TemperPack is expanding its manufacturing capacity for sustainable Green Cell Foam to meet rising demand in the Asia-Pacific packaging sector.

The European pulp and paper sector achieved 5.2% production growth and 7.5% consumption increase in 2024, driven by packaging recycling gains, though energy costs and trade tensions pose risks.

NOREXECO introduces financially settled futures contracts for Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft pulp on the Shanghai Futures Exchange starting January 2, 2026, enhancing price risk management for the Asian pulp and paper industry.

Fastmarkets and NOREXECO have launched Europe's inaugural pulp futures contract, enhancing price transparency and risk management for European pulp traders and producers.

Huatai Group has announced a 16-billion-yuan investment in a new integrated forest-pulp-paper facility in Yulin, Guangxi, set to add 1.9 million tons of annual pulp and paper capacity.

UPM has reached a key milestone by launching commercial production of wood-based chemicals at its Leuna biorefinery in Germany, marking Europe's largest industrial-scale biochemicals investment.

Asia's paper sector, led by China, Indonesia, and India, is channeling over US$34 billion into 451 projects amid booming e-commerce packaging demand.

UPM will permanently shut down its graphic paper production at the Ettringen mill in Germany on December 31, 2025, impacting 189 employees and reducing uncoated mechanical paper capacity by 270,000 tonnes annually.

Indonesia's Asia Pulp & Paper is set to acquire Kimberly-Clark's American division for $4 billion, aiming to enhance its packaging and hygiene product capabilities amid surging Asian demand.

Toray Industries has introduced a high-heat resistant BOPP film tailored for EV capacitors, enhancing reliability in Japan's burgeoning electric vehicle sector while advancing sustainable packaging solutions.