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DS Smith confirms closure of Launceston site

Details: Published: Tuesday, 08 September 2026 07:09

8 Sept. 2026: DS Smith has confirmed its plan to close a large box plant at Launceston in Cornwall, which will lead to 165 job losses. Production is due to cease in November. The site is said to process about 28,000 tonnes of paper annually.

DS Smith proposes closure of Kemsley PM4

Details: Published: Monday, 07 September 2026 11:00

7 Sept. 2026: A strategic review of the DS Smith operations in the UK has identified potential changes to its paper business to ensure it can supply the right products to our customers and remain cost competitive in the long term.

British master papermaker James Cropper invites visitors to discover the story behind the paper at London Packaging Week

Details: Published: Monday, 07 September 2026 07:32

9 Sept. 2026: For more than 180 years, British master papermaker James Cropper has transformed fibre into some of the world’s most distinctive papers, helping luxury brands, designers and printers bring their most ambitious ideas to life.

Siemens partners with Frugalpac to scale world’s only commercially available paper bottle

Details: Published: Monday, 07 September 2026 07:26

9 Sept. 2026: Leading technology company Siemens has supported Frugalpac in the development of a new high-speed machine that will help drinks brands take lower-carbon paper bottles from niche innovation to industrial-scale packaging and reduce emissions across the food and drink supply chain.

IBS Group improves formation by 15 % with ACTIVITY maXX®

Details: Published: Monday, 07 September 2026 07:18

1 Sept. 2026: The IBS Paper Performance Group, technology leader in paper machine optimization, has achieved outstanding success through the use of cutting-edge dewatering technology. On a multi-layer board machine sheet formation was improved by 15%. The key to this improvement is the targeted use of the patented ACTIVITY maXX® dewatering foils. These foils highly efficiently ensure optimal stock activity and dewatering for every paper grade, regardless of basis weight and production speed. To achieve the formation improvement, three ACTIVITY maXX® foils were specifically installed in the sheet forming zone of the machine.

More stroke for optimal paper formation - The new TurboShaker Pro

Details: Published: Monday, 07 September 2026 07:16

7 Sept. 2026: With the TurboShaker Pro, Bellmer introduces the next evolutionary stage of high-frequency shaking technology to the market. It has been specially developed for modern paper machines with heavy breast rolls and high-performance requirements.