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Has monetary policy reached its limit?
By David Katsnelson, Director, Macroeconomics, RISI Since the global financial crisis in 2007, central banks around the world have taken some extraordinary measures to first rescue banking systems and economies from collapse, and later to support growth. Over that time period, global central banks have cut policy rates 667 times and instituted many unconventional policies, including quantitative easing (QE) and negative interest rates.
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Celebrating National Forest Products Week
“Whereas the bounty of our forest and timber lands provides our people with a source of strength and pride; and Whereas as a major renewable resource, supported by the science of modern forestry, wood offers the availability and abundance to satisfy the Nation’s ever growing needs for many products—lumber, paper, building materials, chemicals, furniture, and cloth—all dedicated to improving the lives of our people…”
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Classroom Paper Use Increasing, Survey Shows
Though the “digital classroom” may be in the news, a recent report confirms that kids, teachers and parents still love paper. Paper and Productive Learning: The Second Annual Back-to-School Report, commissioned by the Paper and Packaging Board, surveyed 4,300 students, parents and teachers in the United States and shows that not only does paper still have a role in the classroom, but its use and importance is growing.
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Event Report: Specialty Papers US
Professionals from large and small specialty papers manufacturing companies, along with industry suppliers and end users, converged in Chicago, IL, September 21-23 for Specialty Papers US 2016. The event was sponsored jointly by Smithers Pira and TAPPI.
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Engage, Educate, and Empower During June Safety Month
The National Safety Council's National Safety Month in June serves as an annual reminder that safety is not a task to complete, but a culture to cultivate. With OSHA reporting 391 manufacturing fatalities in 2023—in sectors that include pulp and paper—June Safety Month invites sites and contractors to reassess their processes, elevate training, and leverage tools that enhance year-round performance. It is also a time to evaluate gaps, reinforce best practices, and re-commit to the shared responsibility of ensuring every worker goes home safely.
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Innovation: The Long View
The following is an excerpt from a series of articles in the September/October issue of Paper360° focusing on Research and Development in the pulp and paper industry.
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SCA will Split into Two Listed Companies in 2017
The new hygiene company will receive a new name and be registered in Stockholm, and the forest products company will keep the name SCA.
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‘We believe in potential and performance’
An interview with Suzano’s Walter Schalka, RISI’s 2016 Latin America CEO of the Year
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Bioenergy Technologies Office Allocates US$1 Million for Round 2 of the DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Vouchers (SBV) Pilot, which is part of DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) National Laboratory Impact Initiative, in collaboration with national laboratories, supports small businesses to advance energy technology and help transform our biomass resources into commercially successful, high-performance biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower.
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Creating 3D-printed prostheses from forest raw materials
How can an artificial limb be made a little less… artificial? When it is produced using renewable forest materials to create a highly-customizable, more environmentally-friendly prosthetic at a more reasonable cost for patients and providers.