AFPA welcomes Federal Government commitment to buy only Australian made paper

the Federal Government has confirmed its commitment to local product and local jobs by sourcing Australian made paper. Read more

Regional Printing Paper Price Index: Prices up 5.1% in June

2022 | IndustryEdge The Australian and New Zealand three-month moving average trade price of printing and communication papers* increased by 5.1% in June 2022, compared with the prior month. Measured in US dollars, the quarterly average price was...

Kellogg's Tests Paper Cereal Liner, and Other Fiber-Based Plastic Replacements

World ThePackHub continues to report many instances of brands and retailers switching primarily from plastic to other often paper-based alternatives. Some, but not all, support the move with positive evidence of these changes' environmental impact. Read...

Can paper bottles actually be sustainable?

Europe In recent years, some of the biggest brand owners in the FMCG space have expressed interest in an emerging field: paper-based bottles. Alongside these announcements came scepticism and accusations of greenwashing. Could these solutions really be...

BASF develops label adhesives that do not interfere with paper recycling

14 February 2022 | Packaging Europe BASF’s new label adhesives can be used to coat paper labels and are designed not to interfere with the recycling of paperboard or cardboard transport boxes. Read more

Woolworths’ WA stores usher in paper bags

stores across the state will gradually run-down stock of the supermarket’s reusable plastic bags, with its Australian-made paper shopping bags set to become the entry option for those customers who haven’t brought their own bags to the store, as well as...

Federal Labor must ensure that our sustainable pulp and paper manufacturing jobs are not driven offshore by carbon pricing

26 April 2022 | AFPA As the major national industry group representing the pulp, paper, tissue and packaging sector, the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is insisting that an incoming Albanese Government not sacrifice these vital regional...

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Australian ‘Kraft’ paper and board prices continue to climb

29 JUNE 2022 | IndustryEdge Having hit an all-time high in January (AUDFob1,116/t), Australian Kraftliner export prices have barely receded since and remain at historic highs, while export volumes have hardly missed a beat. The situation is similar for...

NZ recovered paper prices keep moving up

26 MAY 2021 IndustryEdge New Zealand’s recovered paper exports are increasing, along with prices, as the global fibre market recovers. Read more

Lego to switch from plastic to paper inner bags

16 SEPTEMBER 2020 Packaging News Danish company Lego said it will use paper inside its boxed sets, replacing the current plastic bags containing its ever-popular toy bricks. Read more

Johnnie Walker to step out in paper bottle

launch Pulpex Limited – a sustainable packaging technology company – and will release the first 100 per cent plastic free, paper-based spirits bottle for its Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch whisky. Read more

Smarties brand switches to recyclable paper packs

27 JANUARY 2021 PKN Packaging News Nestle has announced that its popular Smarties range of products will now use recyclable paper packaging moving forward, becoming the first global confectionery brand to make the sustainable switch. Read more

Paper Price Index: regional prices lifted 7.0% in December

2021 IndustryEdge The Australian and New Zealand three-month moving average trade price of printing and communication papers* rose 7.0% in December 2020, compared with the prior month. Measured in US dollars, the monthly average price was USDFob849/t, a...

Regional printing paper prices lift again – up 4.3% in January

March 2021 IndustryEdge The Australian and New Zealand three-month moving average trade price of printing and communication papers* rose 4.3% in January 2021, compared with the prior month. Measured in US dollars, the quarterly average price was...

Australia’s changing pattern of recovered paper exports

31 January 2023 | IndustryEdge Australia’s recovered paper exports – as is the case for more than half the world – make their way to South East Asia. Most are manufactured into recycled corrugated boxes. Examining the export data by grade and by...

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Biobased barrier coating bolsters paper cup compostability and recyclability

been released, combining a biobased PLA resin with a ‘specialized mineral blend’ to produce both compostable and recyclable paper cups. Read more

Recyclable paper thermal pallet covers protect temperature-sensitive products

to plastic waste concerns in the logistics sector, 2nd Level Global Solutions has developed Solaris – a range of 100% paper-based, completely recyclable, and water-resistant thermal pallet covers that protect palletized goods against temperature...

Successful pilot plant for wastewater recycling in pulp and paper production

November 2024 | GAW Technologies Water scarcity and driving sustainability are the reasons why many producers of paper and board are reducing their water footprint through innovative wastewater recycling....

More than 200 jobs may go as Kinleith Mill closes paper division

14 February 2025 | RNZ The owner of Tokoroa's Kinleith Mill has confirmed 230 jobs will go from its paper division, which will close at the end of June. Oji Fibre Solutions chief executive Jon Ryder said there was no feasible alternative that would...

“This Changes How You Poop Forever”: Revolutionary Toilet Paper Breakthrough Redefines How Billions Clean Themselves Every Day

occurring in the most mundane corners of our lives. One such quiet revolution has happened in the realm of toilet paper, a staple in every household. Read more

2025 Sees Continued Pulp and Paper Mill Closures: What's Driving the Trend?

16 June 2025 | Resource Wise The global pulp and paper industry has moved through 2025 with more signs of strain thus far as mill closures and production curtailments continue to mount. These shutdowns—both permanent and temporary—are unfolding across...

Australia is suddenly flush with forest-friendly recycled toilet paper firms: what’s the state of ply?

3 August 2025 | The Guardian, NZ The Australian brand Who Gives a Crap (WGAC) has recently launched its toilet paper products in the UK supermarket chain Tesco. Having begun as a home delivery service, its recycled and “sustainable” products are now...

Paper bubble wrap debuts in Australia

31 July 2025 | PKN Wrapt Packaging has introduced a new paper-based protective packaging material to the Australian market – Papair Bubble Wrap – designed to provide an alternative to conventional plastic bubble wrap, the company says. R ead more

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ABB launches fastest paper machine moisture sensor on the market, taking 5,000 measurements per second

6 April 2022 | ABB ABB has released its High-Performance Infrared-Reflection (HPIR-R) moisture sensor, which provides the fastest, most precise moisture monitoring available on the market today. Read more.

Johnnie walks the paper bottle talk

25 September 2024 | PKN Packaging Diageo has launched a first-of-its-kind 90 per cent paper-based bottle trial for Johnnie Walker Black Label exclusively at Johnnie Walker Princes Street’s 1820 bar, in Edinburgh. Read more

Red light for energy guzzlers in paper manufacturing

13 August 2024 | Pulpapernews.com Integrating energy data with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is the ideal way for paper manufacturers to bring transparency to consumption right down to the production process level. SAP Gold Partner T.CON knows...

James Cropper wraps Maison Perrier-Jouët wine in gift wrap made from vine shoots and paper pulp

27 January 2023 | Maison Perrier-Jouët has partnered with Colourform by James Cropper to produce a luxury gift wrap made of paper pulp and vine shoots with the intention of bringing sustainability to the luxury market. Read more

Global printing paper demand lifted in 2021 – that won’t last!

25 March 2023 | IndustryEdge Taken as a whole, global printing and communication production lifted a tiny 0.4 million tonnes or 0.5% in calendar year 2021. Total reported production was 96.0 million tonnes. Read more

Regional Printing Paper Import Volumes: AU trade decreased 7.8% NZ down 10.1% year-ended February

28 April 2023 | IndustryEdge Over the year-ended February 2023, Australia’s imports of printing and communication papers decreased 7.8% to total 322.4 kt. This annual decrease means Australia’s imports fell by 27.1 kt. Read more

Costa’s premium grapes debut in paper bunch bag

20 July 2023 | PKN In partnership with Navi Co Global, Australian fresh fruit company Costa has released a paper-based bunch bag for premium grapes. Gilad Sadan is Navi Co Global’s managing director, and PKN sat down with him to learn about this new...

New Pringles tube with paper fibre base claims ‘100%’ recyclability

4 July 2023 | Packaging Europe A new, 90% paper tube has been developed for Pringles crisps in a collaboration between Fost Plus and the Belgian Engineering and R&D teams at Kellogg’s, aiming for complete recyclability. Read more

Broadford Mill adds new angle to paper waste

boards in Australasia, has introduced an angle board used to protect pallet and carton edges made entirely from recycled paper waste. Read more

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UK's Tesco rolls out carboard toilet paper

content in the rolls accounts for a minimum of 70 per cent, with the remainder of the pulp derived from other recycled paper sources, the supermarket giant says. Read more

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Amazon replaces 15 billion plastic air pillows with paper filler

25 June 2024 | Pulpaper.com 95% of the plastic air pillows used in Amazon’s North American delivery packaging have been replaced with paper filler, the company claims, with a complete phase-out expected by the end of the year. Read more

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and bulletins and technical notes on a range of relevant topics. Guide [tile portrait] Australia & New Zealand 2022 Pulp & Paper Industry Guide The Guide to the pulp and paper industry is compiled by Appita Inc. and IndustryEdge , with generous...

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leadership moments and how they navigate shifting market conditions. PANEL John Bartleman , Chief Operating Officer, Pulp & Paper, Oji Fibre Solutions (Virtual) Jacob Chretien , Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Opal Patrick Dooley , Managing...

Serving up aluminium-free paper-based packaging

23 JULY 2021 Food Technology & Manufacturing Mondi and Unilever have jointly developed a high-barrier, paper-based packaging material for Unilever’s Colman’s dry Meal Maker and Sauces range by reducing plastic, increasing paper content and consequently...

Valmet strengthens its business by acquiring PMP Group, a provider of technologies and services for the paper industry

14 SEPTEMBER 2020 VALMET Valmet on Sept. 11, 2020 entered into an agreement to acquire PMP Group in Poland. The enterprise value of the acquisition is approximately EUR 64 million, plus a conditional and capped earn-out component. Read more

Price Index: Regional printing paper increase – up 1.6% in August

28 October 2021 | IndustryEdge The newest addition to IndustryEdge’s suite of trade price indexes – for packaging papers – has been released, for the exclusive use of IndustryEdge subscribers. Periodically, IndustryEdge will make the headline indexes...

Index Engineering’s new kiln shell laser will help pulp and paper mill clients!

Index Engineering Ltd has purchased a kiln shell laser. This state-of-the-art piece of equipment is a contact-free measurement tool, used to determine the deformation in rotary kilns, dryers and other slowly rotating large cylinders during operation....

Australian Packaging Paper Price Index: Up 13.4% quarter-ended June

28 August 2022 | IndustryEdge Examining the difference in prices for the quarter ended June 2022, compared with prices a year earlier, the All Packaging index is up 13.4%. Containerboard grade prices grew on average 5.8% across the year, and...

Gibson Island recycling upgrade closes the loop for paper recycling in Queensland

30 May 2023 | Visy Visy today unveiled a major $48 million upgrade to its recycling and remanufacturing campus on Gibson Island with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deputy Premier Steven Miles. The upgrade is part of Visy Executive Chairman Anthony...

Smart packaging-based technology solutions aid paper and plastic recycling

a UK food packaging manufacturer and designer, is providing easily accessible recycling and composting guidelines for its paperboard food packaging via on-pack QR codes and product webpages, with the aim of supporting end users in making informed...

Aurelia brings benefits to recycled paper machines

3 May 2024 | Aurelia Aurelia Group is proud to announce the successful completion of PSM-Q demonstrations at two recycled-paper machines at a mill in Southeast Asia. The first installation was on a gypsum board machine. The second installation was made...

Opal confirms Maryvale mill will keep producing brown paper

18 October 2024 | Timberbiz The rumour mill is rife, after reports emerged that the Maryvale mill was running at a financial loss of $4.5 million per month and faced potential cessation of operations. Opal has since admitted that it has faced financial...

Mountain Blue, Opal, Coles partner in paper punnet trial

17 October 2024 | PKN Packaging Mountain Blue, a leader in blueberry genetics, is conducting a paper-based packaging trial on its Eureka brand, in collaboration with packaging and systems solutions company, Opal, and supermarket retailer Coles Group....

A new Tasowheel CD Moisturizer profiler available for Paper Machine Trials

11 February 2026 | UJL A standalone demo CD moisturizer is now available for on-machine industrial trials, giving producers the opportunity to technically evaluate performance and return on investment before making a purchase decision Read more

New paper manufacturing sector conquered by Aurelia

26 November 2025 | Aurelia Aurelia announces successful use of its on-line, continuous non-destructive measurement to measure extensible and flat sack. Historically, non-destructive measurements have been unable to determine properties that are...

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Five:am launches first paper yoghurt tub in Australia

27 February 2025 | PKN Australian organic yoghurt brand five:am has introduced paper-based tubs for its yoghurt range, becoming the first brand in the segment to adopt this packaging format. The new tubs and lids are composed of 90 per cent responsibly...

DS Smith Packaging for Egg Transport, Marks & Spencer Paper Packaging for Chocolate, and Guyenne Papier with LFI Emballages' Cardboard Yogurt Tub

18 April 2025 | Packaging World See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from DS Smith, Marks & Spencer, and Guyenne Papier in collaboration with LFI Emballages from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone. These innovations highlight the...

Matthew O’Connor

DATA RECONCILIATION FOR MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE APPLICATIONS IN PULP AND PAPER Matthew O’Connor Process and Business Improvement Engineer, Norske Skog Boyer, Australia Email: matthew.oconnor@norskeskog.com Keywords: mass balance, data reconciliation...

Russell Allan

Consulting Russell Allan is the managing director of Aurelia Group Consulting, a business that specialises in optimising paper machines for cost and product performance. He is the holder of a number of patents innovative measurement in the paper and...

Russell Allan, Managing Director, Aurelia Group Consulting

Russell Allan is the managing director of Aurelia Group Consulting, a business that specialises in optimising paper machines for cost and product performance. He is the holder of a number of patents innovative measurement in the paper and packaging...

Renewable Process Heat Study Information Session for the Pulp, Paper & Packaging Sector - Webinar Recording

Heat Study focused on identifying practical, commercially viable pathways to decarbonise process heat across the pulp, paper and packaging sector. Watch the Webinar Recording Download the Presentation Slides Next Step: Renewable Heat Workshop – Appita...

Rohan Wilks

CHEMISTRY OF KRAFT MILL HYDROGEN SULFIDE EMISSION DEGRADATION Rohan Wilks Environmental Development Manager, Australian Paper Maryvale Mill Keywords: Odour degradation, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen dioxide, community odour, kraft pulp mill. The Opal...

Urpo Launonen

Modern PCF Automatic Dryer Fabric Cleaner For Paper Machines Urpo Launonen Director, UJL Solutions, Australia Email: urpolaunonen@ujlsolutions.com Keywords : papermachine, dryer fabric cleaning Modern automatic dryer fabric cleaners have become...

Jean-Yves Nouaze

Panellist: Industry Leadership Panel: How the pulp and paper industry has responded to the pandemic Jean-Yves Nouaze Executive General Manager, Visy Pulp & Paper Jean-Yves Nouaze, an executive in the packaging and containers industry with over two...

Virtual teamwork makes dreamwork: How to successfully work in teams remotely

19, maintaining effective collaboration can be difficult. Join Maia Ireland-Blake, Appita YPN and Howard Burvill, Pulp & Paper Industry Consultant for an engaging discussion on how to improve your ability to work within and manage teams virtually....

Working hard or hardly working? Tips to stay productive and boost wellbeing

between home and the office, but feel you can be more productive? Join Sarah Ruddell, Appita YPN and Howard Burvill, Pulp & Paper Industry Consultant for an engaging discussion on the tips and tricks for staying productive and maintaining a healthy work...

Past Webinars

Overview for Australasia Presenter: Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Webinar 3: 24 September 2020, 12:00pm - 12:45pm AEST How Global Paper Markets Are Responding to the Pandemic Presenter: Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Guest Speakers: Outi Juntti, partner at Jay...

Matt Callicott

– Digital Solutions - Autonomous Chemistry Control, Solenis, USA Email: MCALLICOTT@SOLENIS.COM Keywords: improvement, paper, tissue, methodologies, processes, analytics Continuous improvement is a critical success factor for paper and tissue producers....

Hannah Zhao

Outlook for Global Recovered Paper Markets Hannah Zhao Senior Economist, Recovered Paper, Fastmarkets RISI, USA Email: hzhao@fastmarkets.com Hannah Zhao, Senior Economist, Recovered Paper, Fastmarkets RISI Hannah has specialized in the world recovered...

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