Press Releases

We proudly announce that Mercer International received the 2024 Sustainable Forestry Initiative President’s Award today from Kathy Abusow, SFI’s President and CEO, at the SFI Conference. This recognition highlights our commitment to promoting mass timber and SFI certification in our supply chain. At Mercer, particularly through Mercer Mass Timber, we are spearheading the advancement of wood technology to help redefine the North American construction landscape. Our leader

Mika Kekki assumes interim role leading UPM Communication Papers business area as of 1 August 2024 Mika Kekki has been appointed to act as interim Executive Vice President of UPM Communication Papers business area as of 1 August 2024. He assumes this role on top of his current duties and continues in his current role as Executive Vice President of UPM Plywood business area. Mika Kekki’s biographical details are available at the company’s website. The recruitmen

At its meeting today, the Board of the Paper Workers’ Union has confirmed the negotiated results of the collective labour agreements for the Finnish mills and biorefinery of UPM Pulp, UPM Communication Papers, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Raflatac and UPM Biofuels. An agreement was reached earlier today in the last open negotiations at UPM Specialty Papers. The new collective labour agreements will have a two-year contract period and will enter into force immediately. The agreed

Moorim Paper, a global paper manufacturer, has placed a substantial order distributed across three mills: Moorim Ulsan, Moorim Jinju and Moorim Daegu, utilizing Voith Paper Webshop's streamlined ordering process. This order represents an important milestone in Moorim Paper’s collaboration within the Voith Paper Webshop and was realized thanks to Voith Paper’s Asia Pacific Sales and Customer Service Representative Team. "The easy order management provided by Voit

The specific and patented shape of this new gasket design, named LATTYmultirating, represents a significant advancement in the field of flange gaskets by adapting to 4 different pressure classes. The Latty Group is a French specialist in industrial sealing. A member of the French Fab, it has been designing and manufacturing its products for over 100 years at its site in Brou, in the Centre Val de Loire region. This innovation demonstrates Latty's commitment to providing practical and effe

Valmet published on February 19, 2024, that Valmet's Board of Directors has appointed Thomas Hinnerskov President and CEO of Valmet. Thomas Hinnerskov's start date was agreed today and he will assume the role of Valmet's President and CEO on August 12, 2024. He succeeds Pasi Laine, who will continue as the President and CEO of Valmet until August 11, 2024. "Thomas Hinnerskov has a strong track record in successfully leading versatile businesses in a global business

Greene Tweed, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance sealing solutions and engineered components, has reached a new milestone in its global Sustainability Vision with today’s announcement that its UK branch has achieved the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certification with BSI. The Nottingham, UK facility is the first Greene Tweed location to obtain certification to this internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems develop

Norske Skog will initiate a main study aiming to enter the bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp  market by starting production at Norske Skog Saugbrugs in Halden. The rockslide at Saugbrugs in April 2023 causing heavy damages on the PM6 machine, released available termo-mechinalcal pulp capacity that can be utilised to produce BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) at Norske Skog Saugbrugs. Part of the investment will be covered by the portion of the insurance settlement that has n

Sealmatic India Ltd a prominent player in the mechanical seal industry, is proud to announce that it has secured the most prestigious order for mechanical seals and supply systems  from a key Original Equipment Manufacturer  Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Pvt Ltd, through Engineers India Ltd for the Mongol Refinery project. Valued at an impressive Rs 15 crores, this order is a significant milestone in Sealmatic's history. The project encompasses the supply of 247 nos of mechani

UPM Communication Papers plans to permanently close its Hürth newsprint mill and to shut down one fine paper machine at Nordland Papier (PM 3) in Dörpen, both assets located in Germany. If realized, the measures would result in annual reductions of 330,000 tonnes of newsprint paper capacity and 280,000 tonnes of uncoated fine paper capacity in UPM’s portfolio. These plans are a continuation of necessary steps to proactively align with customer demand and ensure competitiveness