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COLUMNS

Heads-Up
Southern Pulp. Will fast-growing and expanding eucalyptus plantations south of the equator eventually bring an end to pulp production in the north?

Market Grade
UNCOATED FREESHEET. After healthy price gains in 2006, the uncoated freesheet market is keeping its fingers crossed for continued capacity control in 2007..

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note
Technologies for the production of biofuel are getting better and the forest products industry should be actively exploring the potential of biorefineries.

FEATURES

Streamlining the Process to Make Packaging
Smurfit-Stone's Pat Moore is in the midst of a three-year restructuring program designed to drive costs down and profits up, while retooling the way the company brings product to market. An inside look at how the corrugated container maker is doing.

Deals are Re-shaping the Forest & Paper Industry
Nearly $26 billion in deal values took place in the global Forest & Paper sector in 2006 and Private Equity had a hand in it. So what's driving all this activity, what role has PE played and how does it operate?

Capitalizing on Skyrocketing Recovered Paper Demand
With global demand for recovered paper predicted to double during the next five years, Weyerhaeuser says the U.S. needs to step-up its recovery rate. And, the Washington-based company is poised to process its share of the growing load.

The Pathway to Our Bio-Future
With no end in sight to growing global pressure on the world's supply of oil, other types of technologies and fuels will play an essential role in easing the energy cost burden in the production of pulp and paper.