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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...
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Major Moves in the P&P Industry that Occurred in 2Q2022
With so much activity that has occurred in the pulp and paper industry over the last quarter, it’s difficult to keep up with some of the major...
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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...