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The US Pulp & Paper Industry at a Crossroads: Can it Lead the Bioeconomy?
This article is excerpted from the October 2025 issue of TAPPI Journal, TAPPI's flagship research publication. It is being shared here with AOTC readers with an interest in the future of a sustainable pulp and paper industry.
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Notes from Rio
By Marcello Collares, Fisher International I have been watching the Olympics along with everyone else in Brazil and around the world. As announcers tally the successes of each nation’s athletes, I hear the same country names that we regularly associate with success in the paper industry. Recently I found myself running to my FisherSolveTM database to answer questions that popped into my head about pulp and paper production in various regions of the world. In the spirit of the Olympics (and because I suspect I’m not the only one in the industry with an inquiring impulse about paper), here are some data and statistics about the nexus of international accomplishments in Olympic medals and the paper industry.
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Scientific Work Shows How Corrugated Stops Bacteria
New scientific work explains why corrugated packaging outperforms returnable plastic containers (RPCs) when it comes to micro-biological contamination. As reported by the Corrugated Packaging Alliance, the work was conducted by Professor Rosalba Lanciotti and her research team at the University of Bologna’s Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences and published in Frontiers in Microbiology. It follows a research study published in late June that showed corrugated containers keep fruit and vegetables fresh up to three days longer than RPCs.
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Recovered paper markets for the rest of the year: What to expect
By Hannah Zhao, RISI After falling for about half a year, the national average price of OCC in the US market finally bottomed out in April and has continued to climb since, reaching US$106/tonne (metric ton) in July, the highest level since June 2014. The price run for mixed paper and old newspaper (ONP) during this period was even faster. The recent price jump reflected the rebound in export demand and the limited supply for these grades, especially for ONP and mixed paper.
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Sugar beet pulp promises functional improvements in paper products
This article was first published on the website of Food Navigator Europe and was provided by Südzucker. It is excerpted here for AOTC readers interested in innovative fibers for paper and packaging. The demand for environmentally friendly packaging solutions is increasing, and both paper manufacturers and brand owners of consumer packed goods are looking for new, innovative raw materials to develop future-oriented packaging solutions.
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Amazon to deploy automated packaging machines across Europe, reducing waste for millions of customer orders
Amazon has announced that will deploy advanced automated packing technology across its European network to improve packaging for its customers and reduce waste. Through its largest European investment in sustainable packaging, Amazon will bring custom-box making technology to Europe for the first time, so that more customers receive items in made-to-fit packaging.
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Which Manufacturers Made Our Industry’s Top 20 List?
Note: The complete “Paper360° Top 75 Manufacturers” list, with expanded statistical data, will be published in the Sep/Oct 2021 issue of Paper360° magazine, available in print and online. This excerpt is shared here as an exclusive ‘sneak peek’ for Ahead of the Curve readers.
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Leadership Lessons from a Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot
At TAPPICon 2021, attendees will hear a live keynote from Elizabeth McCormick, former US Black Hawk helicopter pilot and author.
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Digitalization: The Key to Resource-Efficiency
The full-length version of this article originally ran in the July-August issue of Paper360°, and is excerpted here for AOTC readers who may have missed it.