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Stora Enso pulls out of paper making in China
stake in the Dawang Mill later this year. Based in Helsinki, the renewable
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materials specialist has agreed to divest its 60 per cent share of the mill to its joint-venture partner, Shandong Huatai Paper. The joint-venture Stora Enso
Huatai (Shandong) Paper Company operates the Dawang paper mill at Dongying in the Shandong province of China. The mill has an annual production capacity of 140,000 tonnes of super-calendered magazine paper and other publication paper grades based on recovered fibre. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of 2019
tora Enso will be pulling out of paper making in China when it sells its controlling
and Stora Enso says it will not have any impact its operational earnings. Cash from the sale will enable
Stora Enso to cut its net debt by about €22 million. Annual global sales will be reduced by about €60m. Kati ter Horst, who heads up
Stora Enso’s Paper division, said: “We have had a joint venture partnership with Huatai over the past ten years of operation and believe Huatai can develop Dawang Mill for the long- term benefit of Chinese paper customers.” The JV partner Shandong Huatai
Paper Co is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange with sales of €1.89 billion in 2018. Its primary products include newsprint, coated paper and offset paper.
Stora Enso’s interest in China
will continue with its board mill at Beihai in Guangxi province which has yearly capacity for 150,000 tonnes of chemi-thermo- mechanical pulp and 390,000 tonnes of carton board products. The paper maker also operates
three production facilities under its China Packaging unit that yearly makes about 1 billion units of carton boxes, rigid boxes, corrugated boxes, paper bags and user manuals and moulded fibre. The mills are at Dongguan in Guangdong, southern China, Qian’an in Hebei, northern China, Jiashan in Zhejiang eastern China, and Changzhou, in Jiangsu, eastern China. Stora Enso’s yearly sales in 2018
were €10.5bn with operational income of €1.3bn.
Recycled fine paper gap filled with extended range from Mondi
The shortage of recycled uncoated fine paper in Europe has been met by Mondi with an extension to its Nautilus range to provide a portfolio for professional print and office applications. Leading distributors such as
Antalis, Europapier and Igepa have partnered with Mondi to make the paper available to customers. To meet market demand, Mondi’s Neusiedler mill is said to have a good supply of fast-moving recycled paper grades and formats in stock to ensure quick delivery and long-term availability of Nautilus.
September/October 2019
All Nautilus papers are part of Mondi’s Green Range, are FSC certified and carry the EU Ecolabel. As a 100 per cent recycled paper, Nautilus Classic also features a Blue Angel certification. The range is available in ten
grades from 70 to 350 g/sqm and sheet formats for offset printing, as well as in SRA3, A3 and A4 sizes. Johannes Klumpp, marketing & sales director for Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper, said: “With the new and improved Nautilus mill brand, we prove our commitment to the recycled paper market. When it
comes to consistent quality, service, delivery times and long-term availability, recycled papers now match the standard of premium papers made from virgin fibre.”
Commenting on the distribution
agreement, Xavier Jouvet, group marketing & purchasing director for Antalis, said: “We are delighted with this new distribution agreement. We believe that Mondi has the right product and service to become the market leader in the recycled uncoated paper segment. They also have a good track record of establishing
Pulp Paper & Logistics
Environmental gold medal for
Metsä Fibre Metsä Fibre has been awarded a gold medal in recognition of its recent corporate and social responsibility achievements. EcoVadis Gold rating was given for Metsä Fibre’s work related to environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. Overall Metsä Fibre was said to be in the top 3 per cent of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the pulp, paper and paperboard industry. “At Metsä Fibre, responsibility and
sustainability are an integral part of everything we do, and strategically is a key area for us. One concrete example of our resource efficiency agenda is our unique bioproduct mill concept where we aim to utilise 100 per cent of wood raw material, and continuously convert side streams from pulp production into bioproducts that offer higher added value than before,” said chief executive Ismo Nousiainen.
strong brands in the market.” Helmut Limbeck, chief
executive of Europapier Group, also commented: “We have a longstanding business partnership with Mondi, which was an excellent foundation for this new business opportunity in the recycled paper market.” Elmar Schätzlein, managing
director for Igepa group, added: “We were impressed by the speed and dedication Mondi displayed when it came to extending the Nautilus brand to a full recycled paper range including professional print. Combined with Igepa group’s excellent customer service, most reliable logistics and delivery, we see a lot of potential in our cooperation.”
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