The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) (1) has announced that it has appointed Bellenden Public Affairs (BPA) to conduct a programme of high level strategic political engagement aimed at highlighting the role recognised certification schemes can play in reducing th
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Making a paper agency one of the most successful in the UK is no mean feat despite Papico’s founder Tony Knight’s own admission that “he is just a local lad buying and selling paper”.
Papico was born out of Tony’s desire to supply high quality papers to niche markets. The agency currently represen
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It's a simple piece of legislation you could call the Publication-Paper Manufacturers Protection Act. Or perhaps the Bankrupt The Canadian Pulp Industry Amendment. If enacted, H.R. 4066 would indefinitely continue the black-liquor credits that have been worth billions this year to U.S. pulp mills.
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Bottom line on the "green economy" - "We have to put aside our own feelings of practicality, especially if the idea of going green is harmless. If someone wants to pay more for green products, we need to find ways to be there to serve them."
A union official has been elected as Chairman of a global forest certification organisation for the first time. William Street accepted the position following a vote at the General Assembly of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) (1), the largest organization of this kin
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With a broad audience for the first ever Media Pro exhibition, it was the ideal opportunity for Denmaur Independent to promote their three main stock paper brands to designers, buyers and specifiers, and this was achieved through a trio tower theme at the exhibition. In what was probably the talles
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Pulp and paper companies' 3rd Quarter earnings statements suggest that the industry is earning more black-liquor credits than analysts thought possible and far more than Congress projected, according to an exclusive Dead Tree Edition analysis.
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Politics are inextricably linked to modern pulp and paper manufacturing and sales activities. They can not be avoided. It has really been this way for a long time, but as a individuals and collectively as an industry we have tried to avoid it, probably to our detriment.
The Democrats' healthcare plan hasn't even been approved by Congress yet, but it already seems to be doing wonders for several hundred pulp-mill workers in Baileyville, Maine.
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With AbitibiBowater likely to remain under bankruptcy protection well into next year, a Canadian court has approved additional financing for the giant papermaker. A court-appointed monitor says there is much to be done before the company can get a reorganization plan approved.
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"All business conversation boil down to just two admonishments:
1. Only say things that will contribute to spinning the invoice printer.
2. Never say things you would not want repeated as testimony in a lawsuit where you are a defendant."
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1. Only say things that will contribute to spinning the invoice printer.
2. Never say things you would not want repeated as testimony in a lawsuit where you are a defendant."
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"Faithful readers know why businesses shut down--they can not spin the invoice printer faster than they spin the check writer...What concerns me more than anything now is what happens in the future."
With a name like "International Paper", you would think the company made its money from selling paper. Nope. Once again in the 3rd Quarter, IP got far more money from Uncle Sam in the form of black-liquor credits than it made from selling actual products.
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North American coated paper mills were generally busier in September than August, but that ain’t saying much.
Despite various announcements of price increases on coated freesheet and high-brightness coated groundwood papers, the unanimous word is that no prices are moving up except perhaps for s
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Almost all discussions about the environmental friendliness of papers focus on the fiber, but perhaps we should pay more attention to the non-fiber ingredients. Ramblings about bleach, biolatex, and bleached toilet paper.
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"The biorefinery crowds, indeed many in the entire "private" energy research arena, are running around calling their efforts the new 'Manhattan Project.' They could not be further from the truth. It really deserves to be called the 'Amtrak Project.'"
Denmaur Independent Papers, one of the UK’s leading independent paper merchant groups, has announced the details of its best practice in paper purchasing seminar being held at MediaPro 09.
Though the Canadian forest-products industry has gone apoplectic and stock traders have gone ape about "Son of Black Liquor" tax credits, there are growing doubts about the new tax loophole's prospects.
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For the second time in a year, the U.S. pulp and paper industry has hijacked a multi-billion dollar federal program that was supposed to promote new biofuels. What's being called Son of Black Liquor dwarfs the original black-liquor loophole that created such a stir in Congress and in Canada earlier
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"As we search for more ways to sell paper, especially grades involving printing of any kind, perhaps an idea worth examining is bundling more services with the paper."
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) (1) schemes is celebrating another significant achievement with the news that all printed copies of The Economist will now carry the PEFC logo as an assurance of responsible paper procurement.
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