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COLUMNS
Heads-Up
Prospects for Europe. The U.S. paper industry seems to have imposed strict discipline on production and costs, and these measures are beginning to pay off. But much of European industry is still struggling with an ongoing recession.
Market Grade
CONTAINERBOARD. Key economic benchmarks including industrial production and GDP and market indicators such as operating rates, box cut ups and paperboard shipments should post modest gains in 2010 over historically depressed 2009 levels. However, with underlying demand remaining very weak, any gains are likely to be marginal and the market for containerboard challenging.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Note
Biomass or Biocash? Will the new government-subsidized Biomass Crop Assistance Program actually increase the use of biomass?
Of Interest
Forest, Paper Industry on the Brink of Change. Forest, paper and fiber-based packaging companies face a changed world requiring fundamental transformation within the industry.
Of Interest
Putting a Charge into Paper. On-going research into the development of a paper battery shows commercial applications may not be too far away.
FEATURES
Entering 2010
Due to the Veracel pulp mill's remote location in Bahia, Brazil, the local pool of technical maintenance talent is a shallow one. Dan Holmsten, the mill's maintenance manager, talks about the ever-evolving challenges and strategies the facility has implemented since its start-up in May 2005.
Effective Price Increase Strategies for the Pulp and Paper Cycle
Measuring press nip performance during machine operation is hands-down a better way to gain critical feedback from the nip - feedback that can be used to improve sheet quality, decrease production costs and reduce machine downtime.
Generational Differences in the Workforce
Measuring press nip performance during machine operation is hands-down a better way to gain critical feedback from the nip - feedback that can be used to improve sheet quality, decrease production costs and reduce machine downtime.