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Major Focus on Carbon Mitigation Opportunities at AFCC Conference
The Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition (AFCC), an organization advocating for policies supporting the development of alternative fuels and...
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Toward Top Quartile: Southern Pine Productivity Insights
The world of sawmilling has seen major changes throughout the last forty-plus years, and the past decade has reflected several such changes. Overall...
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EUDR Delay: Will the US Be Exempt as a ‘No Risk’ Country?
The implementation of the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been postponed for twelve months following a decisive vote in the European...
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EUDR Delay: Will the US Be Exempt as a 'No Risk' Country?
The implementation of the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been postponed for twelve months following a decisive vote in the European...
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FuelEU Maritime Regulation Creates Revenue Potential with Pooling
FuelEU, the regulation aiding in the maritime industry’s transition to low-carbon fuels, officially begins January 1, 2025. Some fleets and shipping...
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Strategic Pathways Through Market Disruptions in the Forest Products Industry
In the dynamic world of supply chains, disruptions are not just probable—they're inevitable. Yet when disruptions strike, they often leave companies...
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What the US Election Results Mean for Biofuels
As the dust settles on the 2024 US election, many businesses across the biofuels and low carbon feedstocks industry are left with several questions....
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Toward Top Quartile: Southern Pine Sawmill Cost Increases
Beck Group Consulting's observation of Southern pine sawmill benchmarking studies began in the mid-1990s. Until the past decade, Southern pine costs...
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Confusion Surrounding Bio-Bunkering and IMO's Emissions Goals
The subjects of decarbonization and low-carbon fuels now sit front and center at global shipping summits. However, uncertainty persists about the...
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Toward Top Quartile: Southern Pine Labor Data Insights
Recently, Beck Group Consulting added new labor-related statistics to its Sawmill TQ benchmarking service for Southern pine sawmills. This new data...
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Carbon Dioxide Removal: Counting the Cost
Back when I was a mere twinkle in the petrochemicals’ price reporting agency (PRA) industry’s eye, the practical joke and conundrum: “What's heavier?...
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Chemicals A-Z: Acetyls to Xylenes Ten Years to Q4 2024 (The Series)
As the global chemicals industry adjusts to pervasive oversupply versus dwindling demand, we dig into our 10-year archive of price points for over...