The Navigator Company Announces $30 per Tonne Price Increase on UWF Papers in Overseas Markets

The Navigator Company will implement a price increase of $30 per tonne on Uncoated Woodfree (UWF) Papers in overseas markets. This adjustment takes effect immediately.​

The change stems from ongoing pressure on key cost components and the necessity to rebalance margins amid strengthened order books across the industry. The company reaffirms its dedication to fortifying client partnerships, improving its value proposition, and thanking customers for their continued trust and loyalty.​

The Navigator Company operates as an integrated producer of forest products, pulp, paper, tissue, sustainable packaging solutions, and bioenergy, utilizing state-of-the-art factories worldwide with advanced technology. It holds recognition as a global quality benchmark in the sector.​

The company's ESG efforts earn strong external validation, including Sustainalytics' designation as a "2025 ESG Industry Top-Rated Company," placing it on the global "2025 ESG Top-Rated Companies" list for the forestry and paper industry. It manages vertically integrated forestry operations, including its own Forest and Paper Research Institute RAIZ, planting forests across 1.2% of mainland Portugal—all 100% FSC and PEFC certified. Annual capacities include 1.6 million tonnes of paper, 1.6 million tonnes of pulp, 165,000 tonnes of tissue paper, and 310,000 tonnes of tissue processing.​

In late 2021, it introduced gKRAFT™ packaging products to shift from plastics to natural, sustainable, recyclable, biodegradable fibers. In late 2024, it opened Southern Europe's largest integrated molded eucalyptus cellulose parts line under gKRAFT™ Bioshield, with capacity for 100 million units yearly—one of Europe's biggest