Europe

Ambitious project transformed Papermaking Machine PM 2 to better align with today’s market realities Sappi’s ambitious €60m transformation of Alfeld Mill’s PM 2 was concluded on schedule with the quality exceeding expectations.

The room was filled with tension as teams from all over Europe assembled to compete for the 2014 final of the Sappi Cup Table Football Tournament. Now in its fifth year, the tournament has become a firm tradition based on intense local competition, culminating in an exhilarating play-off in Brussels, hosted by Sappi Europe HQ. The tournament is for Sappi customers, printers and publishers and is clearly going from strength to strength.

Sappi Fine Paper Europe is targeting new markets with an expanded weight range in its Algro Sol portfolio of release liners following the successful €60m transformation of Alfeld Mill’s PM2. The development of the effective lightweight efficiency liners has been made possible by the new 135-ton, 6.4 meters in diameter MG cylinder recently installed on PM2 in the Sappi Alfeld mill. It produces excellent high dimensional stability and surface properties of Algro Sol papers that favour converting.

Sappi Fine Paper Europe is launching Algro Guard M and Leine Guard M barrier paper grades at interpack 2014 - These sustainable and recyclable packaging materials are designed to address concerns about migration of mineral oil into food from packaging that is manufactured from recycled paper.

Sappi Fine Paper Europe announces the commercial availability of Algro® Vitess, a new paper for flexible packaging. Coated on one side, Algro Vitess offers exceptionally high brightness and an outstanding dimensional stability.

Join Sappi Europe at PulPaper 2014, Helsinki (3-5 June 2014). Discover our wide range of paper brands, meet out Kirkniemi Mill team and listen to our thoughts on the future of paper

Sappi Europe will increase prices, both for coated woodfree sheets and reels, by 6 - 8% in Europe, depending on country specific circumstances, for deliveries as of the 1st of September 2014.

EU and industry leaders have today launched a new European Joint Undertaking on Bio-based Industries (BBI). The aim is to trigger investments and create a competitive market for bio-based products and materials sourced locally and "Made in Europe", tackling some of Europe’s biggest societal challenges.

The Magno range is the trusted graphic range for printers and creatives throughout the world due to its extensive availability, consistency and quality. Sappi Europe is pleased to announce that Igepa group has chosen to become a preferred stockist merchant partner for the Magno range of coated graphic papers in Germany.

Global paper producer Sappi is ensuring its mill in Gratkorn is fit for the future with two technology upgrades: In November 2014, its PM11 paper machine has been upgraded. Furthermore the possible grammage range for coated paper has been increased.