the world with an annual production amount of over…