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UPM Plans First Label Material Factory in India

UPM Plans First Label Material Factory in India

UPM Adhesive Materials plans to open its first label material factory in India in early 2028. Located in Gujarat, the facility will include an acrylic-based coating line ...

Billerud Expands Pharmaceutical Packaging Range with PharmaKraft

Billerud Expands Pharmaceutical Packaging Range with PharmaKraft

Billerud has launched PharmaKraft, a fibre-based packaging paper developed for non-sterile dry pharmaceutical products. The new material reflects growing industry interes...

Pulpex Begins Commercial Production of Paper Bottles in Glasgow

Pulpex Begins Commercial Production of Paper Bottles in Glasgow

Pulpex has opened its first commercial fibre-bottle factory near Glasgow, moving its paper bottle technology from pilot development into mass production. The facility has...

Antalis Expands European Paper Distribution Through Papyrus Acquisition

Antalis Expands European Paper Distribution Through Papyrus Acquisition

Antalis has signed an agreement to acquire Papyrus’ paper distribution operations in Germany, Switzerland and eight Central and Eastern European countries. The proposed a...

Paper Manufacturing Set to Return to Chillicothe, Ohio

Paper Manufacturing Set to Return to Chillicothe, Ohio

Paper manufacturing is set to resume at the former Pixelle Specialty Solutions mill in Chillicothe, Ohio, following its acquisition by U.S. Paper Mill in October 2025. Th...

Sappi Launches Grease-Resistant Paper for Self-Adhesive Label Market

Sappi Launches Grease-Resistant Paper for Self-Adhesive Label Market

Sappi has launched Parade Face Edge, a new semi-gloss facestock paper for self-adhesive labels used on products that may come into contact with oils and grease. The devel...

UPM Extends Barrier Paper Technology to Label Applications

UPM Extends Barrier Paper Technology to Label Applications

UPM Specialty Materials has launched UPM Asendo 80, a new 80gsm label face paper offering grease resistance without added PFAS. Developed for food-contact and other greas...

Hansol Showcases Full Labelstock Portfolio at Loupe Americas

Hansol Showcases Full Labelstock Portfolio at Loupe Americas

Hansol will present its full label material portfolio at Loupe Americas 2026, including thermal facestocks, thermal-transfer and C1S papers, together with release liners....

New Report Shows Global Sleeve Label Market Continues to Grow

New Report Shows Global Sleeve Label Market Continues to Grow

A new report recently published by AWA states that the global sleeve label market grew by an estimated 3.7% during 2025, with sleeve formats accounting for approximately ...

European Commission Raises Concerns Over Proposed UPM and Sappi Joint Venture

European Commission Raises Concerns Over Proposed UPM and Sappi Joint Venture

The European Commission has outlined preliminary concerns regarding the proposed joint venture between UPM and Sappi. Its review is considering whether the agreement coul...

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