UPM Announces SC Price Increase
UPM will be increasing the transaction price of our Supercalendered (SC) grades, effective with all new and existing orders with confirmed delivery dates on or after June 1, 2018. This increase includes all basis weights and finishes of Eco; Impresse; Impresse Plus; Max; Cat; Smart
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We are very pleased to announce that, effective 1 March 2022, Gilles Van Nieuwenhuyzen will become CEO of Lecta Group. He will also be appointed as Director of Lecta Ltd succeeding Eduardo Querol. Gilles has a vast and diversified experience in different industries such as chemicals (DSM ), packaging (Rexam and Stora Enso), food ingredients (Danisco and CSM), and paper & board (Stora Enso). He has also served several positions as independent advisor and top interim executive . Gilles has proven all along his career a successful focus on the same pillars which form the basis of Lecta transformation today. He will drive with energy and passion our path to profitable growth through innovation, value selling and focused investment while developing further our operational excellence initiatives.