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Manufacturing Day Can Help Tell Our Industry Story
The forest products industry doesn't just play a role in American manufacturing—it gives a lead performance. According to the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), the forest products industry manufactures more than US$200 billion in products every year, and employs about 950,000 men and women, and forest products holds a spot among the "Top 10" manufacturing sector employers in 45 out of 50 states. In fact, the forest products industry accounts for approximately four percent of the total US manufacturing GDP. It also relies on a vital array of related manufacturers—of machinery, equipment, component parts, transport, and many other products—to keep its thousands of manufacturing sites humming.
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Check Out 2021’s Top 5 Episodes of ‘Better Together’
Welcome to 2022—a year that is already promising challenges and change for the pulp, paper, and packaging industries. While we’re still basking in that New Year glow and writing “2021” on all our checks, let’s take a look back at some of the biggest hits of the past year. No, these are not Billboard chart-toppers or Broadway spectaculars; instead, we have rounded up the five most downloaded episodes of our industry podcast, “Better Together: Conversations with Innovative Leaders.” To make sure you’re leaving 2021 on a high note, check out these episodes you may have missed—and subscribe to the podcast for fresh new monthly content in 2022.
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Paper Cups: A Responsible Consumer Choice
Enjoying a cup of coffee or tea on the go can help make our busy lifestyles a little more tolerable. It affords busy parents a moment of nirvana as they rush to deliver kids to school and get to work on time, and provides everyone the option to enjoy their beverage of choice even if they don't have time to finish it in store. The facts support a compelling case that the makers of paper cups—the paper and wood products industry—have a long commitment to sustainable business practices that protect the environment, spur innovation and advance recycling.
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Paper shortage hits American retailers when they need it most
[This article was originally published September 24, 2021, in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette. It is publicly available at the Post-Gazette website, and is offered here for Ahead of the Curve readers who may have missed it.]
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Digital or Paper? Campaign Fights for Right to Choose
Do you prefer to receive important documents digitally or on paper? It may be a strange question to ask in an electronic newsletter like Ahead of the Curve! Yet—as reported recently in TAPPI's Over the Wire (which is also an e-newsletter)—the right for consumers to choose a preference is important for our industry.
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World Bioeconomy Forum Declaration 2021
This Declaration was originally published by The World Bioeconomy Forum, a global platform for circular bioeconomy stakeholders to share ideas and promote bio-based solutions, at https://wcbef.com. The following is Part 2 of a two-part series offered to share this important work with Ahead of the Curve readers.
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A Papermakers’ Last-Minute Gift Guide
Each year through the month of December, we are inundated with articles touting “the perfect gift for…” every type of person on your shopping list. This year, why not give them the perfect gift FROM… a papermaker!
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What Does China’s Capacity Surge Mean for Global Competitiveness?
"China’s build-out is reshaping competitive dynamics across nearly every major pulp and paper grade. As Chinese output grows... exporters in North America and Europe are increasingly challenged in markets they once dominated." —RESOURCEWISE
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From beaker to reel: How papercraft presses meaning into every sheet
Genevieve Dowson, senior technical specialist at James Cropper Paper, received a Highly Commended certificate in the Operational Excellence category in the 2026 Future Trailblazer Awards. The award was announced at Packaging Innovations & Empack this past February in Birmingham, UK. To celebrate her award, Dowson penned the following, which James Cropper shared as press information. It is re-shared her for Ahead of the Curve readers interested in the perspectives of a rising young leader.
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'We Came Back with Action Items': The TAPPICon Experience for Liberty Paper
Liberty Paper's facility in Becker, MN, sent 24 mill folks to TAPPICon 2025. One year later, we catch up to ask: was it worth it? This article is an excerpt from an interviewing appearing in the upcoming March/April issue of Paper360°, and is being shared here as a special "sneak peek" for Ahead of the Curve readers.