The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released the 64th Paper Industry Annual Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey. The report provides detailed data on U.S. paper industry capacity and production compiled by the AF&PA statistics team. U.S. paper and paperboard capacity declined by 1.6% in 2023, to 79.7 million tons. That compares to an average decline of 0.9% per year since 2014. U.S. paper and paperboard production declined 7.2% last year, with declines in all categories except tissue.

Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jeff Mercer as its new Territory Sales Manager for the Southeast US. In his new position, Jeff will oversee sales activity across the Southeast US region, including the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Jeff brings with him more than 25 years of experience working in sales, business development and customer services across various businesses, ranging from smaller companies up to Fortune 500 corporations. “Adding Jeff to our US team is a real coup for us,” Glen Fitzgerald, Director of Sales, Americas at Drytac said. “He has a wealth of industry experience, and we believe this will be of significant benefit to the Drytac team and our customers across the busy Southeast US region.

Q4/2020 compared with Q4/2019*Net sales decreased by 1.7% to EUR 689.2 million (701.3). At constant currency rates, net sales increased by 3.5% on higher volumes *Comparable EBITDA improved to EUR 89.6 million (70.5), representing 13.0% (10.1) of net sales, supported by lower variable costs and higher volumes *Operating result improved to EUR 43.7 million (16.0), supported by higher comparable EBITDA and lower items affecting comparability (IAC). Q1–Q4/2020 compared with Q1–Q4/2019: *Net sales decreased by 8.0% to EUR 2,683.3 million (2,915.3). At constant currency rates, net sales decreased by 5.3% due to lower selling prices and a less favorable product mix. *Comparable EBITDA increased to EUR 334.2 million (312.9), representing 12.5% (10.7) of net sales, supported by lower costs *Operating result improved to EUR 176.2 million (103.2), supported by a capital gain of EUR 32.0 million from the sale of the fine art paper business and lower items affecting comparability (IAC)