To support the shift to renewable and recyclable materials in shopping and takeaway bags, Stora Enso launches CarrEco Brown. Made from 100% fresh fibres, the material has high strength and tear resistance properties and is also safe for direct food contact. By offering renewable, fibre based materials suited for paper bags, Stora Enso accelerates the shift away from plastic. Stora Enso now expands its paper bag materials portfolio with CarrEco Brown, a new unbleached and unco

Stora Enso is extending its packaging offer with a new portfolio of bio based foams from wood. The products are fully recyclable and can be used for protective and thermal packaging. Lightweight wood foams address the need for climate friendly, renewable and circular cushioning materials in inner packaging. The offering consists of Fibrease by Stora Enso and Papira by Stora Enso. Both foams come with versatile technical and sustainability properties, and customers can select

CKB Carrier is the latest addition to Premier Paper’s extensive portfolio of graphic and carton board products. Produced by Stora Enso at the Imatra mill in Finland using 100% pure virgin fibre from responsibly managed forests, CKB Carrier is a strong, robust and sturdy unbleached multi-layered kraft board most commonly used in the production of food packaging, drinks packaging, bottle holders and more. Dave Arnold, Premier’s sales director for graphical and packaging boards,

Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex have joined forces to industrialise the production of eco friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fibre pulp. These renewable products will offer an alternative to PET plastics and glass. The exclusive partnership leverages Stora Enso’s formed fibre technologies and ability to convert end products at an industrial scale. The joint development agreement is formed exclusively between Stora Enso and Pulpex, a sustai

Antalis has extended its portfolio of folding boxboards with the introduction of Performa Light, an eco friendly option for a variety of carton applications. Performa Light is a GC2 folding boxboard that is light in weight but high in bulk and stiffness, offering a robustness that enables brands to create strong and firm packaging with less weight. Combining excellent smoothness, high brightness and whiteness, Performa Light has an exceptional visual appearance. A triple pigm

Stora Enso has completed the conversion of its Oulu paper mill for production of packaging board. The pulp mill has been in production since mid January and the newly converted machine is in a start up phase. The project began in May 2019 following a decision to invest EUR350 million, and it was completed within the budget frame. The packaging machine will now be ramped up during the first quarter and is expected to reach its designed production capacity by the end of this ye

Presenting products in well designed packaging is the key to successful product promotion and brand positioning. Quality, sustainability, performance and aesthetic appeal are all requirements of the graphical packaging market. All of these traits and more can be found in the Performa White FSC folding boxboard range, which is now available in the UK from Premier Paper. ‘The addition of Performa White further enhances Premier Paper’s already extensive range of carton board pro

An interview with Hannu Kasurinen of Stora Enso, who leads the company's new Packaging Materials division. The division was formed after combining the former Consumer Board division and Containerboard business in January 2020. What does the market look like now and how has it been during the Covid-19 outbreak? Demand for our renewable packaging materials has remained on a solid level throughout the Covid-19 crisis, as many of our products have critical end uses such as packag

Box Inc, the digital business to business marketplace for corrugated board packaging, has experienced strong demand, recording a 400% growth in volumes in May compared to April. The monthly packaging volumes now count in hundreds of thousands. Since its entry on the German market in early 2020, Box Inc has experienced a strong demand from both customers and suppliers to use its digital marketplace for corrugated packaging. As a result, the marketplace is rapidly expanding its

Across the packaging industry, businesses are striving for a more sustainable future by developing products that has less impact on the environment. One company pioneering this change, and leading from the front, is Stora Enso. Across the world, companies of all disciplines are waking up to the reality that today you simply have to design and produce products with the environment in mind. In the world of paper, this was realised many decades ago and it has long been the case

As brand owners look to lower their environmental impact, Stora Enso’s new plastic free, lightweight board designed for premium packaging, helps customers decrease their carbon footprint and meet the needs of consumers looking for eco friendly products. Performa Light by Stora Enso is a renewable and recyclable board for premium folding cartons typically used in packaging of chocolate and confectionery, as well as beauty products. Performa Light allows for 70% reduction of CO