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Heads-Up
Closing Down the Bad Guys. Illegal logging costs the US forest products industry about $460 million a year. There is a global network designed to close down this abuse, but it needs a lot more horsepower to do so.

Market Grade
NEWSPRINT While 2007 was a bleak year overall, newsprint producers regained pricing power in late 2007 by masterfully managing supply by continuing to shutter high cost capacity. Despite a steady drop in consumption, newsprint prices have risen dramatically – $180/tonne over nine months if the latest increase is enacted-and helped mills stay ahead of huge cost increases.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note
The Next Big Thing... ...is here and it's green. Not necessarily green in color, but more a state of mind. And the paper industry needs to take advantage of it.

Of Interest
Bioactive Paper Researchers working to develop inexpensive paper that can destroy, deactivate and detect deadly pathogens, such as salmonella and SARS, shared their expertise with the world at the first ever international conference on bioactive paper.

FEATURES

Water Soaking Your Manufacturing Costs?
With millions of gallons of water per day running through a mill's process systems, evaluating and implementing water reuse and reclamation methods could lead to a healthier bottom line.

Thunder Bay Mill Rolls to Re-start With New MES
After being shuttered for two years, the newly formed Thunder Bay Fine Papers mill is up and running better than ever thanks to a lot of hard work and a new production control system.

Controlling Costs Remains Key in Tough Market
A gathering of leaders and analysts in the global forest and paper industry met at a conference in Vancouver, British Columbia to talk about some of the more prevalent issues facing the industry and what to expect in the future.

Survey of Paper, Paperboard, and Pulp Capacity
AF&PA's 48th Annual Capacity Survey shows U.S. paper capacity edging down 0.7% in 2008, but forecasts a slight rebound in 2009-2010.