India’s UFlex Limited plans to invest $117.7 million in a new packaging film manufacturing facility in Azerbaijan’s Alat Free Economic Zone (AFEZ), expanding its international production footprint.
Kimberly-Clark to modernize Huggies production in Argentina
Oct 20, 2026
Kimberly-Clark is investing more than US$2.5 million in Argentina to modernize its manufacturing operations and upgrade the Huggies baby diaper portfolio sold in the local market.
Singapore restricts APP’s green certification over supplier fire concerns
Singapore has imposed temporary restrictions on APP)enhanced environmental certification after three of the Indonesian pulp and paper group’s wood-fibre suppliers were linked to fires associated with transboundary haze.
Ssangyong C&B cuts raw material costs by up to 30% with recycled fiber
Oct 17, 2026
Ssangyong C&B is reducing raw material costs by approximately 20–30% compared with virgin pulp through the use of recycled paper, discarded milk cartons and waste corrugated board
Sofidel is expanding its Inola tissue production plant in Oklahoma, through a 90,000-square-meter site expansion supported by an integrated intralogistics system developed in collaboration with E80 Group.
Ontex Group has announced that its Russian subsidiary, Ontex Russia, has been placed under interim administration under a Russian presidential decree dated October 15, 2026.
The Ultra-Met Company an Urbana, Ohio-based manufacturer of custom-molded tungsten carbide products for defense, aerospace, and general industrial manufacturing.
IMF has warned that the global economy is becoming increasingly vulnerable to further shocks as geopolitical conflict, energy price volatility and mounting public debt threaten the economic outlook.
The European Commission has approved Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s proposed US$40 billion acquisition of Kenvue.
The SBTi supports ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling companies to set science-based GHG emissions reduction targets.
Ence inaugurated a fluff pulp line, a new wood processing line and a project to decarbonize its lime kilns.
CMPC is assessing whether to advance its proposed US$4.6 billion Natureza project in Brazil, a decision that would materially expand its hardwood pulp capacity but could put further pressure on its balance sheet and investment-grade credit profile.
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