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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s recent decisions to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Good Neighbor” plan and overturn the longstanding Chevron precedent:

SCA announced that they will increase kraftliner prices by €60 per metric ton in Europe.

In 2023, overseas shipments of cartons, boxes and cases of corrugated paper or paperboard decreased by -2.4% to 383K tons, falling for the second year in a row after five years of growth.

Ukraine’s Cardboard and Paper Company LLC made products worth around UAH 506.2 million (US$12.5 million) in the first five months of this year. This represented a drop of 3.5 percent compared with the January-May 2023 period.

Valmet is to deliver an Advantage DCT100HS tissue line to Andhra Paper Limited for its Kadiyam mill in Andhra Pradesh, India. The new line is optimized to enhance production and reduce environmental footprint. The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2025.

Suzano announced that the operational start-up of its new pulp mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo, located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul ("Cerrado Project"), Brazil, will take place in July 2024.

Valmet has received two orders from one of its major customers in Asia-Pacific. One order includes a complete papermaking line from stock preparation to reel and winders, a comprehensive automation solution package as well as spare parts and consumables packages. 

DS Smith, a leading global provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging solutions, has partnered with Carlsberg in Poland to introduce DS Smith Round Wrap to selected product lines.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is announcing the Spanish launch of its ground-breaking SolmixBag in collaboration with Cemex, by bringing it to the building industry on the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca.

Saica Group and Mondelez have joined forces to launch a new paper-based product targeted to multipacks-products for the confectionery, biscuits and chocolate markets.