Industry News

Wera AS in Norway is the first printing house in the Nordics that will Co2 compensate for their ue of paper through the Carbon Balanced Paper scheme, a service launched by Grafkom in April. "Our clients are definitely more concerned…

07 Media in Oslo won the print tender for the City of Oslo. The tender is worth up to 8 million euro for the period. 14 print firms participated in the tender. 07 Media was nominated as number one, with Merkur Grafisk and Spir Oslo AS as…

Stora Enso has decided to close down production of paper and pulp at the mills in Kvarnsveden (Sweden) and Veitsiluoto (Finland.) The planned shutdowns are scheduled for Q3 2021 and will affect 670 employees in Finland and 440 employees…

Arctic Paper is consolidating its sales force in Scandinavia and the Baltics by merging the units to one: Arctic Paper Scan Baltics. Leif-Arne Karlsen, currently CEO of the Scandinavian sales unit, has been appointed new CEO of the…

Commentary written by Lasse Krogell, NOPA The interest in the question of the environmental impact of print is increasing in importance. In my January article I wrote about the impact of paper from virgin fiber compared to recycled fiber…

The Danish industry association Grakom launches ”Emballageforum.” The association hopes the new initiative will gather and strengthen the Danish packaging industry. Emballageforum will be an organization for everyone with an interest in…

If managed sustainably, forests play an indispensable role in climate and biodiversity protection. They protect soils and water resources, provide livelihoods, and contribute to the wellbeing of rural and urban communities. Read more at…

Grafkom is now planning to host Print Next 21 this fall. Our aim is to relaunch the industry's largest event – Print Next – on October 28 in Stockhom. Of course only if the pandemic allows us to do it in a safe way. During the pandemic,…

The Norwegian Bodoni Group acquiries Gunnarshaug Trykkeri in coastal town Stavanger.  Gunnarshaug Trykkeri AS and Bodoni AS will become sister companies in the group. Former owner of Gunnarshaug Trykkeri, Morten Gunnarshaug, continues as…

Grafkom is happy to announce that we are now launching Carbon Balanced Paper in the Nordics and Baltics. The project, that has been running in the UK for some years now, is done in co-operation with the charity World Land Trust.…