Nekoosa discontinues MagneCote®

Norske Skog’s EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2020 was NOK 146 million, an increase from NOK 73 million in the third quarter of 2020, as a result of increased sales volume and favourable cost development. Despite improvements in the fourth quarter, the markets have not returned to pre-COVID-19 levels. Cash flow from operations was NOK 73 million in the quarter compared to NOK 115 million in the previous quarter, mainly due to a reduction of inventory and accrued CO2-compensation to be paid in 2021. Operating earnings in the fourth quarter of 2020 were NOK -1 276 million compared to operating earnings of NOK -31 million in the third quarter of 2020.

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a proposed rulemaking (EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044) on how EPA considers benefits and costs in designing regulations under the Clean Air Act. The proposal requests public comment on how EPA can be more consistent and transparent in considering the best available scientific and technical information on societal benefits and costs when crafting its air quality regulations. EPA is requesting public comment for 45 days from the publication of the proposed rule.

With Termax, Lecta boasts an extensive range of thermal papers that is constantly evolving to meet POS, ticket and label application needs. Over the last years, Lecta has developed a series of high-quality thermal products that have recently obtained the official "No phenols added" certification issued by Ineris, the French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risk. This certification guarantees that there is no Bisphenol A (BPA), S (BPS), F (BPF) or 12 other phenolic compounds in our Termax TFX, Termax TEX, Termax TC20X and Termax TCLLX products. In addition to this "phenol-free" recognition, the entire Termax range is manufactured in accordance with ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental standards, ISO 50001 energy management standards, ISO 9001 quality standards and ISO 45001 standards for occupational health and safety management systems. The range is also available with PEFC or FSC® C011032 Chain of Custody forest certification upon request. Termax is Lecta's fully updated range of heat-sensitive papers specially designed to grow with your business.