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Old vs. Young Forests: Examining CO2 Storage and Wildfire Risk

As the Canadian wildfires rage on, their widespread impact is evident even from hundreds of miles away with smoke enveloping parts of North America. Climate change has led to warmer and drier conditions, increasing the frequency and intensity of...

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EU Shipping Fuel Transition in Motion with Fuel-EU Maritime Agreement

Europe has made the first major step in tackling shipping emissions. The action marks a significant milestone in taking concrete steps to begin...

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Biobased Acetic Acid: Making a Key Chemicals Feedstock Sustainable

Acetic acid has been made by biobased routes for centuries, albeit in a dilute form. If wine or other alcoholic beverages made by fermentation are...

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Chemicals Output in a Conflict-locked Post-Covid World

Earlier this year, BASF Chairman Martin Brudermüller warned that Europe was increasingly losing its chemicals sector competitive edge. His comments...

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Northeast US Forestry Update: Maine Feels the Squeeze of Market Dip

Like many forestry businesses across the US, those in Maine and the northeast are feeling the strain of a market downturn. Several factors have...

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Caustic Soda Consumption in Pulp and Paper: What You Need to Know

As the pulp and paper sector market continues to grow each year, so does the consumption of caustic soda in the industry. Over the past seven years,...

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Do Mills That Grow Their Own Forests Have An Advantage?

Within the pulp and paper industry, there are either mills that grow their own forests to produce pulp or mills that buy the wood from the market. In...

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9 Impressive Sustainability Developments in Pulp and Paper - July 2023

Taiwan Authorities Issue Guidelines on Use of Packaging Materials by Online Retailers The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has announced...

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Maleic Anhydride Markets Globally at Mid-year 2023

The global maleic anhydride market continues to be under downward pressure in 2023 amid the economic slowdown. Like many other products in the...

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Chlorine and Derivatives Markets at Mid-year 2023

The markets for chlor-alkali have faltered during the first half of 2023, as projected in our early-year analysis of these markets. As predicted, the...

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