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Europe’s manufacturing sector is in crisis, with production levels plummeting by up to 40% in 2025 compared to 2018, resulting in the loss of approximately 200,000 jobs last year. Amid this downturn, the pulp and paper industry has emerged despite its own difficulties as a relative stronghold, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable solutions to support Europe’s competitiveness.

Pulp manufacturer SCA plans to further increase the price for northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe.

Germany-based Mayer Kuvert, a Europe-wide producer of envelopes and lightweight packaging, is closing envelope manufacturing at its Heilbronn headquarters as part of a consolidation driven by declining demand for envelopes and mailing bags.

German coreboard producer Julius Schulte Söhne GmbH & Co.

AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) is proud to announce the successful installation and start-up of a MaxEdge150™ refiner with AFTLinx™ diagnostic service on PM5 at Essity’s Mannheim mill in Germany building on a successful previous delivery.

In Quebec, Domtar is facing mounting political, union, and Indigenous scrutiny over two separate but increasingly intertwined controversies: the authorization of logging operations in a sensitive area on the Côte-Nord and the discreet transfer of its hydroelectric facilities in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Italian tissue manufacturer Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti (ICT) has started up its first tissue paper machine at the new greenfield plant in Deeside, Britain. In recent months, the site had already begun production activities with converting lines and the new automated warehouse.

Ahlstrom has unveiled Acti-V® RRF Natural, a next-generation release liner for double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes that can be recycled with paper, even after silicone coating on both sides.

As the UK prepares to roll out its deposit return scheme (DRS) in 2027, discussions at Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 highlighted a regulatory shift with clear implications for paper- and paperboard-based packaging.

Holmen’s Board and Paper division has introduced Holmen Elevate, a next-generation lightweight kraftliner designed to support more resource-efficient and lower-carbon packaging solutions.

Rayonier Advanced Materials announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Scott M. Sutton as Chief Executive Officer, and President, effective January 5, 2026. Mr. Sutton will also join the Company’s Board of Directors.

Starting January 1, 2026, Hamburger Recycling is introducing key organizational changes to strengthen its leadership team.

After an eventful year, the Polish recovered paper market became noticeably calmer in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has signed a temporary power purchase agreement with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited, locking in cleaner hydroelectricity at reduced rates while the province reviews Kruger’s diversification proposal for the mill.​

Spanish paper and packaging producer Saica Group has acquired the recovered paper collection business of FCC Ámbito, a subsidiary of FCC enviro.