Category: News

June 27, 2023 (Press Release) – The EU is close to agreeing new rules around packaging and packaging waste, but amendments proposed to the Commission’s proposal risk flooding the market with millions of tonnes of new plastic and rolling back a decade of measures to curb plastic use, according to

July 18, 2023 – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the June 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in June decreased 1% compared to June 2022. They were down 4% when compared to the same 6 months of

ECMA are today releasing a study commissioned & financed by ECMA, CEPI, EPPA, FEFCO and Pro Carton and based around the findings of a McKinsey study, which has also been released today, which looks at the impact of reusable packaging targets proposed in the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

April 29, 2022 – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released its Q1 2022 Containerboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total containerboard production in Q1 2022 increased two percent compared to Q1 2021. Q1 2022 production of containerboard for export increased nine percent compared to the same

By Kathi Rowzie, President, Two Sides North America April 3, 2023 – You’ve no doubt seen the impassioned ENGO fundraising claims warning that “billions of trees are cut down each year to make paper products,” and as a result, “deforestation is accelerating at a rapid pace.” Their suggested solution to

Outlook for 2023 remains fraught with a number of uncertainties including destocking and inflation. The French paper industry has taken stock of business performance in 2022 with mixed results. Industry association Copacel explained at its annual press conference that member companies were at once confronted with the outbreak of war

Paper and cartonboard manufacturers and their customers in Poland are starting the New Year with a great deal of uncertainty. There is relatively broad consensus throughout the market that at least the first three months are likely to remain challenging. High energy prices and weak consumer sentiment because of the

Printing and writing paper producers in Western Europe take downtime in order to adapt their ouput to slow order intake. Publication paper and fine paper prices are still facing pressure in the UK amidst persistently slow demand. LWC and coated woodfree paper manufacturers, in particular, are said to be experiencing

Cepi member countries’ paper and board production decreased by 5.9% in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to preliminary figures, reflecting the heavy impact on the industry of high energy prices and an abrupt slowdown of the European economy during the second half of the past year. Total production

CEPI collaboration with another European association could produce energy savings of up to 50 percent in paper manufacturing. According to a news release from Cepi (Confederation of European Paper Industries), a collaboration that it engaged in with EHPA (European Heat Pump Association) has resulted in innovation that could produce energy