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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Monday, 04 December 2017 18:41
Solenis to Increase Prices on all Alkaline Sizing Product Lines Globally
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by up to 20 percent on all alkaline sizing products globally, effective immediately or as customer contracts allow. The price increase is necessary due to the increase in certain…
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Wednesday, 15 November 2017 09:17
Kemira increases prices of coagulant and polymer products in EMEA
Kemira, a global chemicals company serving customers in water intensive industries, announces price increases across its coagulant and polymer product lines in the EMEA region. The price increases, which become effective on January 1st, 2018 or as contracts allow, are…
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Tuesday, 07 November 2017 07:15
Commercial Property Insurer FM Global Elects International Paper CFO Glenn R. Landau to Board of Directors
Glenn R. Landau, senior vice president and chief financial officer of International Paper, one of the world’s leadingproducers of fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products, has been elected to the board of directors of FM Global, one of the world’s…
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Tuesday, 24 October 2017 06:48
Södra strengthens offer for softwood pulpwood and small-diameter timber
Demand for softwood pulpwood is high. The strategic investments in Södra’s mills have now led to higher fibre consumption. Södra is therefore raising the price of softwood pulpwood to SEK 320/mᶾ sub. The price of the small-diameter and softwood block…
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Tuesday, 17 October 2017 08:32
Good demand and stable results
CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q3 2017: “We experienced a very strong market in the quarter, resulting in positive sales performance. Net sales were up 3% and volumes were up 1% on last year. Overall, we have…
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