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Latin America has established itself as a prominent force in the global pulp market, with multiple countries in the region playing a pivotal role.

The pulp and paper industry is a dynamic and ever-evolving sector. Staying informed about price trends, demand patterns, and strategic moves others are making is essential for making informed business decisions.

The decrease in pulp prices we’ve recently seen may not be a temporary occurrence. We anticipate an excess of market pulp capacity in the near future.

Some important news to share in the paper and packaging world.

The United States has the world’s largest economy, and the third-largest population. Tissue producers across the whole of the North American region operate in a unique market.

Major companies like Amazon, Chick-fil-A, and JDE Peet's are making significant moves towards sustainability by reducing plastic usage and switching to paper packaging.

Proposed Amendments to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Could Have a Negative Impact on the Paper Packaging Sector.

As the pulp and paper sector market continues to grow each year, so does the consumption of caustic soda in the industry.

Within the pulp and paper industry, there are either mills that grow their own forests to produce pulp or mills that buy the wood from the market. In FisherSolve, users can evaluate both scenarios.

TAPPICon 2023 was held earlier this year in Atlanta, Georgia from April 22-26.

Crude tall oil (CTO) is a by-product derived from the pulp and paper industry’s black liquor/tall oil soap during kraft pulp production, composed of fatty acids, rosins, and other neutral materials. 

Toward the end of the first quarter, Pactiv Evergreen announced that its Canton paper mill is slated to close by June 2023.

The Pulp and Paper industry continues to gain recognition for its sustainability-related advancements and achievements through new innovations and related initiatives.

European and North American pulp prices decline – During the first quarter of 2023, one important market trend we witnessed was the continued decline of North American and European pulp prices.

As consumer preference for renewable and sustainable materials grows, many companies are evaluating their footprint and making corporate-level changes that are in line with a greener transition.

While the first quarter of 2023 may be coming to an end, the impressive sustainability initiatives and achievements accomplished by the Pulp and Paper industry certainly is not.

The containerboard industry is currently the largest segment of the pulp and paper industry. Demand in this sector took the industry by storm in 2020 and 2021.

We’ve heard it time and time again: Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) initiatives are poised to reshape the global economy from top to bottom within the new few decades.

After numerous interviews with buyers, sellers and traders of recycled fiber in North America, we’ve heard the same recurring complaint – there is a lack of actionable information on the US market.

Together with Fisher International, I-Plan, and Valmet Automation, Tietoevry conducted a global market study among the tissue industry in June–October 2022.

Containerboard demand took the Pulp and Paper industry by storm in 2020 and 2021. Various factors from increased sustainability initiatives to a booming e-commerce sector thanks to pandemic lockdowns fueled the need for mills to continuously up its containerboard capacity.