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The article focuses on the plan by European corrugated paperboard company Smurfit Kappa Group Ltd. to issue an initial public offering (IPO) valuing the company between $5.7 billion and $7 billion. The company is seeking lender approval to amend the terms of the IPO plan. Relevant to the execution of IPO plan, the company is expected to pay down $5.5 billion in debt and give private equity investors an opportunity to exit the company structure.

Reports on the business strategy of P-Well, a corrugated board production plants, in Europe. Commitment of the plant to its customers; Significance of automation to deliver a flexible system with high reliability; Ways to manage paper reels.

Reports that Reed Exhibitions Ltd. has postponed Corrugated 2006, citing poor demand in Europe for corrugated packaging, weak interest in capital equipment investments and lack of commitment from suppliers. Reassessment of opportunity to bring Corrugated back to Europe.

Reports on the financial performance of the corrugated paperboard industry in 2004 in Europe. Factor that contributes to the increase of sales on corrugated paperboard industries; Percent increased on shipments of boxes in Europe.

The article reflects on the qualities of Mr. Corrugated (Mr. C), the brand ambassador of an advertisement campaign launched by the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO). She believes that the campaign has helped FEFCO in delivering its message across Europe. The author suggests that innovative packaging designs can reduce the problem of food waste.

The article presents an interview with Roberto Villaquiran, president of FEFCO which is the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers. He talks about the lack of sufficient supply of recovered paper in Europe. According to him, strong demand for recovered paper in Asian countries is creating problems for European corrugated board manufacturers. He also dicusses the corrugated paper recycling and the use of recycled paper by FEFCO member companies.

The article reports on the growing demand of corrugated paper and paperboard display stands in China. It states that corrugated paper and paperboard display stands were originated from Europe and the U.S., and end users as well as the manufacturers in the country are just beginning to use. It outlines the four major characteristics of paperboard display models and notes that the large cartonboard producers and packaging firms were starting to produce the product.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by the Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), the largest containerboards and corrugated packaging producer in Europe. The firm says that suffered a weak demand in most of its markets from 12% in 2008 to 10% in 2009. Meanwhile, Mark Wilde, paper industry analyst, Deutsche Bank AG, believes that the low prices in Europe enable the North American mills to back off from the market in a striking condition.

The article reports on the corrugated production numbers of packaging products in 2006. According to the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA), Asia leads the way with production increasing nine percent while Europe has only up to 4.3%. Furthermore, Asia is also the leader on the worldwide production with 39.1% of the total.

The article reports on the plan of Atlanta-based Graphic Packaging International Corp. to raise the price in all its SUS® board grades by $40 per ton in North America, while 35 euros per metric ton in Europe. The company made this decision due to the cost increases related to energy, material, as well as transportation.

Reports that European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers has released its annual statistics for 2004 in a series of charts and tables. Inclusion of statistics from Poland and Romania starting from 1997 until 2001; Incomplete data from Belgium for 2003; Web site of the organization.

The article reports on the plan of Smurfit Kappa Group Ltd. to increase the prices on its recycled containerboard products in 2008 in Europe. It states that the move will help towards the growth of the company's profits, where a decline of €170 million was recorded in 2007. The downfall was believed to be due to the increase in raw materials and energy costs. The company announces that it has already increased its prices in corrugated products in 2007.

This section offers news briefs on the packaging industry in Europe. A campaign was launched in Great Britain to print the corrugated recycles logo in every corrugated container to raise awareness about the material. In Finland, Stora Enso has concluded a resale agreement with South African technology company Authentech regarding Packagent software. In Switzerland, Collano reported a sales increase of 13.3 percent in the first half of 2007 and still expects improvement by the end of 2007.