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Every year, the Green Product Award recognizes products and concepts that stand out in terms of design, innovation and sustainability. The winners in 12 categories have now been selected from 250 nominated products and concepts.

Billerud’s Board of Directors has decided to not proceed with plans to convert its Escanaba mill to cartonboard production. Instead, the company will target to shift its product mix gradually towards packaging materials in North America with a moderate investment level.

The global packaging market size is estimated to grow by USD 268.37 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio’s latest market research report titled Global Packaging Market 2024-2028. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 4.29% during the forecast period.

Toscotec will supply a technological upgrade to Cartiera del Vignaletto at their Zevio production site near Verona in Northern Italy. The project includes the complete upgrade of the cogeneration plant and air systems of the mill’s PM4 and PM5.

According to EUWID, German containerboard producer Niederauer Mühle will implement a price increase of €40/t for its white testliner from 1 June 2024.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the April 2024 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

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Cascades announced the appointment of Hugues Simon as its new President and CEO. Currently, Mr. Simon is President of the Wood Products business at Resolute Forest Products. He will assume his new role at Cascades no later than July 1, 2024.

Carccu, a packaging manufacturer based in Sastamala, Finland, has been awarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest certification. The wood in an FSC-labelled wood product originates from a forest that has been managed in accordance with the principles of environmental, social and economic sustainability.

Saudi Arabia’s Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO) has commissioned full-line supplier Voith with the construction of an entire production line for recycled containerboard at its Jeddah mill. The state-of-the-art and highly efficient line will achieve an annual production volume of up to 450,000 tons of high-quality Testliner and Corrugated Medium in the basis weight range of 70 to 140 gsm.