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Russian Food Producers Demand
Government to Revise Standards to Address Paper, Paperboard Shortages

The Russian paper industry recently suggested that the government consider the impact of recent supply and demand on the country’s economy and ask the country’s authorities to approve new food packaging standards that would reduce label sizes and increase package sizes for specific products. #Food Grade Raw Material Pe Coated Paper In Roll

The proposed changes to the new standards are intended to help food producers cope with the difficulties of paper, cardboard and other raw material shortages.

According to media sources, the request is currently being evaluated by a number of government agencies, including the Russian Federal Agency for Technical Supervision and Metrology (Rosstandart), the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture.

It is estimated that packaging prices in the Russian market have increased by 40 to 50 percent since late February 2022. #Pe Coated Paper Sheet

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U.S. pulp and paper giant Georgia-Pacific
To spend $500 million to expand a mill

U.S. paper and pulp giant Georgia-Pacific recently announced that it intends to spend $500 million on an expansion of its Broadway, Wisconsin, plant. The investment is expected to significantly expand the company’s retail consumer tissue business. #Coated Paper Cup Roll

The investment will include the construction of a new paper machine using hot air through dry (TAD) technology and the addition of related converting equipment and infrastructure. These improvements will expand Georgia-Pacific’s premium brands and are expected to be completed by 2024. #Coated Paper Cup Fans