Market outlook in pulp and paper industry

Episode #2
Forward Talks podcast

30.1.2021
26:02
Board and paper Tissue Expert's voice English

Markets have been going through a lot of changes such as the effects of the Covid pandemic on paper production. In this first episode of 2021, we will talk about the new megatrends and analyze what we can expect from different paper grades in 2021.  Our guests Alejandro Mata, Director of Europe Packaging & Graphic Paper from Fastmarkets RISI and Juho Pyrrö, Senior Manager, Strategy & Business Intelligence at Valmet open up their views on this topic.

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Podcast host

Petri Lakka

Petri Lakka

Vice President, Services Development, Valmet

Petri works as Vice President, Services Development, and has a decades-long experience in developing services.

Podcast guests

Alejandro Mata

Alejandro Mata

Director of Europe Packaging & Graphic Paper
Fastmarkets RISI

Alejandro is responsible for client support and analytics for Fastmarkets RISI's European Forest Products team. Previously, Alejandro was a business analyst for a European fine paper producer. He has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Solvay Business School of Economics and Management in Brussels.

Juho Pyrrö

Juho Pyrrö

Senior Manager, Strategy & Business Intelligence
Valmet

Juho is working in Valmet’s corporate strategy team. Juho has over 15 years of experience in pulp and paper industry. Before joining Valmet in 2019 he was working as a management consultant in AFRY.

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