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NEWS CONSUMABLES AND PAPER

PG Paper launches Opal Stora Enso
appoints CFO

containerboard range in UK Niclas Rosenlew as Group
Stora Enso has appointed
Chief Financial Officer. He
will replace Seppo Parvi, who
PG Paper has formed a James-Williams, commercial has previously announced
new strategic partnership director at Greenock, that he will leave Stora Enso
with Opal, focusing on its Scotland-headquartered PG to continue his career outside
containerboard portfolio. Paper, said: “The UK con- the company. Stora Enso has
The new range includes a tainerboard market is being also appointed Carolyn
unique, lighter shade of vir- driven by e-commerce and Wagner as Executive Vice
gin Kraft Liner Board (KLB) President, Packaging
with a bright, smooth sur- the increasing demand for Solutions division. She will
face said to be suitable for sustainable and new packag- replace Ad Smit who will
high-quality professional ing solutions from both con- retire.
printing, along with 100% PG Paper formed a new strategic partnership with Opal sumers and retailers. Rosenlew and Wagner will
recycled Fluting and “At PG Paper, we are com- join Stora Enso in January
Testliner grades. Part of delighted to appoint PG its new regional sales direc- mitted to offering our cus- 2025 at the latest and be
Opal’s Paper Division, the Paper as our UK distribution tor to lead the new distribu- tomers innovative deep-sea members of Stora Enso’s
KLB is manufactured at the partner for our KLB, tion partnership with Opal. alternatives that enhance Group Leadership Team.
Maryvale Mill in the South Testliner and Fluting Ferrari joined in early July supply chain resilience. Rosenlew is currently Group
East of Australia, while the grades. PG Paper’s UK pres- and the business said the Opal’s advancements in qual- CFO at the Swedish stock-
recycled Testliner and ence and local service, com- role was developed as an ity, particularly in producing listed industrial company
Fluting are produced at the bined with their impressive extension of its existing SKF, a position held since
Botany Mill in the outer export knowledge, provide a functions to support this a unique KLB shade, allow us 2019. Prior to his current
Sydney area. fantastic opportunity for strategic partnership and to provide packaging options role, he held a CFO position
Kelly Drew, Opal’s inter- market growth.” address evolving market that meet market demands at Basware, & senior finance
national sales operations PG Paper has also needs, in line with its and help our customers miti- positions at Microsoft and
manager, said: “We’re appointed Martin Ferrari as growth strategy. Lyndsey gate supply chain risks.” Nokia.
DS Smith North America Saica Group to buy

launches new workshops Schumacher

DS Smith has launched Saica Group has reached
PackRight 2.0, a hybrid col- a n a g reement w it h
laboration experience. The Schumacher Packaging to
new offering features inter- acquire Schumacher’s Polish
active workshops to help subsidiary. This includes all
businesses in the fast-moving activities in Poland — the
consumer goods (FMCG), entire management, all
e-commerce and other employees, two modern cor-
industries innovate and rugated board plants in Schumacher Packaging
enhance the sustainability of Bydgoszcz and Wroclaw,
their packaging using DS two paper mills in board. The company has
Smith’s proprietary Circular Grudziadz and Myszków, 1,540 employees in Poland,
and in 2023 has a turnover
Design Metrics. and three service centers. of 327 million euros (aggre-
The workshops, which are DS Smith launches PackRight 2.0, a hybrid collab experience The value of the deal was gated sales).
hosted at the company’s The new workshops are the to streamline the design pro- not disclosed. “This will be a very
PackRight Centers in first in the U.S. packaging cess, these collaborative ses- According to Saica, important milestone. Not
Reading, Pennsylvania, and and design space to employ sions reduce the time, effort Schumacher Packaging’s only is this a step forward in
Lebanon, Indiana, bring DS advanced visual content plat- and expense required to cre- Polish subsidiary has devel- Saica’s business growth
Smith’s designers and engi- form solutions from leading ate new packaging that oped a solid portfolio of cus- strategy, but it also aims to
neers together with custom- French collaboration tech addresses brands’ growing tomers and offers a further develop our infra-
ers to develop design start-up Klaxoon. According circularity needs. DS Smith production capacity of structure and services in
solutions that boost packag- to DS Smith, by combining is a leading provider of sus- 440,000 tonnes per year of Eastern Europe,” said
ing efficiency, effectiveness, creativity, strategic insights, tainable fiber-based packag- paper and 535 million Susana Alejandro, President
appeal and sustainability. and cutting-edge technology ing worldwide. square meters of corrugated of Saica Group.
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