• UPM

Paper squeeze is felt at UPM

The joint venture with Sappi cannot come soon enough as UPM suffers from declines in demand across Europe. The divestiture of UPM’s Communications Papers business will be good thing all round says president and CEO Massimo Reynaudo in the UPM annual report and accounts. The deal, announced at the end of the year, to combine […]

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• Komori

Tariffs create bumpy ride for Komori

The US tariffs have disrupted business in the country, but also in countries that trade with the US. Komori’s business in Japan has been held up by a tourist-led economic recovery which has kept orders close to the levels reached in the first six months of its 2025 financial year. At that time incoming orders […]

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Bain Capital

Shine is off the luxury market says Fedrigoni

Italian papermaker says that softer demand for luxury packaging is hitting the company’s profits. Softer demand for luxury packaging has hit revenue at Italian paper group Fedrigoni. However, at the mid point in 2025, overall group sales had increased, thanks to an increase in sales in its self adhesive materials division and this because of […]

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