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Are Pulp and Paper Producers Missing the Profitable Opportunities CTO Has to Offer?
Crude tall oil (CTO) is a by-product derived from the pulp and paper industry’s black liquor/tall oil soap during kraft pulp production, composed of...
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How to Plan and Budget for Direct Materials Purchases
Budgets are financial plans that play a crucial role in the success and profitability of businesses. For companies that rely on raw materials as...
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Future Funding: Billion-dollar Policy Offers US Bioeconomy a Lifeline
Chemical companies are struggling to find markets as weak demand – driven by inflation fears – permeates the economy worldwide. Manufacturing...
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The Pulp and Paper Industry Continues Work Toward a Greener Economy
Pulp and paper companies are making headlines as awards are received, new products are rolled out and initiatives are launched to meet ambitious...
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Caustic Soda Trade in Global Markets: Mid-Year Review 2023
The chlor-alkali sector is uniquely positioned to act as a litmus test for the global economy, making its ripples around trade indicative of what is...
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Driving Change in Aviation: Japan Announces 10% SAF Mandate
Japan is making waves in the sustainable aviation fuels sector with its proposed new regulation that aims to achieve a 10% SAF mandate for...
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2023 Brings More Pulp and Paper Mill Closures – Do You Have the Right Data?
Toward the end of the first quarter, Pactiv Evergreen announced that its Canton paper mill is slated to close by June 2023. This came as a surprise...
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Finland and Sweden See Near 5-Year Low on Softwood Imports
Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, regularly tracks all critical trends in global wood markets. Current reports out of the Baltic...
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Let's Review: Pulp & Paper Opportunities in the Biofuels Sector and an Outlook on China's Market
The 18th annual International Pulp Week event hosted by Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC) will take place from June 4-6, 2023, in Vancouver,...
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What wood-based molecules bring to next generation fuels and chemicals
Millions of molecules and megatons of biopolymeric materials from wood sources will meet new, and old, petrochemical-focused markets going forward....
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Inflation Reduction Act Bringing Clean Energy to Rural US
The introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022 has ushered in a wave of initiatives aimed at accelerating the adoption of clean energy...
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The International Fight for Low-Carbon Intensity Feedstocks
Chemical companies have a six-and-a-half-year window to realize the ambitious sustainability goals they've been publicizing with aplomb in recent...