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An interview with Joachim Klein, managing director at StepChange Consulting on containerboard demand, opportunities in M&As and talent acquisition

The recovered paper market showed some upward price movements again for the mixed grade and old corrugated containers in November, while the deinking grade had more stable development

On Wednesday December 20, Brazil’s largest packaging paper producer, Klabin, announced that it had purchased forest assets from Arauco for $1.16 billion.  The deal covers a total of 150,000 hectares, concentrated in Paraná state in southern Brazil, including 85,000 ha of pine and bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) plantations, along with 31.50 million tonnes of standing […]

Ribas do Rio Pardo, MS, Jan 2, 2024 (PPI Latin America) – Brazilian company Suzano, the world’s largest bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp producer, is approaching the final stages of its Cerrado project, a new greenfield mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo city, Mato Grosso do Sul state, designed to produce 2.55 million tonnes per year […]

Pulp buyers snap up domestic resale BSK tonnages instead as prices declined proportionally with BSK futures

Uncover how the European Green Deal and the new circular economy action plan could promote sustainability and encourage competitive economic growth in the paper and packaging industry

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