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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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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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Threads of Nanocellulose Stronger Than Spider Silk
"Who would win in a fight between Spiderman and Groot?" RISE Researcher Karl Håkansson discussing his groundbreaking work in nanocellulose fibrils. That's the opening query of a presentation by Karl Håkansson, a scientist at the Swedish research organization RISE. According to an article in the recent RISE Newsletter, Håkansson has earned RISE the European Award Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award for its pioneering research into how nanocellulose can answer this engaging question.
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Mentoring Millennials: Do You Have What it Takes?
In her 2018 Forbes article titled “The Millennial Workforce Needs Mentors, Not Managers,” Celinne Da Costa writes, “Millennials don’t want (nor will respond to) an archaic management system that dictates rules and constraints—this generation craves mentors that guide and inspire them.”
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Can Plastic Go Green?
This article originally appeared on Science|Business Publishing, a news and media organization that brings together a network of universities, companies, and research and policy organizations that creates a uniquely powerful forum for driving innovation forward. This article was written in partnership with The Estonian Research Council and the European Research Development Fund (ERDF). It is shared here with permission. https://sciencebusiness.net/news/can-plastic-go-green
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E-commerce to shape the future world for packaging
E-commerce sales are redefining the retail landscape across the world, and the role and value chain for packaging sold for online trade. This is presenting new business opportunities for packaging converters and material suppliers¬¬—especially in the corrugated sector.
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Everyone’s Talking About #ForestProductsWeek!
This week (Oct. 20 – 26, 2019) has been officially designated National Forest Products Week with a White House proclamation. It is the 59th anniversary of the first such proclamation, and recognizes the important role that forest products play in the US economy and in our national identity.
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Let’s Talk Tissue!
For those interested in tissue, TissueCon 2019 offers a great opportunity to explore the latest research and technology in the field. This special “sneak preview” of a few of the most-anticipated research-oriented sessions was first presented in the July issue of TAPPI Journal, and is shared here for Ahead of the Curve readers who may have missed it.