International Paper, a leading global packaging and paper company, has announced that it has entered into a distribution cooperation with The Premier Paper Group (Premier) for its flagship GC1 coated paperboard product Arktika in the UK market. Arktika is a high quality, fully coated GC1 folding boxboard with a coated reverse side, manufactured at International Paper’s Kwidzyn mill in Poland. Arktika will be available through Premier across the UK from September 2015 on, in a wide range of stock sizes and basis weights: 200, 215, 230, 250, 275, 300, 325 and 350gsm.
The UK’s largest independent paper merchant, with a nationwide network of regional stock holding branches, Premier is well positioned to partner with International Paper in expanding the presence of Alaska in the UK market.
Commenting on the announcement, Mike Robertson, International Paper’s Coated Board Area Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland, stated: “Our distribution cooperation with Premier will improve the availability of Arktika in the graphical printing and packaging sectors across the UK. Arktika is a well established GC1 brand throughout Europe and we are looking to expand its presence in the UK together with our partners at Premier.”
