According to the Global Carbon Budget project, there were 40 billion tonnes of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions worldwide in 2023.

In a blog article last year, I wrote about the potential of high-temperature heat pumps (HT-HPs) to save energy in papermaking.

In mid-January, VTT, the research institution based in Helsinki, announced an “Emission-Free Pulping” research program, a five-year €15 million research project to “significantly reduce biomass burning and increase the product yield of wood material used for pulping from approximately 50% to around 70%.”

With the common goal of developing an emission-free pulping process on an industrial scale, Swedish RISE and Finnish VTT have started a joint research program, "Emission Free Pulping", which will initially last for five years.

Three years ago, an overview of the French paper and pulp industry was carried out. Since then, the world has endured a pandemic and an economic downturn.

Fibre moulding is an area that is developing rapidly, not least because new technologies enable the manufacture of products with properties that can compete with plastic applications.

Port Hawkesbury Paper implemented a comprehensive energy savings initiative when Stern Partners took ownership of the mill in 2012.

FPInnovations, a national leader in operational research on forest fires, announces its renewed commitment to the safety of communities and the preservation of Canada’s forest ecosystems.

FPInnovations’ Pulp, Paper, and Bioproducts Course is back by popular demand!

Europe’s sawlog market has been turbulent over the past three years, with wood demand falling, log flows shifting, and sawlog prices going through unprecedented swings.

The global wood fiber market has changed substantially over the past three years.

The Global Sawlog Prices Index (GSPI) fell 1.6% in the 2Q/23 quarter-over-quarter (QoQ).

Summer 2024 will be one to remember for five students selected as winners of Forest Products Association of Canada’s (FPAC) Green Dream Internship Program.

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes the release of the Canada Green Buildings Strategy (CGBS), recognizing it as a positive step towards a sustainable future for Canada’s built environment.

Adequate Investment and Policy Support Needed to Ensure Success: Nighbor

Montréal, Canada, June 20, 2024 - Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Canada acknowledges the recent announcement by the Government of Canada regarding the emergency decree aimed at protecting boreal caribou populations in Val-d'Or, Charlevoix, and Pipmuacan.

A look into the state of forests and the transformative potential of forest stewardship

FSC Canada is pleased to announce the approval of updated eligibility criteria for its Group Chain of Custody (CoC) certification.

Cellulose packaging is booming. In recent years, we've seen the arrival - on the Quebec market - of cellulose packaging from other regions of the world.

The textile industry generates large amounts of wastes, especially in the steps involved in the clothing manufacturing process, which leads to large quantities of unwanted textile remnants (scraps and offcut).

Packages made of corrugated cardboard occupy a very large part of our everyday lives, accounting for almost 40% of the industry’s cellulosic fibre packaging. Although this type of packaging is mainly used for moving or transporting heavy items, it’s now possible to create light and highly functional packaging structures that allow to greatly increase its scope of applications.

Last year the Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) asked if we were putting the cart before the horse when it came to considering a regulated Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approach for recycling packaging in the non-residential sector, commonly known as the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional or IC&I sector.

Statistics Canada released the results of its biennial Waste Management Survey¹, containing waste diversion data for 2022.

Sustainable forest management is essential to the Canadian paper packaging industry and its circular economy.

Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, regularly tracks all critical trends in global wood markets. Current reports out of the Baltic Sea region mark a further dip in softwood imports.

What do recent pulp and paper investments in the PNW tell us about the region’s future?

Asia has increased its share of global wood pellet imports to a record 32%. Worldwide trade of wood pellets was practically unchanged year-over-year compared to 2022.

For approximately thirty years, British Columbia (BC) has had the most affordable sawlog costs in North America. However, starting in 2018, there has been a decrease in timber supply, a decline in log quality, and a significant increase in wood raw-material prices.

The European pulp and paper industry is currently at a pivotal point, encountering a mix of unprecedented challenges and promising opportunities.

Every month, the pulp and paper industry garners attention with its dynamic partnerships, innovative product launches, and sustainability-focused initiatives.