The RDM Group has confirmed it has taken the decision to close its mill in Barcelona.
The company said it was due to increasingly challenging market conditions, including a shift in consumption patterns, inflationary pressures in Europe and a challenging geopolitical environment exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
“These factors, combined with a significant drop in European cartonboard demand between 2021 and 2023, have led to accumulated stocks in the value chain and therefore very low mill capacity utilisation rates,” said the company in a statement. “In Iberia the demand has sharply decreased. This context particularly impacts the Castellbisbal Mill.”
RDM Group said it will continue to operate in Iberia through the Paprinsa Mill in Mollerussa, that has greater flexibility options which enable it to strengthen competitiveness and better adapt to the current and future expected sector’s dynamics. The Group will cover market demand through Paprinsa and other mills in the group for special products.
