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Denmark Announces Advisory Ban on PFCs in Paper Food Packaging
The Danish government recently announced an advisory limit on the use of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in paper and cardboard food packaging, leading to a discussion this week about how the EU as a whole should confront this potential health issue.
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Growing Markets
According to a number of recent reports, some paper and board markets are slated to grow in coming years.
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Tranlin breaks ground on $2 billion project in Virginia
Tranlin Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of China-based Shandong Tranlin Paper Co., has officially broken ground on its first U.S. operation, a $2 billion advanced manufacturing facility to produce natural color, straw fiber tissue products made from agricultural field waste such as wheat straw and corn stalks.
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Top 50 Power List Sneak Peek: The Top 10 Countdown
In 2021 the pulp and paper industry has shined, above all proving that the products our mills make are essential ingredients for everyday life, particularly when it comes to packaging and tissue. So who—and what—will grace the 2021 Paper360° Top 50 Power List? We’ve excerpted a “sneak peek” countdown for Ahead of the Curve readers. Find the entire Top 50 Power List, and much more, when the July/August 2021 issue of Paper360° posts at paper360.tappi.org.
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Graphene Oxide Membranes Could Reduce Paper Industry Energy Costs
The Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute reports that a new engineered membrane may be able to help improve filtering efficiency for pulping wastewater. Can that help mills save money on energy, too?
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The Secret to M&R All Great Organizations Know
In all of my experience, I’ve noticed that the best performing organizations do one thing in common. It’s the secret to maintenance and reliability all great organizations know, and today I’d like to share it with you. It can be said in one word…
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Single-use plastic post-COVID, and the impact on paper formats
Despite a year of unprecedented disruption, consumer pressure to substitute away from single-use plastic packaging and food-service continues. This shows that sustainability will remain a priority and can generate new opportunities for innovative fiber-based alternatives over the next five years. Indeed, disruption in other pulp markets—especially the severe drop in use of graphic and publication papers in 2020—will make this an even more important growth priority for diversification.
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COVID Didn’t Slow P+PB’s Paper Checkoff Campaign
In a year like no other, consumers experienced a transition to online shopping, learning, and working, but those aware of the Paper & Packaging – How Life Unfolds® campaign reported double-digit boosts in positive attitudes and perceptions of essential, sustainable paper and packaging products.
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Why are Standards Important?
For many, the word “standard” means average—something expected or assumed. Yet in manufacturing, industry-wide standards are the guidelines that make it possible to do business at all.
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U.S. Senate Recognizes Biomass Energy Carbon Benefits
In late February Bob Cleaves, president of the Biomass Power Association, wrote the following commentary on the current level of U.S. government support of biomass for energy.
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What is the future of BHK production in China?
By Kurt Schaefer, VP Fiber, RISI There have been so many changes to the economic and industry outlook for China since 2012, when RISI published the first edition of its in-depth outlook for China,
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The Chinese ban on recovered paper imports: An international disruption
Mountains of paper grow on the docks of Hong Kong, waiting to enter China. Elderly paper collectors in Hong Kong lose income because they cannot find buyers for their baskets full of used boxes. A German shipper no longer accepts paper shipments bound for China. Old corrugated cardboard (OCC) prices in Arkansas drop by US$50/ton. From New Zealand to Great Britain, and everywhere in between, the disruption of fiber flow into China continues to shake the world of recovered paper.
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50 Forest Innovations to Accelerate the “Green Recovery”
50 Forest Innovations to Accelerate the “Green Recovery”
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Bio-economy research includes manure and more
Bio-economy research includes manure and more
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Emerging Asia-Pacific Region Drives Cartonboard Growth
Emerging Asia-Pacific Region Drives Cartonboard Growth
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Canadian Newsprint Tariffs Taking a Toll
This article also appeared in TAPPI's Over the Wire newsletter on May 14, 2018, and is offered here for Ahead of the Curve readers who may have missed it.
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Meet the Program Leaders: Todd Varner on Staying Competitive
The success of TAPPI's annual PaperCon event is largely due to the working professionals who plan the technical program. These volunteer leaders rely on their industry experience to create a program that actively addresses the critical issues attendees face on their jobs every day. We're pleased to offer a series of interviews with these leaders, to bring their expertise to a wider audience through Ahead of the Curve.
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North America's First Tree-Free Pulp Mill
(Editor's note: This is an excerpt from a feature in the forthcoming March/April 2019 issue of Paper360° magazine, the official magazine for TAPPI Members, and is offered as a special "sneak peek" for AOTC readers. See links below.)
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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 1 of a two-part series offered to share this important work with Ahead of the Curve readers.
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Manufacturing 4.0: Is US Industry Lagging Behind?
At the 2019 Manufacturing Leadership Summit in June, John Fleming, chairman of the Manufacturing Leadership Council's Board of Governors and former executive vice president of global manufacturing and labor affairs for Ford Motor Co., answered a critical question for manufacturing executives: Is US industry lagging behind in its adoption of Manufacturing 4.0?

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