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Coffee, tea, or… innovation
A paper leaf that dissolves into a cup of tea—a soothing skin treatment in a disposable mask—a confection tucked into a cocoa wrapper. These imaginative products aren’t from a fantasy novel; they were born in a new type of fiber-focused laboratory. These creations represent the innovative spirit that LeafLAB, a design company operating within Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM), is hoping to capture in its alternative-fiber products. The mission of the LeafLAB team is to use revolutionary fiber-recycling technologies to bring new botanical product concepts to life.
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ORNL uses lignin to improve thermoplastic
Your car's bumper is probably made of a moldable thermoplastic polymer called ABS, shorthand for its acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene components. Light, strong and tough, it is also the stuff of ventilation pipes, protective headgear, kitchen appliances, Lego bricks and many other consumer products. Useful as it is, one of its drawbacks is that it is made using chemicals derived from petroleum.
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Which Companies Made Our Industry’s Top 20 List?
(Note: The complete “Paper360° Top 75 Manufacturers” list, with expanded statistical data, is published in the Sep/Oct issue of Paper360° magazine. This excerpt is shared here for Ahead of the Curve readers who may have missed the exclusive report.)
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We need a common language to describe lignin
By Anna Jacobs and Fredrik Aldaeus What do we mean when we say “lignin”? The answer depends on who you ask. A wood chemist probably regards lignin as a macromolecule with a certain chemical structure.
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Nanocellulose moves from lab to market
The main message from the 2014 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials, held in Vancouver June 23-26, was that after years of development, nanocellulose is now making the leap from the lab to the market but will take time and require more investment in chemistry, physics, and engineering.
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National Geographic adds recycled fiber to magazines
In a major step forward for the use of recycled paper in the magazine industry, the National Geographic Society (NGS) has begun incorporating recycled fiber in all the pages of National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Kids, and National Geographic Little Kids.
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China’s Rush to Flush: The Rise of Toilet Paper
According to an article in Forbes Asia magazine, Chinese consumers are well known for their interest in luxury goods, but enterprising manufacturers are now rushing to take advantage of their more private interest in other comforts of modern life.
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Province offers pulp mills $100 million for energy conservation
B.C.’s Energy Minister is throwing a lifeline to the province’s pulp mills, with up to $100 million for energy conservation projects to help offset rising industrial electricity rates.
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Bio-products are hatching, (although tentatively)
New pulp and paper industry bio-products have been until now, a typical chicken and egg conundrum.
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Digital or Paper? Campaign Fights for Right to Choose
Do you prefer to receive important documents digitally or on paper? It may be a strange question to ask in an electronic newsletter like Ahead of the Curve! Yet—as reported recently in TAPPI's Over the Wire (which is also an e-newsletter)—the right for consumers to choose a preference is important for our industry.
