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Get links to the latest news, events, stories, and interviews from our 5P news sponsors. Our goal is to remind the decision-makers in Wisconsin of the importance of our industry both historically, and more importantly, into the future.
Read the latest 84 Stories and Links on the Internet below.
Featured Stories
- Preco Unveils Strategic Redesign of Contract Manufacturing Facility
- Green Bay Packaging acquires SMC Packaging
- Postage stamps cost increase in July 5 cents.
- Billerud has not grown since it acquired Verso in 2022 in the United States.
- Kimberly-Clark reports progress toward 2030 sustainability goals
- Paper Excellence faced loss of FCS certification over ties to Indonesian conglomerate and deforestation.
- Minnesota Governor signs packaging producer responsibility
- Wisconsin launches new $100 million dollar investment fund with biohealth focus..thank you WEDC.
- Alison Keane leaving Flexible Packaging Association
- Billerud: Kevin Kuznicki leaves Billerud.
UW Madison
- College of Engineering Sustainable Energy and celebrating 175 years of making a impact on future engineers.
- UW Madison Engineers mark 3D Printing milestone in race for space manufacturing supporting Wisconsin manufacturing jobs.
- Peace Corp names UW Madison number one volunteering university.
- Forbes names UW Madison as new IVY turning out smart driven students craved by employers.
Paper
- Is biodegradable toilet paper right for you?
- Once a growing market recycled pulp exports dry up. Exporting pulp has challenges. It is time to rebuild Wisconsin pulp manufacturing!
- Suzano invests $5 million to further develop bio based plastic alternatives with pulp.
- Billerud decides on a new direction to transform production in the US towards packaging materials with minimum investment in Escanaba.
- Total Printing paper in April up 13%.
- Specialty Paper market projected to grow.
- Virgin or Recycled Fiber?
- Case study on Procter and Gamble Sustainability Commitment
- The truth about paper and deforestation
- The pulp and paper industry contributes less than 1% of global US emissions
- AFPA details US PAPER production and capacity trends
PFAS
- PFAS: The impact of the pfas first ever Federal pfas rule limiting toxic forever chemicals in drinking water.
- Regulating forever chemicals in North Carolina.
- pfas increases the likelihood of cardiovascular disease
- Why should we care about pfas because of our health.
- forever chemicals rain down in the Great Lakes
Plastic
- Flexible Packaging Plastic market to grow at 4.75 cagr through 2027
- The Great Pacific garbage patch floating islands of thrash three times the size of France
- The Ocean floor has become a resting place for plastic.
- Plastics found inside more than 50 of plaques from clogged arteries
- Hotspot where floating plastics litter poses the greatest risk to North Atlantic marine life new study
- Advanced Recycling claims to convert dirty plastic into brand new plastic.
- The only way to limit plastic pollution is to reduce production.
- A unique moment in time scaling plastics
- Studies find breathing in microplastics poses health issues
- Plastics are everywhere-and countries are to be held accountable
Water
- Desalination system could produce freshwater cheaper than tap water
- Bay of Green Bay designated research reserve
- Clean Water Wisconsin: Protecting clean water from nitrates a threat to Wisconsin citizens
- New climate change is stretching water supply worldwide.
- Amazon rainforest faces severe drought affecting thousands
Sponsors
- Ox Industries Carthage Paper Board Mill products with a plant in Stevens Point.
- First Business Bank new equipment finance targets stable growth.
- n-tech: IT Consulting
- EDL Packaging: New Building groundbreaking in De Pere.
- Seaway Printing increases productivity in web fed and sheet fed printing.
- Sure Controls automation components.
- ark data centers Rise above the flood of data.
- Karma Group storytelling through data.
- Boldt Group names Dave Kievet President and CEO
- Colordyne Technologies sells 1600-1800 series bench top business to Afinia Label
- Miron Construction dedicated a new Marquette Michigan office
- Sure Controls celebrating 40 years with New Facility Opening.
- Travis Froze promoted to President Northeast Wisconsin Market.
