Higher pulp prices, strong renewable fuel demand and growth in advanced materials supported results, while weak graphic paper demand, high wood costs and geopolitical uncertainty continued to weigh on parts of the business.
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Mechanical grades drop 28% year-to-date as total inventory rises 1% from May 2026.
Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech faces a proposed 28.8% rate, while all other Chinese companies face 70.5%.
Price adjustment applies to uncoated woodfree specialty papers across all product segments.
Furniture makers also recorded declines, even as overall industrial earnings grew and paper producers gained.
Inventory levels rise 6% from April while purchases across three major categories show mixed results.
Wood processing, pulp, paper and building material prices stayed below year-earlier levels, while overall industrial producer prices rose on higher raw material and mining costs.
Uncoated free sheet net imports rise 11% while coated free sheet plunges 42% year-over-year.
The plan sets four pillars — secure competitive wood fibre, invest in modernization and innovation, expand domestic and international markets, and support workers and communities, and will feed into a formal Forest Sector Strategy by the end of 2026.
Proposed transaction still requires approval from US and Chinese authorities alongside European Commission.
Possible temporary layoffs would run from June through December and cover parts of Packaging and Paper, and Pulp, Energy and Circularity.
Recapitalised group splits into three independent companies with no replacement for group CEO role.
February purchases show mixed performance with coated free sheet rising 6% while uncoated and mechanical grades fall 5% each.
Price adjustment effective 1 May 2026 follows cost increases in pulp, chemicals, energy and freight.
Norwegian government agency plans 25- to 30-year cleanup at Halden industrial site with handover set for 2028.
Additional Euro 40 per ton applies to mechanical coated reels as Middle East disruptions add to cost pressures.
January purchases drop 14% as net imports across three major categories decline 16% year-over-year.
Entry-level grades face highest increase as energy and raw material costs drive adjustment.
German papermaker introduces temporary energy surcharge amid rising raw material costs.
Producer cites rising production and raw material costs for the across-the-range increase.