Paper & Pulp Mills
Mercer posts US$76 million Q2 loss as German fibre costs squeeze pulp margins Mercer International reported a US$76 million net loss for the second quarter as weak pulp prices combined with elevated German wood costs, with competition from biomass energy producers pushing fibre costs up roughly 7% quarter-over-quarter. The company trimmed German mill production by about 26,000 tonnes and expects challenging conditions to persist through 2026. Source: Bioenergy Insight
Wood Pellets
Brüning Group to acquire parts of Södra's Danish bioenergy business Update: Germany's Brüning Group has been named as the buyer of the project sales, interior wood products and trading activities of Södra's Danish bioenergy business, while Södra will keep its biochemicals and bioenergy offerings in Denmark, coordinated from Sweden. Source: Paper Advance