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Read the latest 94 Stories and Links on the Internet below.
Featured Stories
- Creative Designer Katie Stern living in Wisconsin’s Northwoods: Those tissue boxes and focuses on the environment.
- Sustainability in focus innovation by pulp and paper industry leaders
- Nano and microplastics from contact containers unveiling the unknown webinar in food packaging.
- Packaging: The shift to paper from.plastic.
- Indonesia Powerhouse export in tissue production led by Asian Pulp and Paper in China with illegal logging across Asia.
- Titletown Tech extends expertise in technology and venture capital to Microsoft ai innovation lab?
- Joe Biden announces $3.3 billion dollar Microsoft invest in Wisconsin
- China is trying to boost its economy and preparing for war? Wisconsin a leader in Manufacturing needs to invest in our businesses especially Paper and Pulp Manufacturing!
- US set to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports on electric cars. The USA government needs to protect the Paper, Pulp and Forestry Industries too!
- Great Northern Corporation collaboration experience with UW Stout is underway.
- Massive deforestation in Borneo destroying forests and Orangutan habitat linked to pulp and paper company Royal Eagle in Asia.
- Biden sharply hikes US Tariffs on chips, cars, etc. What about the Paper, Pulp and Forestry Industries ?
- Suzano makes $15 billion offer to buy USA International Paper another setback for the Paper and Pulp USA industry.
- Georgia-Pacific to close Milan Michigan plant
- Billerud decides on a new direction to transform production in US not to convert its Escanaba Mill moderate investment plans.
- Billerud cancels plans for Escanaba Mill. In addition, Billerud sold off Wisconsin Rapids mill to be liquidated. Let’s rebuild the Wisconsin Paper Industry.
- Billerud: Devastating news in UP paper mill will not get $1 billion announced upgrade after an approved $200 million state program.
Packaging
- Current trends for Packaging in Europe.
- 10 Top Packaging Trends in 2024
- General Mills to focus on recyclability
- Cork-Based Insulated Packaging Eco-Friendly
- Study finds byproducts in recycled food packaging Warrant review
- Study probes byproduct chemicals in packaging
- Study: EPR Programs do strengthen recycling
- Plastics recycled polypropylene stands up to testing for packaging use.
- American Packaging adds Wisconsin digital printing capabilities.
Corrugated
- HP PageWide T1190 Press for Corrugated Printing
- The Sustainability benefits of digital printing on corrugated
- American folding carton market predicted growth through 2027
- Corrugated & Cardboard producers report surge in demand as online shopping peaks.
- Key trends changing the corrugated packaging market.
- North America corrugated packaging market.
- Fiber price increase controversy linerboard led by International Paper.
- 2024 forecasts growth in corrugated packaging market.
- Upcoming rounds of price increases for linerboard in June.
- Paperboard on a decline
Education
- UW Madison: Imagine the Future at the Second Annual Sustainability Symposium
- New Federal spending bills boost UW Madison research initiatives.
- UW Madison launches sustainability research hub
- Unveiling research for sale to Chinese investments in American Universities explored.
- UW Wisconsin rural partnership funding launches new projects to support rural and tribal communities
Forests
- Scientists warn against treating forests on carbon commodities.
- What Forest Carbon Pool Types Stored the Most Carbon in US?
- Forestry efforts in Peru are failing across the board
- Forest Management Company tracks tree health management
- UW Biochemist wins prestigious prize for discoveries that support sustainable energy and product innovation.
- Forests: Tree by tree capital managers weigh in credits vs mass timber.
- Ranked countries by total forest loss since 2001 with Brazil leading the way.
- Deforestation in Indonesia continues with Paper and Minerals leading the way.
Non-wovens
- Nonwovens Smithers industrial Nonwovens report
- Global nonwovens facing overcapacity to experience a 3.1% CAGR
- Implications in nonwovens industry
- Nonwovens remain resilient with growth at 8% over the next few years.
- Berry Global and Glatfelter announce merger focusing on nonwovens
- INDA: Wisconsin based Rockline finalist for the 2024 world of wipes Innovation award
Corrugated Companies in Wisconsin
- Graphic Packaging
- Great Northern Corporation
- International Paper Corrugated
- Menasha Corporation
- L & M Corrugated Container
- Nelson Container
- Packaging Corporation of America with plants in Wisconsin
- Pratt Industries
- Sheboygan Box Company
- Personalized Packaging Systems
- Transcontinental Packaging
- US Corrugated
- Wausau Container
- West Rock Container
Sponsors
- Erhardt-Lermer corrugated board industry
- The Scan Group is honored as supplier of the month by Orbis.
- CMD Corporation: Trends impacting the draw tape bag market
- Appvion innovating today, tomorrow! EarthChem
- Eco3 Color House Graphics Apogee prepress workflow.
- Karma Group: Unveiling the top 5 metrics behind ppc success
- Box Latch Products debuts moving made ez kit at azsa conference.
- Amherst Label, an Invor company adds third Domino Press.
- Involta changes name to Ark. Rise above the flood of data.
