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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,...
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Renewables, Low Carbon-Intensity Chemicals and ESG at EPCA '23
Discussions on low carbon or sustainable feedstocks at European Petrochemical Association gatherings – even ten years ago – were rare. Back then,...
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With Volatile Global Wood Products Market, How Will Q4 2023 Play Out?
Global wood fiber and related products have experienced ongoing volatility. Economic instability, post-COVID complications, and geopolitical strife...
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Price Changes, Industry Moves and More: Pulp & Paper Q3 2023 Roundup
The pulp and paper industry is a dynamic and ever-evolving sector. Staying informed about price trends, demand patterns, and strategic moves others...
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Key Takeaways From a Premier Petrochemicals Event: EPCA Vienna 2023
Tecnon OrbiChem experts connected (and reconnected) with cohorts of petrochemicals-focused contacts cultivated over 50 years at the end of last...