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In November, the shipping volume of American packaging paper and special packaging decreased by 9%
According to the data released by the American Forest Paper Association, the shipment of packaging paper and special packaging in the United States in November 2022 decreased by 9% year on year. The shipment volume in the first November decreased by 3% compared with that in 2021. The operating ra...Read more -
Seven Focus Points of 2023 Global Pulp Market
The improvement of pulp supply and weak demand occur at the same time, and various risks such as inflation, production costs and COVID-19 epidemic will continue to challenge the pulp market in 2023. Recently, Patrick Cavana, a senior economist at Fastmarkets, shared the main summary. Increase in ...Read more -
Nine Dragons North America Rumford Paper Mill won a special fund of 1 million US dollars from Maine
Janet Mills, governor of Maine, announced on December 9 that he would allocate US $1 million to ND Paper from the last round of forest restoration project of Maine Jobs&Recovery Plan to improve the efficiency of R15 wrapping paper machine to be launched by Rumford Paper Factory. The forest re...Read more -
Thanks to Asian demand, the price of waste paper in Europe stabilized in November
After falling for three consecutive months, the price of recyclable kraft paper (PfR) in Europe began to stabilize in November. Most market insiders reported that the prices of mixed paper and paperboard classified as bulk paper, supermarket corrugated paper and paperboard, and waste corrugated b...Read more -
Spain’s waste paper recycling rate reaches 78%
In recent years, the Spanish paper industry has made great progress in the field of paper recycling, with the national paper recycling rate reaching 78%, which has exceeded the voluntary target of 76% set by Europe for 2030. Elisabet Alier, President of the Spanish Association of Pulp and Paper M...Read more -
Smithers: The water-based ink market worth 5.1 billion dollars ushers in new opportunities
In many market applications, water-based ink printing has become an increasingly popular choice. When the ink chemistry and performance are optimized, they are expected to become safer and more sustainable alternatives to solvent inks in the printing shop, especially for packers. The exclusive da...Read more -
European Paper Industry under the Energy Crisis
Starting from the second half of 2021, especially since 2022, the rising prices of raw materials and energy have made the European paper industry vulnerable and intensified the closure of some small and medium-sized pulp and paper mills in Europe. In addition, the rise in paper prices has also ha...Read more -
Indonesia’s pulp and paper industry ranked higher in the world
Recently, Putu Juli Ardika, Director General of the Agricultural Industry of the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia, said that Indonesia’s paper industry has improved. Its pulp industry ranks eighth in the world and its paper industry ranks sixth in the world. At present, the capacity of Ind...Read more -
Looking at the trend of the carton industry in 2023 from the development status of European corrugated packaging giants
This year, the carton packaging giants in Europe have maintained high profits under the deteriorating situation, but how long can their winning streak last? In general, 2022 will be a difficult year for the carton packaging giants. With the rise of energy costs and labor costs, the top European c...Read more -
AF&PA releases sustainable development progress report
The American Forest Paper Association (AF&PA) recently released the sustainable development progress report of Better Practice, Better Earth 2020. The report highlights the achievements of the paper and wood industry in sustainable development. AF&PA member companies have met or exceeded ...Read more -
Pakistan continues to impose 18.57% anti-dumping duty on China related single-sided coated double-layer paperboard
On November 3, 2022, the Tariff Commission of Pakistan issued Announcement ADC43/2016/NTC/CDB/SSR/2022, making the first affirmative final judgment of sunset review on one sided coated duplex board (grey bottom) which is originally produced or imported from China, Indonesia and South Korea and we...Read more -
Indonesia slows down its wood exports to China and the United States
On November 11, the Timber News Network reported that the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry recently released data showing that as of September this year, the export of Indonesian wood products had reached US $11.07 billion, an increase of 13.1% over the same period last year; In ju...Read more
