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Heidelberg upbeat on Stora Enso has completed
IN BRIEF

H1 performance a strategic review of its
Swedish forest assets and
has decided to separate its
Swedish forest assets into
Sales are up and operating “The positive develop- a new publicly-listed
profits have doubled at ments in our core segments Swedish company. The
Finnish group initiated the
Heidelberg in H1, with the confirm we are headed in the review this summer as part of its stronger focus on renew-
group “holding up better right direction. The signifi- able packaging. After assessing various options, and having
than the competition” amid a cant improvement in our completed the divestment of approximately 175,000 hec-
tares of forest land, for an enterprise value of ¤900m, the
challenging market, accord- New Gallus Five at Labelexpo company’s board said it would initiate preparations for the
ing to CEO Jürgen Otto. In Adjusted EBITDA was twice profitability is particularly separation of its Swedish forest assets business into a new
the six months to 30 the prior year figure and encouraging – a clear sign publicly-listed Swedish company through a statutory par-
September sales were up increased from €31m to that our measures are prov- tial cross-border demerger of Stora Enso. Stora Enso said its
major shareholders Solidium Oy and FAM AB, holding in the
7.65% at €985m (£869m). ing effective,” he stated.
€63m. aggregate 21% of the shares and approximately 55% of the
Incoming orders were “sta- Heidelberg said that strict The partnership with voting rights in Stora Enso, support the contemplated
ble” at €1.12bn, with prior cost discipline and other defence systems business demerger.
year figure of €1.27bn future-focused measures had Vincorion Advanced Wide-format specialist
boosted by orders taken at made a positive impact. Systems, announced in July, Papergraphics has made a
Drupa. Otto commented: is “going according to plan”. significant investment in
Heidelberg said that the “Heidelberg is holding up Adjusted EBITDA in all its sustainability initiatives, to
drive efficiency and reduce
US government’s “complex better than the competition the company’s environ-
tariff regulations” had in a very challenging market segments – Print & mental impact. The £1m
programme includes ongo-
resulted in some orders being environment and is once Packaging Equipment, ing investment in solar
postponed, but the group’s again demonstrating that our Digital Solutions & Lifecycle power, electric vehicles and
recent success at Labelexpo strategy is working and bear- and Technology Solutions – waste recycling. Over 648 solar panels are being installed
on the roof of the Crawley-based large-format media and
“sent out a strong message”. ing fruit. improved. equipment specialist’s facility, with the official switch-on
scheduled for 28 January 2026. This key initiative is set to
Sappi finishes asset consultation generate up to 266,700 kWh annually and will be used
mainly to power Papergraphics’ day-to-day office use and
fleet of nine new electric and five plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Sappi Europe has com- site.Aimed at improving the where necessary, redundan- Surplus energy will be supplied to the National Grid.
pleted a consultation pro- mill’s profitability and cost cies. It added Sappi is “com-
cess as part of a proposed competitiveness, the consul- mitted to managing this Airline Ryanair moved to
100% digital boarding
partial asset restructure at tation process has now been passes last week and
its Alfeld Mill in Germany. completed, resulting in the process in a responsible and hailed the first day as “a
Announced by the pulp and final closure of the assets. considerate manner”. huge success” but new
paper company in July, the The company said the clo- 750 people work at the research has found that
many Brits are against air-
consultation process was for sures will lead to a reduction mill, which is situated on the lines moving to digital. As
the potential closure of of around 180 positions, to of 12 November, Ryanair
Paper Machine 1, Paper be realised through a combi- river Leine in the heart of passengers are now no longer able to download and print
Machine 4, Offline Coater 2 nation of unfilled vacancies, the Leinebergland region a physical paper boarding pass but instead need to use the
digital boarding pass generated in the airline’s app during
and Sheet Finishing at the voluntary agreements, and, near Hanover. check-in to board their flight. Ryanair said the move would
deliver “a faster, smarter, and greener travel experience”
Innovative paper tubs trialled while also giving passengers easier access to a range of in-
app features. After the first morning of implementation,
Ryanair said that the 700 flights departed across Europe
Mondelēz International month, and consumers are without any delay or disruption.
has teamed up with DS being asked to provide feed- Heidelberg UK has added fragranced printing to its cus-
Smith on a “test and learn” back on the paper alterna- tomer offering through a new partnership with Celessence
initiative involving paper tive by scanning a QR code Technologies. Rochester-based Celessence Technologies has
tubs for Cadbury’s Heroes. on the inside of the lid. developed patented micro-encapsulation technology that
can be used to add fragrances to printed matter and tex-
The trial involves 300,000 External and internal branding The tubs are produced at tiles. The collaboration with Heidelberg UK makes it easy
paper tubs going on sale in DS Smith’s Belper site in for customers to order Celessence products alongside their
Tesco stores nationwide. research and development.” other consumables. Celessence’s Ultra Coat option can be
mixed on-site and applied economically via a coating unit
The tubs were developed Popular festive chocolate Derbyshire and are made on a litho press, Heidelberg UK noted, allowing for a heav-
in partnership with DS selections are typically sold with corrugated board, with ier film weight and resulting in a stronger sensory experi-
Smith after what was in plastic tubs. The paper a high quality flexo pre- ence. The technology is also compatible with flexo and
described as “several years of tubs went on sale last print. screen printing.

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