UPM-Sappi to submit remedies in bid to ease EU concerns (update*)
By Nicholas Hirst ( October 5, 2026, 08:40 GMT | Insight) -- Finland's UPM and South African rival Sappi said they will make concessions to EU merger regulators in a bid to secure approval for their plans to merge their graphic paper businesses in Europe. UPM ruled out selling any paper mills saying that would undermine the deal's rationale. Finland's UPM and South African rival Sappi will make concessions to EU merger regulators in a bid to secure approval for their plans to merge their graphic paper businesses in Europe, according to the two companies. ...
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