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Your weekly installment of new knowledge, sponsored by Valmet. Each week’s e-newsletter brings you one featured article, selected by TAPPI’s editors, on new research, business/technology trends, industry markets, or upcoming events – a range of topics geared toward industry professionals. You’ll also get a pulp and paper industry-specific article from the tech experts at Valmet. With more than 27,000 subscribers, Ahead of the Curve delivers engaging info that readers can use today to prepare for tomorrow.

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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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Beetle Plague Pushes Canadians to Stock-up on U.S. Lumber Mills
According to a report by Bloomberg News, in the 60 years since Bob Jordan III joined his family's North Carolina sawmill business, he hasn't seen anything quite like the Canadian invasion of the U.S. South's lumber industry.
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Biodegradable computer chips made from wood
Portable electronics ―typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable and potentially toxic materials―are discarded at an alarming rate in consumers' pursuit of the next best electronic gadget.
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A Highly Promising Franco-Canadian, Innovation Partnership
FPInnovations and the Centre Technique du Papier (CTP), have signed a partnership agreement.
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APRIL pledges zero deforestation, transforms sector
Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL), one of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper, has announced an end to deforestation as part of a new “Sustainable Forest Management Plan (SFMP 2.0).”
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Interview with Theodora Retsina, CEO of American Process Inc.
Q: What is the topic of your keynote speech at the upcoming TAPPI conference?
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Rainforest Alliance announces new sustainable forestry project in SE U.S.
The Rainforest Alliance has announced a new grant that will strengthen sustainable forest management with small landowners in the Southeast region of the United States.
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Stora Enso and Kemira initiate construction phase of water management pilot projects in Guangxi, China
Stora Enso and Kemira have started construction work for pilot projects addressing water-related issues in three villages in Guangxi Province in Southern China.
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Global forest and paper industry makes progress on sustainability commitments
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) has released its 2015 Sustainability Progress Report which shows improvements on a range of sustainability indicators and focuses on the industry’s contributions toward a green economy.
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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.