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A lorry loading fallen timber at a Swedish lumber mill.

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Sweden Forestry Update: Major Sawmill Investments Focus on Future

ResourceWise tracks major updates and developments across the global forest products value chain. We’ve compiled several recent developments from...

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Smurfit Kappa announced a merger with WestRock.

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Major Paper and Packaging Announcement: Smurfit Kappa Merges with WestRock

Some important news to share in the paper and packaging world. According to a statement from its website, Irish firm Smurfit Kappa is in active...

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Forestat Global, forest value chain business intelligence platform from ResourceWise logo.

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New Forestat Global Platform Provides Broadest Market View of Forestry

ORIGINAL SOURCE ResourceWise Press Release Sep 07, 2023, 11:16 AM ET Exciting news from ResourceWise, a leader in commodity price reporting,...

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Stack of old corrugated container boxes.

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Assessing Your Company's OCC Procurement: Are You Overspending?

For many North American mills, OCC is the primary driver of cash costs. In examining public investor presentations, it’s evident that management has...

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Graph indicating the pulp and paper trade export market.

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How Does the Current Export Market Impact the Pulp and Paper Industry?

Trade and exports play a fundamental and intricate role in the global supply chain. It’s one of the key drivers of economic growth, development and...

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Graph indicating lumber price trends in 2023.

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SYP Lumber Prices Fall to Lowest Level This Year

Reported SYP KD lumber prices have dropped to the lowest level so far this year. According to ResourceWise data, the price dipped just under...

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Roll of paper in a papermill.

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Keeping a Pulse on Pulp and Paper: August’s Headlines and Highlights

In collaboration with MarketIntel News, FisherSolve delivers an expansive news service dedicated to the pulp and paper industry. Subscribers are sent...

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Graph indicating the total fuel, steam, and power inputs by country.

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Is the Tissue Consumption Leader About to Enter a New Market Era?

The United States has the world’s largest economy, and the third-largest population. Tissue producers across the whole of the North American region...

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Deforestation as agricultural land buck directly up against a rainforest in Brazil.

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EUDR Deforestation Law and Forest Products: What We Know So Far

On April 19, 2023, the EU passed the EUDR (European Union Deforestation-Free Supply Chain Regulation). In short, the regulation aims to curb...

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A stack of copy and writing papers.

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Exploring the Wave of Mill Closures in India and the Status of Its Industry

India is currently one of the top 5 largest producers globally in the pulp and paper industry. With a CAGR of roughly 8% from 2018-2022, India has...

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An earthmover pushes a pile of wood chips bound for Pacific rim countries like China and Japan.

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Pacific Rim Wood Chip Market Shows Drops in Both Soft and Hardwood

Softwood chips play a major role in global wood markets, but hardwood chips far surpass softwood in terms of volume. The majority of global wood chip...

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Outside of a papermill near the water.

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Major Headlines in the Pulp and Paper Industry: 2Q2023

Proposed Amendments to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Could Have a Negative Impact on the Paper Packaging Sector. The EU has...

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