PALM converts its paper mill in King's Lynn, UK, from newsprint to corrugated case material after the paper machine PM 7 was affected by the decline in newsprint demand.
Palm is consolidating two existing Alzenau and Hasselroth-Gondsroth plants into a new EUR 200 million corrugated board plant on a greenfield site. Operations start in Q2 2026, with installation of production lines ongoing.
German paper and packaging group Palm Group acquired a 50% interest in Power Packaging, which runs a corrugated cardboard packaging plant in Nýrsko, Czech Republic. The move aims to broaden Palm's tailored corrugated packaging capabilities. Reported on 26 November 2025.
International Paper has entered exclusive negotiations with PALM Group to sell five corrugated box plants in Europe, a remedy demanded by regulators for its purchase of DS Smith. The report is dated 16 April 2025.
Hörmann Intralogistics, as general contractor, is building high-bay warehouses and conveyor technology for the new Wellpappe Alzenau corrugated board plant in Alzenau, Germany, part of the Palm Group.
Palm Group has completed the acquisition of 100% of John Hargreaves (Collyhurst & Stalybridge) Ltd, a corrugated products producer in Stalybridge near Manchester, in October 2024.
Germany-based The Palm Group acquired family-owned corrugated board maker Orsini Imballaggi, with effect from September 2022. The plant southeast of Milan adds to Palm's production capacity in Italy.
The Palm Group selected Heimbach as co-supplier of forming fabrics, press felts, shoe press belts and transfer belts for its new PM 5 corrugating base paper machine, with a 750,000-ton annual capacity and start-up planned for the first half of 2021.
Palm Group selected Heimbach as co-supplier of forming fabrics, press felts, shoe press belts and transfer belts for its new PM 5 corrugating base paper machine, with 750,000 tons annual capacity and start-up in the first half of 2021.