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Understanding Forest Inventory & the Importance of Working Forests
The broad topic of climate change is now top-of-mind across the legislative, corporate and consumer landscapes. While all channels continue to...
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Is Printing and Writing Making a Comeback?
Earlier this year, we speculated where the printing and writing segment was headed post-COVID and discussed the anticipated “short-term bump” in...
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How Foreign Investment is Reshaping the NA Industry
In December, Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs AB announced its acquisition of North American coated papers producer Verso...
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Are More Paper Companies Incorporating Non-Wood Pulps?
The global pulp & paper industry continues to evolve and adapt to meet changing consumer preferences that reflect an increased awareness of...
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Pulp & Paper Industry Trends to Watch in 2022
The Pulp and Paper industry is booming and new innovations and trends are constantly emerging across multiple sectors. Within the past year, there...
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How Will China’s Energy Crisis Impact its P&P Industry?
China was recently hit by one of the worst power shortages in a decade. So far, around 20 provinces/municipalities are undergoing local power...
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Predictions for the Global Pulp and Paper Industry in 2022
Similar to 2020, the Pulp and Paper industry underwent some significant changes in 2021—some expected, some unexpected. However, despite the...
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Wood Pulp is a Sustainable Cotton Replacement, but Is It Profitable?
Ecological trends and concern over pollution and climate change are putting more and more pressure on the global textile market. Rated as one of the...
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Brazil Moves from Tissue Importer to Tissue Exporter
Those within the tissue industry know Brazil for its robust eucalyptus pulp production, which is generally used within the tissue segment due to its...
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How Fisher International Predicted the Recyclability of Fiber-Based Packaging
In 2017, Fisher International presented at TAPPI’s Papercon on the state of recycled fibers. At the time, our modeling suggested that the “seven...
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Containerboard Sector Reaches Record Production in 2021 – What’s Next?
Earlier this year, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its preliminary 2021 data from US paper and paperboard mills. According...
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine is Already Impacting the Global P&P Industry
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin organized and initiated an invasion into Ukraine. As of this writing, Russian forces continue...