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York & Ford Paper has announced three new executive sales and customer support appointments at its branches in Birmingham, Bognor Regis and Luton. Steve Brown brings nearly 30 years' experience [...]

International Paper has sold its industrial papers business to investment house Kohlberg & Co in a deal worth around #95m. The business, which includes paper converting facilities in Heerlen, Holland, [...]

For the third year, Paper Co has teamed up with Arjo Wiggins Coated Papers to stage an autumn competition for users of the Maine, Chromomat and Santimat family of coated [...]

Favini's Rossano Veneto is the first Italian paper mill to achieve the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series certification, and the accreditation is soon to be rolled out [...]

Services of the type offered by Independent Paper and HSPG are certain to be more closely scrutinised in the future. If a service is not economic in its present form [...]

Customers want to know the paper being used is environmentally sound. The FSC mark gives printers the confidence to assure them it is By Gareth Ward Any printer can be [...]

House of Lords deems eco-friendly paper 'not of sufficient quality' Richard Heap ANGRY PRINTERS HAVE hit out at a decision by the House of Lords to reject recycled paper despite [...]

Paperlinx's takeover of Buhrmann's Paper Merchanting Division took another step forward when definitive sale agreements were signed this week at a price E40m lower than had originally been announced (Printing [...]

Wifsta Office Premium, the everyday multi-functional office paper from M-real Corporation Office Papers, is now available from Talk Paper and James McNaughton Paper Group. Wifsta Office Premium is a quality, [...]

The Paper Magic scheme, the waste recycling initiative aimed at secondary schools and colleges, is being extended to include primary schools across Hertfordshire. The brainchild of the Apsley Paper Trail, [...]

Premier Paper is now exclusively stocking and distributing HP Indigo papers for the UK market. Consisting of three qualities - Premium Gloss, Premium Matt and Premium Uncoated - the range [...]

Growth in the UK paper packaging market is set to slow, according to a report by Datamonitor The UK paper packaging market grew by 28.7% in 2004 to reach a [...]

International Paper is the latest papermaker to unveil plans to raise uncoated woodfree paper prices in Europe from September 5. The news came as the company reported second-quarter net earnings [...]

Mondi Business Paper has claimed its Color Copy is the first colour laser paper to gain FSC certification. Peter Rossegg, brand manager for Color Copy, said: 'The FSC seal enables [...]

Howard Smith Paper Group, an official supporter of the London 2012 Olympics, supplied paper, primarily from the Consort range, for a variety of printed matter for the bid team. Copyright: [...]

UPM has expanded its Finesse art paper range with the introduction of a new high-bulk grade. UPM Finesse bulky matt, a high-white, matt-coated wood-free paper, matches the other grades in [...]

International Paper has launched one of its largest-ever promotions for its Duo paper range. The merchant is giving away thousands of chocolate related gifts in association with Cadbury's Direct, with [...]

Stora Enso lost more than #100m during the seven-week paper dispute in Finland that ended last week. The Finnish and Swedish-owned paper giant, revealed it lost E3m a day.The dispute [...]

A new waste paper recycling scheme has made its first collection in Hertfordshire. Paper Magic, which encourages secondary schools to save their A4 waste to be collected and recycled into [...]

Independent Paper claims its latest paper is stress-free. Its rigidity and bulk ensures it always runs well while the whiteness of the paper plus the superior ink lift means the [...]

The paper industry is to make a wide ranging review of its national agreement following near collapse of the pay talks process last year. The Confederation of Paper Industries and [...]

International Paper's Rey Paper Challenge is asking customers to create something with a sheet of Rey paper, in a fun, new and innovative way. A digital picture naming the entry [...]

What effect will the standstill at Finnish paper mills and lockout of employees have on paper supply to the UK? By Catherine Carter The unrest at Finland's paper mills, which [...]

The proposed merger of Mitsubishi Paper Mills and Chuetsu Pulp & Paper has been dropped after the two sides failed to agree sales and distribution networks. In October the two [...]

International Paper has completed the sale of its fine papers business to Mohawk Paper Mills. The sale of the unit, which includes writing, text and cover papers, is predicted to [...]

Metso Paper is to rebuild fine paper machine PM3 at the UPM-owned Nordland Papier in Niedersachsen, Germany. At a cost of E60m. Nordland Papier is the biggest fine paper mill [...]

International Paper has launched the Rey Paper Challenge and is inviting all printers using Rey paper to participate. Printers are being encouraged to create something fun and innovative using the [...]

Paper suppliers reported largely improved results in the first quarter, which look set to continue as prices increase By Catherine Carter Lower sales and deliveries may have dogged the paper [...]

Independent Paper is opening a new West Midlands branch following the recruitment of Steve Plant from Beswick Paper. Mr Plant has been appointed as sales manager for the region after [...]

Every paper mill in the UK is being asked by the Confederation of Paper Industries to assess the cost of the energy they consume in a bid to tackle escalating [...]

Independent Paper has launched a new generation of swatches with eye catching designs for its Angel paper and boards in the preprint laser grades. The new style will be rolled [...]

Paper waste study shows desktop jungle rather than paperless office A new study has revealed the extent of paper wasted across UK businesses. The research, from digital equipment supplier Lexmark, [...]

Scott Barclay returns to Howard Smith Paper as regional director for London and Harlow from Hale Paper, where he was managing director. Malcolm Lane-Ley, HSPG's chief executive, said: `Scott has [...]

Production in the Finnish pulp and paper industry rose by 7% in 2004, driven by increased demand for paper in the main markets. The operating rate in the paper industry [...]

Sappi Fine Paper Europe is to increase prices for woodfree coated paper in both sheets and reels and mechanical coated paper sheets by E50 per ton from April. Prices for [...]

Premier Paper has announced the 50 winners of a Leatherman Wave Tool in the prize draw held as part of a promotion for Cypher multipurpose paper. Winners received their prizes [...]

Lightme Cosmic has been added to Antalis's My 360o creative papers and envelopes. Created to complement the existing metallic papers in the collection, Cosmic is a metallic feltmark range. Red [...]

The paper industry is intent on keeping up with technology with papers for every type of print By Catherine Carter Multifunctional is the latest buzzword for digital papers. Grades that [...]

Working with Paper Life, Howard Smith Paper Group has launched a range of paper-related items including swords, knives, a linen tester, scales and other measuring equipment. As part of the [...]

International Paper has supported drug fighting charity Dare by selling its Duo Office paper at a discounted rate to Phelan Printers, who used it to print the charity's educational booklets. [...]

Metso Paper has set up a service point in Borlange, Sweden, servicing pulp and paper mills in central Sweden from Autumn 2005. The Borlange Service Point is a satellite to [...]

A comprehensive swatch of labelling papers is now available from Premier Paper. It contains examples of all its self adhesive stock in an A5 guide, together with range details and [...]

Whatever the travails of the printing industry in general, paper is still selling relatively well. Of the companies covered in this report, paper sales matched that of a year earlier [...]

The latest mailer from Arctic Paper focuses on the importance of choosing the right paper for the right job and is produced on Arctic Extreme 150gsm. The company says that [...]

All digital papers are not the same. Indeed while using an inappropriate paper may not be bad for your health, it may not be good for business if the print [...]

The printing industry is a rich source of high quality waste paper, yet graphics paper has the lowest recycling rate of all paper grades. If paper is to become truly [...]

* The paper industry is the UK's most successful recycler. 66% of the fibre used throughout the sector last year was from waste, or recovered, paper * Paper re-use minimises [...]

Curtis Fine Papers has stripped paper back to its rawest state with the launch of the latest grade in the company's Hot range. Pure Pulp comprises four different types of [...]

An International Paper customer has won a Ford StreetKa by buying Duo paper. Lena Steel from Ayrshire, Scotland bought the paper from Integra Office Solutions group member Lawprint & Stationery, [...]

Narrow width web industry specialist Savory Paper, part of the Howard Smith Paper Group, will be exhibiting at the IPIA Print for Business Exhibition on October 6-7, at The International [...]