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FTAA: Friend or Foe? The Bush Administration is pushing hard the Free Trade Area of the Americas. But labor leaders warn that the proposed trade pact will lead to the loss of thousands of U.S. jobs.

Ken Patrick
Petty Bonuses, Nuisance Perks. Do you work for a non-profit organization? Better yet, are you a top executive at a non-profit? Well if you're not cashing million dollar checks on a weekly basis, then it's time to take a lesson from the New York Stock Exchange, where their top guns' biggest headache is making endless trips to the bank.

David Price
Policing the Forests. Most of our industry has an incomparable record of looking after its resources—our forests and environment. But a minority, which treats forests like coal or iron ore deposits, there to be mined, disfigures parts of the industry. The consequences are well known.

Harold Cody
Free Sheet Markets Buffeted by Shifts in Technology, Job Losses. North American demand for uncoated free sheet papers continues to be sluggish. So why hasn't an improving economy led to any substantial rebound in demand or pricing for these grades?

W. Henson Moore
Forest Products Industry Must Take Bold Action. The Twelfth World Forestry Conference, which was held in September of this year, focused on the reality that given the present situation and future trends, bold actions are necessary if our planet's forests are to be sustained.

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UPM-Kymmene to Continue Expansion in China,
Meet Challenges in North America
Juha Niemelä, President/CEO of UPM-Kymmene discusses his company's strategies and near-future growth plans in exclusive PaperAge interview.

Collaborative Asset Optimization Program
Boosts Reliability Numbers for Brazil Mill
A "breakthrough" strategy is focused on making incremental improvements in operations and management processes, the so-called "continuous improvement" best practice.

Laser Based, Non-contact Speed Sensor
Reduces Breaks on High Speed Unwind
By precise matching of speeds between parent reel and expiring reel, mill is able to better control tension and reduce breaks during splicing operation.