Tag Archives: Pulp prices

Altri Group’s revenue decreased 38,6 per cent

Altri Group achieved total revenues of € 174.4 M in the 3Q23, a decrease of 38.6% vs 3Q22. The slowdown in the growth of global pulp demand during 2023, which resulted from a relevant destocking process in the Pulp and Paper industry and the lower dynamism of economic activity, led the Altri Group to register […]

Altri Group achieved its best year ever during 2022

Altri Group achieved its best year ever during 2022 in terms of total revenues, EBITDA as well as pulp produced in several industrial units of the Group. Benefiting from a favorable evolution of pulp prices, total revenues reached € 1,066.2 M in 2022, a 34.4% increase vs 2021. During the 4Q22, Altri Group recorded total […]

Russian food producers ask government to help avoid paper, cardboard shortages

Industry proposal As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to impact on the country’s economy, Russian food industry players have requested the country’s authorities to approve new standards for food packaging which would reduce the required sizes of labels, and increase the sizes of packaging for particular products.   The proposed changes are designed to help food […]

Chinese scientists turn black coal by-product into white paper

More than 2,000 years after the invention of paper in China, the country’s scientists are claiming another breakthrough that replaces its key ingredient with the dirty waste from coal-fired power plants. The result – which is almost indistinguishable from paper made from wood pulp – achieves a more than 90 per cent match to pure […]

Andritz starts up the first of two tissue machines delivered to Guangxi Sun Paper

Andritz has successfully started up one of the two PrimeLineTM W 2000 tissue machines delivered to Guangxi Sun Paper, China, for its mill in Beihai City, Guangxi Province. The second tissue machine (TM6) is expected to be started up by the end of this year. The tissue machine (TM5) has a design speed of 2,000 […]

SCA to increase NBSK pulp prices

SCA will increase the price on NBSK pulp (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe by 40 USD per tonne from January  2022. The new price will be 1,300 USD. “The demand for pulp continues to be strong on our main market in Europe and producer stocks are decreasing”, comments Henning Ellström, VP Sales and Marketing […]

Andritz starts up P-RC APMP line delivered to Guangxi Sun Paper, China

Andritz has successfully started up a chemi-thermomechanical pulping system delivered to Sun Paper for its mill in the city of Beihai, Guangxi, China. The proven ANDRITZ P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) line features a capacity of 600 admt/d and processes eucalyptus wood chips as raw material to produce high-quality pulp for […]

China Boosts Imports of Chemical Wood Pulp to Meet Growing Demand for Paper Packaging

In 2020, China increased its chemical wood pulp imports by +10% y-o-y to 24M tonnes. It was driven by rising demand for paper packaging and tableware amid the pandemic and further stimulated by a sharp fall in import prices last year. Brazil, Indonesia and Canada are the major suppliers, providing 57% of the total import volume. […]

Kemira increases prices of polymers

Kemira, a global chemicals company, announces price increases for all polymers globally to Industry & Water, Pulp & Paper, and Oil & Gas businesses. As global demand continues to rebound post-Covid, the supply of key raw materials remains heavily constrained. The supply-demand balance is significantly increasing the cost of raw materials, logistics, packaging, and utilities. […]

Lecta to increase prices on CWF and UWF grades in sheets and reels

Due to the current economic environment and the continued significant increase in raw material, manufacturing and logistics costs, Lecta announces a second price increase of 8% on all its 2-side CWF and UWF grades in sheets and reels. The new prices will be effective on deliveries from June 1st, 2021. Lecta is a leading European […]