North American housing weakness, high duties, and soft global pulp prices drive lower production and margins across all regions.
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New leader assumes role November 3 after serving as Chief Operating Officer since 2017.
UPM’s sales fell 9% to Euro 2.3 billion as pulp and paper prices declined sharply; the company expects lower margins in H2.
Thailand’s recycled pulp export price remained unchanged from August.
Signatories include CEPI, CEI-Bois, COCERAL and Bioenergy Europe citing supply chain-wide compliance issues.
Imports of bleached hardwood kraft pulp to China expanded 8%.
Pulp prices fall 5% in Europe and 7% in China; paperboard deliveries to the US remain subdued despite recovery efforts.
Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Uruguay to China lost 7%.
152 jobs affected.
Start-up is scheduled for the Q4 2026.
New technology supports Euro 180,000 t/year capacity for textile-grade fiber production.
Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Uruguay to China contracted 5%.
Exports of bleached hardwood kraft pulp from Brazil expanded 15%.
Exports of bleached softwood kraft pulp from Chile grew 14%.
Exports of bleached kraft pulp from Canada increased 6%.
Exports of bleached hardwood kraft pulp from Chile added 0.8%.
High costs, weak demand, and falling production push sawmills and pulp mills into survival mode.
Price for recycled pulp exported from Thailand slipped 4%.