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.

UPM has produced the first commercial volumes of wood-based chemicals at its Leuna biorefinery in Germany, marking a key step for Europe’s pulp-integrated bio-chemicals and packaging value chain.

China's General Administration of Customs has imposed stricter regulations on recycled pulp imports, significantly affecting Southeast Asian exporters and the global recovered fibre trade.

UPM has achieved a milestone by starting commercial production of industrial sugars at its Leuna biorefinery, Europe's largest investment in biochemicals.

Huatai Group has launched a 16-billion-yuan integrated forest-pulp-paper project in Guangxi, set to add 1.9 million tons of annual pulp and paper production capacity amid China's aggressive industry expansion.

Mondi has approved a major AI-based process automation upgrade at its Štětí kraft paper mill in Czechia aimed at reducing energy consumption by 8% and improving overall equipment effectiveness from Q4 2026.

Valmet delivers its advanced Advantage ViscoNip press technology to enhance performance and product quality across five tissue machines at Lee & Man's facilities in China.