Felix Schoeller North American Expansion Plans Announced
The Felix Schoeller Group has announced plans to invest in a manufacturing operation for Release Liners at their New York facility. Felix Schoeller has enjoyed years of rapid business growth, with the company now recognised as a leading manufacturer of siliconised poly-coated kraft (PCK) liners.
Fiskeby Board to acquire Baden Board
Fiskeby has agreed to acquire Baden Board in a move that will almost double the company’s output and extend its product portfolio. A supplier of 100% recycled board, the acquisition helps Fiskeby continue on its path of sustainability.
Klabin invests US$ millions in technology to improve the application of sustainable barriers in paperboard
Klabin has also announced significant investment into sustainable solutions this month. Klabin, Brazil’s largest producer and exporter of paper for packaging, announced a significant investment in technology employed to apply a dispersible barrier in the paperboard used to produce diverse types of packaging. The investment will be used to modernise a coating machine at the Monte Alegre Unit, whose annual production capacity will be increased to up to 60,000 tons.
And here come the price increases…
Feldmuehle to increase prices for wet-strength label papers
Feldmuehle, a leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, is set to increase prices for all label paper qualities as of October 2021 by a minimum of 10%.
The Navigator Company increases paper prices in Europe up to 6%
Portuguese pulp and paper company. The Navigator Company has announced paper price increases in Europe effective for all dispatches from 27th September.
DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE to increase speciality paper prices significantly
Family enterprise, Drewsen Spezialpapiere, has also announced their intention to increase prices on speciality paper from October. Manufacturers of a range of uncoated, wood-free speciality paper, the company will contact all customers directly with further details.