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Outlook 2019: The Trade War Threat Looms
Editor's note: This article is an excerpt of a feature in the upcoming issue of Paper360°, which will be available later this month. It is offered here as a special "sneak peek" for Ahead of the Curve readers. For the complete article and more, visit paper360.tappi.org.
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Europe Aims for 74 Percent Paper Recycling
According to a press release from The European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC), Europe's paper industry is targeting an ambitious new goal: 74 percent paper recycling in the EU by 2020.
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OSHA, EPA, USDA: How Are They Affected By The Government Shutdown?
At midnight (EST) on Saturday, December 22, the United States began what has become the longest government shutdown in US history. Until the shutdown ends, the pause in funding will affect about a quarter of government activities, with about 800,00 employees on furlough or working without pay. These include Federal corrections officers, FDA food inspectors, NASA employees, TSA staff, Border Patrol staff, census staff, National Park Service staff, members of the Coast Guard, and Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers. How will this affect some of the agencies most familiar to those in the forest products industries?
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Domtar's Safety Journey
Editor's note: This article is an excerpt from a feature in the just-released Jan/Feb 2019 issue of Paper360°. It is offered here for Ahead of the Curve readers who may have missed it. For the full article, and to access the entire Jan/Feb issue plus additional online content, visit www.paper360.tappi.org.
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Can gribble nibble waste into biofuel?
According to the University of York, researchers and scientists—led by University of York professors Professor Simon McQueen-Mason and Professor Neil Bruce—have discovered a new enzyme that could prove an important step in the quest to turn waste, such as paper, scrap wood and straw, into liquid fuel. As reported on the university's website, the research centers around the destructive power of the tiny, wood-boring marine isopods called "gribble," which historically attacked the timber hulls of seafarers' ships and continue to wreak damage on wooden piers and docks in coastal communities around the world.
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5 Steps: A Clear Path Toward Reliability Improvement
Previously, I have argued that maintenance should be responsible primarily for “equipment reliability” and work in close partnership with operations; that the primary responsibility of operations is “process reliability”; and that engineering would control life cycle cost (LCC). Today, I will suggest how plant management can plan a clear path toward reliability improvements.
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The Future of Sustainability at Pulp and Paper Mills
Metsä Fibre’s Kemi bioproducts mill, set for startup in late 2023. No fossil fuels will be needed in production, and renewable energy will be sold from the mill to external customers. (Photo: Metsä Fibre)
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Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Spur Innovation for Georgia’s Forestry Industry
This article was prepared from information released on the news page of warnock.senate.gov, as well as the text of the Act itself, and is being shared here for AOTC readers with an interest in legislation affecting the forest products industry.
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Paper’s next chapter: innovation, sustainability, and growth
This article was originally shared on the "Newsroom" page at Duomedia, an international Business-to-Business (B2B) communications agency based in Brussels, and is being shared here with AOTC readers interested in learning more about innovations in paper.
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Digital twins make future forests accessible to everyone
This article was originally shared on the news page of VTT, a leading Finnish research institution. It is being excerpted here for AOTC readers interested in innovation supporting forest health and the sustainability of the global forest products industry.