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- What 800lb Dragon?
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Kenneth Norris, Managing Director, Quint Strategies
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2008 - China’s progress has been astounding so far, but history may hold the lessons for its future.
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- Searching for simplicity and clarity when talking with CEOs
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Greg Rudder, Editor, Pulp & Paper Week, RISI
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2008 - I guess I forgot to put the alarm clock on when I started napping.
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- The global economic slowdown will kill the commodity boom
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Brendan Lowney, Vice President, Pulp & Paper Information, RISI
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ATLANTA, May 14, 2008 - The current boom in commodity prices has certainly made the lives of the world's producers of basic materials, as well as its central bankers, much more interesting. While the former are struggling to deal with skyrocketing input costs, the latter are trying to combat the inflationary effects of
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- Timeless lessons
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Graeme Rodden, Editor, Pulp & Paper magazine, RISI
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ATLANTA, May 13, 2008 - Over the course of the years in which I have written about this industry, I have visited close to 200 mills, attended innumerable conferences as well as countless other press events and the like. Inevitably, the notes (and photos) that I take end up in some file cabinet
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- Building a successful plant or company safety process
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Frank E. Cordier, OHSA Advisory Board for Sawmills
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ATLANTA, May 12, 2008 - I am the retired director of Safety & Health of a major industry company and I currently serving on the OHSA Advisory Board for Sawmills. In this capacity, I would like to overview my opinions on what makes the most effective safety process. I will touch on some
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