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Sustainability Success: Pulp & Paper Accomplishments, Partnerships, and Innovations
Numerous major companies are teaming up with pulp and paper producers to develop sustainable paper packaging to meet ESG initiatives. It is essential...
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Understanding Price Movements in the Pulp and Paper Industry
Economic fundamental principles assert that prices are determined by the point at which supply and demand intersect. This theory suggests that by...
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Weak Lumber Markets Drive Global Sawlog Prices Down 10% from 2022
The Global Sawlog Prices Index (GSPI), a benchmark for worldwide wood pricing, has dipped about 10% from its all-time high in 2022. According to...
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The US Now Has the Largest Share of Chinese Used Cooking Oil Exports
The UCO market has seen some immense changes related to its trade flow. Chinese exports have now shifted its sights to the US in a big way. In fact,...
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The Potential Impacts of Smurfit WestRock Merger on Competitors
The announced merger between Smurfit Kappa and WestRock has been making waves across the pulp and paper industry. The creation of such a dynamic...
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What Can We Learn from a Record-Setting 2023 Canadian Wildfire Season?
Canada’s wildfire season looks to be finally drawing to a close for 2023. While the complete total of affected areas has yet to be 100% determined,...
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Chemicals Markets in Housing, Construction and Infrastructure Worldwide
At the risk of perpetuating a troubling 2023 trope, the construction sector is contradictory on a global scale right now. While growing populations...
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An Overview of Latin America’s Wave of Greenfield Pulp Projects
Latin America has established itself as a prominent force in the global pulp market, with multiple countries in the region playing a pivotal role....
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Canada’s Dwindling Lumber Supply Can't Cover US Demand
The global wood market has seen its share of shifts in recent years. Factors like the pandemic supply chain disruption, Russia’s wood export ban, and...
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Economic Contraction Slows, but Remainder of 2023 Brings Uncertainty
Economic conditions have inched up in several key indicators. But global conflicts and persistent inflation position us on the brink of recessionary...
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Is the US Automotive Sector Strike Impacting Chemicals Supply Chains?
The automotive sector is operating in a contradictory landscape at present. This year alone, it has been subject to pent-up demand driven by Covid,...
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How New Company Smurfit WestRock Could Impact Pulp and Paper Suppliers
In early September, Irish firm Smurfit Kappa and US-based WestRock announced their agreement to merge. Together, under the name Smurfit WestRock,...