Africa's No.1 Packaging, Printing, Plastics & Processing Industry Magazine
FINLAND – Helsinki-based manufacturer of dairy products, Valio has announced plans to replace its package with caps with tethered caps to meet the EU directive. The company says its milk and cream cans, will change gradually to comply with the requirements of the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive. The directive aims to reduce the amount of plastic litter in the environment,…
Read More
FINLAND – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has made multiple investments in Europe to bolster its focus on specialized pulp grades. The company invested US$40.4 million (€38m) in unbleached kraft pulp (UKP) production at its Enocell site in Finland, as well as US$44.7 million (€42m) to improve fluff pulp production at its facility in Skutskär, Sweden. The investment…
Read More
FINLAND – Global supplier of labeling materials for branding and promotion, UPM Raflatac has collaborated with Orthex to offer household products and their labeling made of recycled plastic saved from ending up as marine litter. The initiative will produce products like buckets, wash bowls and water scoops using raw materials from value chains that collect plastic waste and transform them.…
Read More
FINLAND – Finnish paper and forest product manufacturer, Colombier has received financial backing from Taaleri Bioindustry I Fund to expand operations. Colombier Finland will use the proceeds from the investment to expand its ecological packaging plant in Pyhtää, which produces innovative packaging materials. A subsidiary of the Colombier Group, Colombier Finland offers sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging. The company offers…
Read More
FINLAND – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has invested US$82 million (€80 million) to centralize and modernize the wood handling process at its Imatra Mill in Finland. The funds have been used to boost the facility’s capacity for premium packaging board production and decrease water consumption throughout the debarking process. The Imatra Mill consists of two industrial units…
Read More
FINLAND – Finnish forestry group Stora Enso has announced a US$983.58 million (€1 billion) investment to convert the remaining idle paper machine at its Oulu site in Finland into a high-volume consumer board production line. According to the firm, the investment is intended to accelerate the growth in renewable packaging by offering new volumes for growing packaging segments. Stora Enso…
Read More
FINLAND – The Finnish government is launching a US$2.9 million (€3m) advanced recycling project in collaboration with academics and a host of packaging and waste management businesses. The project will investigate and upscale pyrolysis technology to boost Finland’s recycling rates and circularize the plastics economy. Part of the national UrbanMill innovation project, the research is funded by Business Finland and…
Read More
FINLAND – Finnish forestry group Stora Enso has introduced Sustainability Awards finalist Papira as a ‘recyclable’ alternative to fossil-based foam materials in packaging. The company claims that its new solution is both plastic-free and fully recyclable at kerbside and in paper waste streams. Its reported biodegradability suggests that, if it ends up in the environment, the material will not have…
Read More
EUROPE – Pulp and paper producer Sappi has concluded an agreement for the sale of the Maastricht mill, in the Netherlands; the Stockstadt mill, in Germany; and the Stockstadt mill, in Finland, for an enterprise value of about US$264.91 million. Sappi received binding offers from several parties. Following due process, the board of Sappi agreed to proceed with the offer…
Read More
FINLAND – Finnish consumer packaging company Huhtamaki has partnered with Stora Enso to launch a paper cup recycling initiative called The Cup Collective. The companies claim the program is the first of its kind in Europe, aiming to “recycle and capture the value of used paper cups on an industrial scale.” The program will start in the Benelux countries (Belgium,…
Read More