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Industrial action in Finland is set to continue. The Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT has announced that the strike will be continued until the morning of 8 April.

The Supervisory Board of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG has unanimously reappointed Peter Oswald as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO.

In addition to Mondi, International Paper is also showing interest in acquiring the British recycling, paper, and corrugated packaging group DS Smith.

Sappi Europe has restarted price negotiations for fine papers, the company announced.

Metsä Group has interrupted pulp and containerboard production at the Kemi industrial complex in Finland after a gas explosion in the evaporation plant at Metsä Fibre’s Kemi pulp mill on 21 March.

Due to the continued strikes at Finnish ports, Mayr-Melnhof’s Koktamills site will temporarily cease production.

The sentiment on the Italian recovered paper market is positive. Although the general private consumption situation has not improved, the outlook is brightening and prices of some grades are trending higher.

Metsä Group has interrupted pulp and containerboard production at the Kemi industrial complex in Finland after a gas explosion in the evaporation plant at Metsä Fibre’s Kemi pulp mill on 21 March.

Stora Enso has confirmed that the company started fully ramping down its Imatra and Oulu mills on Sunday due to ongoing political strikes that are hitting ports and transportation in Finland.

The sentiment on the Italian recovered paper market is positive. Although the general private consumption situation has not improved, the outlook is brightening and prices of some grades are trending higher.

The temporary shutdowns will effect deliveries to customers and are expected to have a significant financial impact, Metsä Group says.

Member state ambassadors to the EU endorsed the inter-institutional compromise on the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) at a meeting of the permanent representatives (Coreper) on Friday.

Reno de Medici (RDM) will exit cartonboard production in France.

Price negotiations for brown recycled corrugated case material on the German market entered into the final stretch at the end of February.

Temporary closures amid ongoing strikes in the transport and logistic sector are also planned at UPM and Stora Enso mills, reports Finnish public broadcaster Yle.

Swedish kraft and greaseproof paper producer Nordic paper announced that it would initiate a process to “explore potential interest from third parties for all shares in the company” after major shareholder Shanying International had announced that it intends to sell all or part of its stake in Nordic Paper.

Hamburger Containerboard has announced plans for a price hike for white containerboard grades.

Packaging giants Mondi and DS Smith have reached an agreement in principle on the key financial terms of a possible all share offer by Mondi for DS Smith.

UPM Kymmene will start negotiations on 90 days of temporary layoffs at its Finnish pulp, paper and sawmills mill in reaction to possible operating uncertainties in the second half of the year.

The Finnish Automotive and Transport Workers’ Union (AKT) has announced new strikes for the period from 11 March 6 a.m. EET to 25 March 6 a.m. EET.