A new state of the art tissue paper mill is planned by Metsa in the UK through a landmark investment of hundreds of millions of pounds. The planned tissue paper mill in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire in the UK, will use the best available technologies to manufacture 240,000 tons of tissue paper a year for the UK and Irish markets, using fresh fibre pulp as the main raw material from sustainably managed forests in the Nordics. This investment would deliver the largest tissue mill in the UK and significantly reduce the quantity of tissue products that are currently imported into the UK and Ireland each year. When operating at full capacity the mill will create 400+ direct jobs at the facility, as well as thousands more across the supply chain and the local economy.

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ePac Flexible Packaging is excited to announce the opening of ePac Seoul, Ltd., its first location in South Korea. ePac Seoul is now open to take orders and will be located about 90 minutes outside of Seoul at 3F, Building C, 195-20, Jayumuyeok-gil, Baeksan-myeon, Gimje-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea 54325. The new location will be managed by ePac Holdings Asia in partnership with ePac Holdings and CC Labs, a South Korean company. ePac Seoul’s managing director is Mr. Kim Min-Choel. According to Mr. Kim: “With small and medium-sized businesses accounting for 99% of all South Korean enterprises, 89% of employment, and strong government support, we’re excited to enter this market.