By giving economic value to forests, we can enhance our sustainability efforts as well as our business. That was Domtar CEO John D. Williams’ message at a New York University Stern School of Business event in March.

Giulia Fabbri, China Sales and Marketing Manager with Toscotec, recently spoke with Garth Towell, Chief Executive Officer of the Twinsaver Group, Anna Marie Viljoen, Product Supply Director and Tony Hulme, General Manager for Operations, about South Africa’s leading tissue producer, the Twinsaver Group, and the key to its success.

President and CEO of CelluForce Inc. Sebastien Corbeil met with Paper Advance during PaperWeek 2016 to discuss his company's growing pains and return from what he refers to as the "valley of death."

While adaptability was integral to the company's return to success, after a disappointing start for its newly constructed plant, the company ran out of money in 2013 and was forced to seek and secure a partner. In conjunction with NCC, who became a shareholder in the company, CelluForce applied to STDC for funding and revamped its strategy to focus on six major applications (oil and gas, pulp and paper, adhesives, cement, paints and coatings and resins). Within approximately three years, the company hopes to be self-funding, and expects to commercialize several new applications this year.

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For Rod Albers, Manager of Bioproduct Development for West Fraser, the secular decline in printing and writing grades has pushed his company to take a strong look at what opportunities exist for its feedstock.

Domtar's Director of Research and Development Bruno Marcoccia discussed his company's new portfolio approach to product development during PaperWeek 2016, explaining that diversifying its product base allows for a certain degree of risk mitigation.

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