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Pacific Rim Wood Chip Market Shows Drops in Both Soft and Hardwood
Softwood chips play a major role in global wood markets, but hardwood chips far surpass softwood in terms of volume. The majority of global wood chip...
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Major Headlines in the Pulp and Paper Industry: 2Q2023
Proposed Amendments to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Could Have a Negative Impact on the Paper Packaging Sector. The EU has...
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Caustic Soda Endures 'Cost & Freight' Premium, but for How Long?
Chemical tanker availability is thought to be elevating the cost of caustic soda transportation this year, with little relief envisaged in the...
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The Rise of Paper Packaging: Which Brands Are Converting?
Major companies like Amazon, Chick-fil-A, and JDE Peet's are making significant moves towards sustainability by reducing plastic usage and switching...
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Canadian Lumber Market Shrinking, Could Europe Fill the Gap?
Major downsizing in British Columbia has left a sizeable gap within the North American lumber market. Over the long-term, this could yield strategic...
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Could Quilted Northern’s Packaging Switch Lead to Increased Paper Demand?
Quilted Northern, a popular brand under Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, has recently announced an exciting change. The company will now offer...
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Finland Forestry: Falling Market, Russian Ban Change Up Industry
In the most recent forecast update, Finland’s National Resource Institute forecasts a decline in the forest products industry. Much like other areas...
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India Halts Imports for Key Intermediate Chemical from China
Plastics, packaging, textiles and automotive manufacturers in India are currently prohibited from sourcing purified terephthalic acid from mainland...
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Dwindling Softwood Log Supply Causes China to Expand Lumber Imports
More market turmoil in China as demand and import availability have both fallen. After a peak of imported lumber in 2020, we’re seeing much lower...
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Putting Sustainability at the Heart of The Chemicals Sector
The International Energy Agency has set broad goals for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by the 2050 benchmark. Cutting greenhouse gas pollution...
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Brazil Pulpmills See Wood Fiber Costs Double in Just 2 Years
Wood fiber costs for Brazilian pulpmills have shot up substantially over the past two years. Wood Market Prices has continued to track these costs,...
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The Future of the TAD Process in the Pulp and Paper Industry
Of all the major pulp and paper grades, tissue and towel is one of the few that directly relates to consumers. While there are others that do the...