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Chlor-alkali 2022: Key Factors Driving China's Markets
China’s Dual Control Policy sharply reduced caustic soda production in the country in Q4 2021. The policy's impact on particular chemical value...
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Trends Impacting the European P&P Industry
European Corrugated Industry Makes Progress in Emission Reduction
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Global Wood Fiber Markets Report: Aug. 2022
Wood fiber costs for pulp manufacturing have gone up worldwide in 2022 as fiber demand remained strong and supply tightened. Prices for pulplogs and...
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Could Paraguay Become a New Frontrunner in the P&P Industry?
If you look at a map of some of the latest pulp mills being developed in Latin America—highlighted in the image below—there’s an apparent trend...
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Lower Housing Starts, Higher Home Prices, and Surging Inflation
After a disappointing May (-14%), US home building continued to inch down in June as the housing market cools amid surging mortgage rates and...
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Plastic Bans Hit India; Will Its P&P Industry Rise to Meet New Demand?
During 2017-2018, India generated 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste per day, of which only 60% was recycled while the rest ended up as litter on roads,...
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Will More M&A Take Place in China’s Paper Industry?
The China Paper Association published its "14th Five-Year Plan" along with the medium- and long-term high-quality development outline of the paper...
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Visualizing Forest Carbon Data with SilvaStat360’s Carbon Analysis Tool
Political and corporate landscapes are evolving quickly as environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are transitioning from vagaries...
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Visualizing Forest Carbon Data with SilvaStat360’s Carbon Analysis Tool
Political and corporate landscapes are evolving quickly as environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are transitioning from vagaries...
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Chemical industry: Russia–Ukraine war impact analysis July 2022
Russian-origin raw material for unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) production is entering Turkey before sale to European buyers as end product....
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Creative Markets & Opportunities for Southern Timberland Owners
As we noted in a 2021 post on this topic, population growth in the US South has exploded over the last few decades and the trend continues to impact...
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Canada’s New Plastic Ban Could Drive Renewed Interest in the P&P Industry
Consumer awareness about excessive plastic pollution and its hazardous effects to the environment has intensified in recent years, and we are...