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Sappi Europe announces price increase for Fusion Top Liner effective April 2026
Corrugators and printers serving leading brands with high-performance packaging and displays rely on the consistent availability of premium coated and uncoated liner board. In recent years extensive internal cost and efficiency initiatives, including organisational restructuring and operational optimisation were implemented. Despite these actions, continued price erosion has created a widening gap between structural costs and the pricing levels required to maintain a sustainable and reliable supply. To address this imbalance, Sappi Europe will implement a price increase of 7% to 8% on coated and uncoated premier Fusion Liner board, effective 1 April 2026.
Keeping print inclusive: Empowering women in the print industry
Across all industries, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace is increasingly recognised as valuable and essential to long-term success. However, despite the print industry’s significant advancements in technology and innovation, visible representation of women remains limited. As the sector grapples with low recruitment, it’s important to challenge outdated perceptions. Creating real change, however, requires collective effort - no single company can do it alone.
(By Danna Drion, General Manager Marketing and Product Management at Mimaki Europe.)
Mondi spices up ultra-high barrier paper packaging for Prymat
Mondi has collaborated with Prymat, the Polish dried seasoning manufacturer, to create packaging that contributes to a circular economy while protecting its aromatic spices. The partnership will see Prymat transition to new paper-based packaging, created with Mondi’s re/cycle FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate. This ultra-high barrier solution was chosen following extensive trials and tests, which proved it to be a sustainable alternative to conventionally non-recyclable multi-layer structures.
Sappi Europe announces a price increase for its Speciality products
Sappi Europe will increase prices for its Speciality products by €50-70/t, depending on the grade, effective on deliveries as from 1 April 2026. Despite significant internal efficiency programs and cost-saving initiatives, and major restructuring efforts, the combination of persistent cost inflation and continued price erosion has pushed current price levels to an unsustainable point for Sappi.
Sappi Europe announces price increase for woodfree coated sheets
Sappi Europe announces a price increase of €50/ton on its Woodfree Coated (WFC) sheets portfolio, effective 16 March 2026. Over the past months, market prices for Woodfree Coated sheets have fallen heavily, driven by weak demand and intense competitive pressure. This decline has pushed selling prices to levels that no longer reflect the underlying cost realities of the industry.
Leadership Change in Technical Management at Steinbeis Papier GmbH
Steinbeis Papier GmbH, manufacturer of recycled graphical papers in Europe, has announced a significant leadership transition. Effective 1 February 2026, Dr Frank Wenig will succeed Andreas Rauscher as Technical Managing Director.
Increased availability of Scandia 2000 in the Nordics
Lessebo Paper is entering into a collaboration with Kalmar Kuvert that enables customers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark to order the uncoated premium paper Scandia 2000 in smaller volumes. From 15 January 2026, the paper will be available via Kalmar Kuvert in pack orders and quantities up to a full pallet, complementing Lessebo Paper’s direct sales of larger volumes and project-based orders.
Lessebo Paper launches Lessebo Covers for book covers where precision meets character
Lessebo Paper introduces Lessebo Covers, a premium uncoated paper developed specifically for book covers where material choice plays a decisive role in both expression and performance. Created to balance technical precision with tactile character, Lessebo Covers is designed to support book designs that need to feel as considered as they look.
Kanematsu launches new large format card printer
Kanematsu GmbH has announced that it will become the lead distributor for the Canon CX-G6400. The printer will be available across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), offering a unique solution for event badge printing.
RemaDays – The entire advertising and printing market in one place
RemaDays Trade Fair is a unique event that brings together the entire advertising industry in one location – from promotional gifts and textiles, through visual advertising, to the latest solutions in printing technology.
Hasselblad Masters 2026 competition now open for entries
The globally renowned professional photography competition, Hasselblad Masters, is now open for submissions. Free to enter, the competition welcomes professional photographers to submit their most inventive and extraordinary work, captured with any camera, from now until 28 February 2026.
Gmund Paper wins German Sustainability Award 2026
On the 5th of December 2025, Gmund Paper received the German Sustainability Award 2026 in the paper, cardboard, paperboard category. The independent expert jury awards the prize to companies that have made a particularly impressive contribution to transformation in their respective industries, based on transparent jury rules, intensive research, publicly available information and the expertise of the jury.
