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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.
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Creating a National Bipartisan Forest Products Workforce Council
This article will appear in the forthcoming September/October 2025 issue of Paper360°, which contains exclusive content addressing our industry's workforce issues. It is being shared here as a special "sneak preview" for AOTC readers. Bookmark Paper360.TAPPI.org to access the issue as soon as it is released.
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2025 Trend Tracker Reveals Consumer Preferences for Packaging
This article was originally published on the blog page of Two Sides NA, part of the non-profit Two Sides global network. More than 600 Two Sides member companies across five continents span the Graphic Communications and Paper-based Packaging value chain.
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Don't Replace the Worker, Reimagine the Work
This article was first published on the "Articles and News" page at Supply and Demand Chain Executive, and is being shared here with Ahead of the Curve readers with an interest in the use of automation in manufacturing industries.