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Is more foreign boxboard finding its way into the US market?
By Dustin Jalbert, economist, paper packaging The unprecedented growth in global boxboard capacity has understandably generated some concerns about how effectively the marketplace can absorb these volumes in the near term, particularly in a weak global economic environment. China’s aggressive expansion into virgin boxboard has been well in excess of both domestic and even global demand growth for virgin boxboard over the last several years, and now market players await the impact of another salvo of capacity from Europe. The European projects alone will add roughly 1.2 million metric tons of folding boxboard capacity (FBB) capacity through 2017. We have explored these and other global trends in our recent World Boxboard Study.
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Wood you believe it? Earth has 3 trillion trees!
Three trillion. That's the staggering number of trees on Earth, according to a new tally that astounds even the scientists who compiled it.
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Agenda 2020 Paper Machine Drying Project Announced as Part of DOE/National Labs Clean Energy Initiative
The forest products industry’s Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance is working with Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories as part of a new Department of Energy (DOE) initiative through which the laboratories will develop a model of how water moves through the sheet in the press section.
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Red Rock Biofuels to provide biobased jet fuel to FedEx Express
Red Rock Biofuels LLC, a Fort Collins, Colorado-based pioneer in renewable biofuels, has announced that it will produce approximately 3 million gallons of low-carbon, renewable jet fuel per year for FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.
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Changing patterns in the global tissue market
A new Point of View by Pöyry Management Consulting, argues that the dominance of legacy brands in the tissue market is under threat from shifts in consumer purchasing behavior.
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AF&PA Honors Sustainability Winners
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) presented its 2015 Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Awards at AF&PA’s annual meeting on Friday, November 13 in San Antonio, Texas. Winners included:
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Herty Advanced Materials Center Launches Advanced Chemical Processing Unit
The Herty Advanced Materials Development Center (Herty), an applied research center of Georgia Southern University, has launched a new Advanced Chemical Processing (ACP) pilot facility which allows it to expand its research programs and client services to those companies seeking to develop and test new advanced materials required in today’s international and increasingly competitive markets.
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Seven Myths of Maintenance Management
There are many paradigms and legends surrounding maintenance management in plants. Often, the myths are known to be untrue, but people live with them because it is politically correct, or simply convenient.
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New Podcast Brings Innovation to Your Ears
In September 2020, TAPPI’s Paper360° magazine announced the debut of a new monthly podcast series titled Better Together: Conversations with Innovative Leaders. Hosted by Paper360° Editorial Director Jan Bottiglieri
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Being a Maintenance Leader
Mahatma Gandhi was once asked what he thought of Western civilization. He replied that he thought it would be a good idea. The same thought comes to mind when considering management skills in maintenance departments.