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Worldwide, there are many endeavours to recover and recycle plastics materials. The first phase of such recycling has involved thermoplastic polymers using relatively simple cleaning, melting and reprocessing processes – PET bottles being the main...
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In 2021, the world’s shipments of wood chips reached almost 35 million m3, close to the highest on record. Significant expansion of pulp capacity in...
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We recently discussed 10 interesting facts surrounding the current global tissue market. Today, however, we’re going to narrow it down a bit and look...
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There is an ongoing disconnect that tends to resurface in the debate surrounding the use of woody biomass to create the innovative and renewable...
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We now live in an era where the world has come to the realization that we cannot keep consuming our natural resources in the way we once did. As a...
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The southern United States is home to some of the world’s most productive forests and as such, it is a popular destination to relocate or site new...
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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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The volatile North American softwood lumber market continues to keep us all guessing as we enter mid-2Q2022. After spending most of 1Q above the...
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As 2022 presses onward, timber markets have experienced mixed growth in early 2022 with factors such as Russian instability affecting the global...
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Just as Tecnon OrbiChem consultants began preparing presentations for the Chlor-Alkali in 2022 webinar we are presenting in collaboration with ICIS,...
