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Resolute Sells Its Thunder Bay Mill - What Opportunities Does It Create?
Resolute Forest Products has recently announced plans to sell its Thunder Bay pulp and paper mill located in northwestern Ontario. On October 27, the...
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How a Starch Shortage Might Impact the P&P Industry
An Overview of Starch in the P&P Industry Starch is the primary adhesive used in bags and containerboard. In North America, the starch used in the...
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An Overview of the Energy Crisis in Europe and Ways to Respond: 4Q2022
From individual consumers to executive meetings at major companies, energy consumption, the crisis that follows it and the uncertainty of the future...
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Europe's Sawlog Prices Nearly Doubled in Past 2 Years
Sawlog prices in Central Europe have almost doubled in the past two years — the highest increases on the continent. Over the past two years, sawlog...
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The Global Energy Crisis and Its Strike Against the P&P Industry
Just like a pilot’s worst nightmare is being stuck in the middle of a storm with no instruments to navigate the turbulence, a company’s worst...
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Global Pulp Production: How to Access Its Current and Future Status
FisherSolve is very commonly used amongst many major players in the Pulp and Paper industry to evaluate current conditions of the paper market...
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Decrease in US South Timber Surplus May Yield Increased Sawlog Prices
The US South softwood timber resource is significant, cost-competitive, and increasingly crucial for the global supply of several forest products. In...
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Recycled Fiber Price Benchmark: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Buyers and sellers of OCC and other recycled fiber products want reliable, actionable data. Our two ResourceWise companies, Fisher International and...
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Southern Lumber Prices Continue to Inch Down
After jumping 12% in August due in large part to strong demand from the multi-family construction sector, US housing starts dipped by 8% in...
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Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
What is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)? SAF is a broad-based segment of biofuels used to power aircraft that has similar properties to conventional...
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Pulp & Paper Market Spotlight: Indonesia
As we’ve discussed in previous posts, when examining any sort of market trend across the pulp and paper supply chain, it’s not only important to keep...
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Halt in Russian Exports, Reduced Demand in China Contributed to a 20% Decline in Global Softwood Log Trade
Global trade of softwood logs plunged by 20% during the first half of 2022 year-over-year (YoY). Much of the decline was because of the Russian log...