M-real’s Express Board service is now available from four locations across Europe, the most recent inauguration being at M-real Stockstadt (Germany). M-real Consumer Packaging launched its Express Board concept to offer customers bespoke sheet sizes with a lead time of just three days excluding transportation.

M-real announces that PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) forest labelling is now carried by its Galerie range of publishing papers, including Galerie Lite, Galerie Brite, Galerie One, Galerie Fine and Galerie Art. The PEFC logo and certification will automatically be printed on reel labels and delivery documentation This signifies that the mills manufacturing these grades know that the wood originates from certified forests and is documented under the PEFC Chain of Custody standard.

Kemiart Ultra has been the latest addition to Kemiart Liners’ range of high-performance coated white-top kraftliners. Feedback from M-real customers shows that Kemiart Ultra can be postprinted without drying equipment and no loss of efficiency in production. Depending on the press equipment, printing speeds from 6,000 to 15,000 sheets per hour have been achieved with in-line die cutting.

M-real Consumer Packaging Business Area has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). The move underlines the company's commitment to sustainability, and complements the major internal measures it has taken over the past decade to reduce wastage and weight in the production of paperboard.