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US Manufacturing Sees Growth in Production
The ongoing effects of recent US economic recessions are still being felt in many sectors including (and perhaps particularly) the forest products industries. While every industry faces its own challenges, what is the current state of overall manufacturing and logistics in the US? The answer may surprise you.
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Mountains of waste could lead to new U.S. manufacturing, jobs
By Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M University Researchers at Texas A&M University are exploring ways that lignin waste from pulp and paper operations can be transformed into carbon fibers used in a range of products from tennis rackets to automobiles.
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The Knowledge Trail
MURRAY ELLIS One of the most rewarding and enjoyable parts of my career in the pulp and paper industry has been the opportunity to investigate and solve problems. The problem-solving process means that you are discovering, adapting and generating new information to address the problem at hand. In simple terms, you are acquiring knowledge in the pursuit of a solution. However, sometimes this problem-solving process does not find a solution easily.
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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.
