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American Process Inc. announces partnership to develop ultra-strong, lightweight automotive components using nanocellulose
American Process Inc. (Atlanta, GA) and Futuris Automotive (Melbourne, Australia) recently formed a partnership with researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, Clark Atlanta University, Swinburne University of Technology, and the USDA’s Forest Products Laboratory, to develop ultra-strong, lightweight automotive structural components reinforced with nanocellulose.
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Report says print buyers want more attention from the paper industry
Today’s corporate and agency print buyers are also specifiers of paper for their commercial print jobs.
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Millicent mill sets best practice for global company
“It is tough being a manufacturer in Australia at the moment," according to Scott Whicker, Mill Manager of the Kimberly-Clark Millicent Mill located in Mount Gambier in [Australia's] southeast.
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Engineered Softwood Could Transform Pulp, Paper, Biofuel Industries
April 20, 2015. Scientists today demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods.
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Mohawk CEO Presents Story of Ingenuity and Growth at Paper Cluster Meeting
The New England Paper Cluster’s Growth Strategies Reception and Dinner on June 22, 2015, in Springfield, MA, brought together 70 paper industry executives from New England to learn best practices and discuss strategies for growing the industry.
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New report looks at Second-Generation Biofuels
What challenges will the future bring for producers of second-generation biofuels? Could Brexit effect biofuel production in the UK or elsewhere in the EU? Which statutes currently regulate biofuel production in the US, and what are the EPA target goals?
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Knowledge and involvement: One young professional’s story
Working as a corrugated professional was not top-of-mind for Josh Reich when he first attended Ohio University as a candidate for a B.B.A. in Marketing and Sales. But it definitely was by the time he completed his M.B.A. in 2015. That’s because between his sophomore and junior years he took a summer job at Greif in Massillon, OH. He’s never looked back.
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Sustainable fuel takes flight
Alaska Airlines recently became the first to fly jets fueld by alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) made from sustainable US corn. The two flights departed from Seattle’s Sea-Tac Airport and flew to San Francisco International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington (DC) National Airport using ATJ fuel produced by Gevo, Inc. Alcohol-to-jet biofuel was approved for use by ASTM International in March 2016, and is the first aviation biofuel to be certified and approved since 2011.
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Celebrating National Forest Products Week
“Whereas the bounty of our forest and timber lands provides our people with a source of strength and pride; and Whereas as a major renewable resource, supported by the science of modern forestry, wood offers the availability and abundance to satisfy the Nation’s ever growing needs for many products—lumber, paper, building materials, chemicals, furniture, and cloth—all dedicated to improving the lives of our people…”
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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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