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Paper-Polymer-Plastic: A New 'Rock Paper Scissors' Game for the Packaging Sector
A report from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred Program estimates that new sustainable products and practice within seven...
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Wood Chip Exports From Brazil and Uruguay Hit Record Levels
Eucalyptus plantations in Latin America are a significant supply source to pulpmills in China and Japan. However, the Latin American share of total...
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New Chemical Industry Imperatives: Expanding Inventory & Making Supply Chains Robust
Factories need to keep inventory, to guard against delayed delivery of vital feedstocks or components. This is especially the case for chemical...
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Circular Economy: Beyond Recycle, Reuse & Reduce
Strategies key to the circular economy include circular supply chains, eco-design, reuse, recovery and recycling of resources. In Europe, the...
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Circular Economy: Beyond recycle, reuse & reduce
Strategies key to the circular economy include circular supply chains, eco-design, reuse, recovery and recycling of resources. In Europe, the...
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WRI Market Insights: Global Softwood Lumber Markets
Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022, in particular lumber headed to China, the US, and Germany, where import volumes were down in...
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China’s Log Imports Down Over 50% in Q1 2022
China’s importation of logs and lumber plunged by over 50% from 4Q/21 to 1Q/22 as GDP fell sharply. China's economy weakened in the 1Q/22 as the...
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European Sawlog Price Index Reached All-Time High in 1Q2022
Global sawlog price changes were mixed in 1Q22 with quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) increases in North America and Eastern Europe, while prices declined...
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May Housing Starts Plummet and Softwood Lumber Prices Follow
US homebuilding plummeted to a 13-month low in May, and prices for finished softwood lumber followed suit as the housing market cools amid surging...
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Amongst a Shortage of Reliable Carbon Benchmarking, Fisher Has the Solution
Decarbonization is becoming an increasingly important topic globally and at all levels of the value chain as governments increasingly turn to policy...
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Frozen Food Sales Experience Another Major Surge – What Does This Mean for P&P?
The frozen food segment saw skyrocketing demand months after the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic as consumers had reduced access to restaurants...
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Could Formed Fiber Reshape the P&P Industry?
As the sustainability movement continues to gain traction, there is a clear trend to move further away from unsustainable packaging and utensils,...