Picknik Marketing Pty Ltd started up a MODULO-PLUS tissue machine supplied by Toscotec at its Johannesburg mill in South Africa. According to the announcement, the MODULO-PLUS machine has a sheet…
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Panneaux d’Algérie plans to start production at its new MDF plant in Algeria in August 2020
BIG STAR’s subsidiary Panneaux d’Algérie is assembling the first North Africa’s continuous wood-based panel plant in El Tarf, Algeria. The MDF plant by supplied DIEFFENBACHER is expected to start its production…
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AR Packaging completes acquisition of Nampak Cartons in Nigeria
AR Packaging AB completed acquisition of Nampak Cartons Nigeria Limited. Nampak Cartons Nigeria is one of the leading carton packaging companies in Nigeria. The company serves a broad market of…
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International Forest Products appoints Catherine Cawood as Sales Director – Africa
International Forest Products (IFP), a member of The Kraft Group of companies, appointed Catherine Cawood as Sales Director – Africa. She will focus on expanding IFP’s sales into Africa from…
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Huhtamäki completes acquisition of Everest Flexibles in South Africa
Huhtamäki has completed the acquisition of the majority of the business of Everest Flexibles announced in July 2019. The business will be reported as part of the Flexible Packaging business…
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Siegwerk increases prices for all packaging inks and varnishes in EMEA
Siegwerk, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, announced price increase for all packaging inks and varnishes in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and…
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Sappi’s dissolving wood pulp facilities in the US and South Africa complete the Higg sustainability assessment
Sappi Limited announced that its three dissolving wood pulp (DWP) production facilities in South Africa namely Cloquet, Ngodwana and Saiccor Mills have completed the Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM)…
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Forestry Commission’s Chief Executive gets Outstanding Contribution to Public Service Award in Ghana
Forestry Commission of Ghana informed that the organization’s Chief Executive Mr. Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has received the Outstanding Contribution to Public Service Award at the plush Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in…
Read MoreSappi partners with Constantia Flexibles driving forward innovation for sustainable packaging solutions
Sappi partnered with Constantia Flexibles driving forward innovation for sustainable packaging solutions. According to the announcement, Sappi has made great strides in developing breakthrough proprietary barrier technology to offer new…
Read MoreSappi explores blockchain technology in enhancing the sustainability of global supply chains
Sappi teamed up with major global brands to explore the potential of innovative blockchain technology in enhancing the sustainability of global supply chains. According to the announcement, a successful experiment…
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Siegwerk appoints David Yang as BU Head of Flexible Packaging China
Siegwerk, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, appointed David Yang as BU Head of Flexible Packaging China. “After graduating from university in…
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Kemira increases prices on polyacrylamide polymers for water treatment applications in EMEA region on September 1, 2019
Kemira, a global chemicals company serving customers in water intensive industries, informed about 2% – 7% polymer prices increase in EMEA effective September 1, 2019 for products in water treatment…
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Africaine Paper Mills starts up a new tissue production line in Algeria
Africaine Paper Mills (APM) has successfully started up the PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue production line in Algeria. According to the announcement, the new energy-efficient tissue machine supplied by ANDRITZ has a design…
Read MoreHuhtamäki acquires Everest Flexibles in South Africa
Huhtamäki has entered into an agreement to acquire the majority of Everest Flexibles (Pty) Limited, a privately-owned flexible packaging manufacturer in South Africa. According to the announcement, with the acquisition…
Read MoreSappi becomes an International Stakeholder member of PEFC
Sappi Limited (Sappi) has become an International Stakeholder member of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest CertificationTM (PEFC). According to the announcement, the membership aligns with the company’s focus…
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Faderco orders a new tissue production line for its mill in Algeria
Faderco placed an order with Valmet for a complete Advantage DCT 100HS tissue production line for its mill in Algeria. The start-up is planned for June 2020. According to the…
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Huhtamaki inaugurates a new flexible packaging unit in Egypt
Huhtamaki inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art flexible packaging unit in Egypt. According to the announcement, the investment marks the company’s entry into manufacturing flexible packaging in Africa. The greenfield is located…
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Ghana bans harvesting and trade of rosewood
News Ghana informed that the country’s Ministry of lands and Natural Resources has directed the Forestry Commission to ban the harvesting of Rosewood. According to the announcement, the Commission is…
Read MoreAR Packaging acquires Nampak Cartons in Nigeria
AR Packaging AB has entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Nampak Limited for the acquisition of all outstanding shares in Nampak Cartons Nigeria Limited. According to the…
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Roseburg Forest Products denies any knowledge of or complicity with the alleged actions of importers within the veneer import investigation in the US
Roseburg Forest Products informed that the company wholly denies any knowledge of or complicity with the alleged actions of importers Cornerstone Forest Products and Evergreen Hardwoods within the U.S. Customs…
Read MoreRoseburg Forest Products serving as witness in the veneer import investigation in the US
Roseburg Forest Products clarified that at this time the company is a cooperating witness in a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) investigation into alleged illegal imports of okoume veneer by…
Read MoreRoseburg Forest Products cooperates with Okoume veneer import investigation in the US
Roseburg Forest Products is cooperating with authorities in the investigation of Okoume veneer imported from Africa by two companies: Cornerstone Forest Products (Cornerstone) and Evergreen Hardwoods (Evergreen). According to the…
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Export prices for logs from W. Africa decrease 0.6% in February 2019
Export price for logs from Cameroon decreased by 0.6% in February 2019 accounting for 397USD/m3. The price level is 8.1% lower compared to the same month of the last year….
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Export prices for sawnwood from W. Africa increase 1% in February 2019
Export prices for sawnwood from Cameroon increased by 1% from the previous month’s level to around 623USD/m3 in February 2019. The price level is 7% lower than in the same…
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Rougier gets Court approved the proposed continuation plan
Rougier Group informed that the Poitiers Commercial Court approved the proposed continuation plan. According to the announcement, the safeguard and turnaround plans were reviewed on February 22, 2019 and approved…
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African sales of European-produced laminate flooring increased 7.8% in 2018
European Producers of Laminate Flooring Association (EPLF) reported 7.8% increase of sales in Africa in 2018. According to the announcement, total sales there amounted to 5 million m². Earlier, Worldwide…
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UPM Raflatac opens a new slitting and distribution terminal in South Africa
UPM Raflatac, one of the world’s leading suppliers of self-adhesive label materials, has opened a new slitting and distribution terminal in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the announcement, operational since…
Read MoreLatin American sales of European-produced laminate flooring increased 4.7% in 2018
European Producers of Laminate Flooring Association (EPLF) reported 4.7% increase of sales in Latin America in 2018. According to the announcement, total sales there amounted to 18.5 million m² (PY…
Read MoreExport prices for sawnwood from W. Africa increase 1.6% in January 2019
Export prices for sawnwood from Cameroon increased by 1.6% from the previous month’s level to around 617 USD/m3 in January 2019. The price level is 6.6% lower than in the same month a year…
Read MoreExport prices for logs from W. Africa remain stable in January 2019
Export price for logs from Cameroon increased by 0.3% in January 2019 accounting for 400 USD/m3. The price level is 6.3% lower compared to the same month of the last…
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