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Latest Blog Posts
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RISI European conference starts off with a bang
By Mark Rushton, Editor, PPI Magazine, RISI
Amsterdam, March 11, 2010 - I am reporting from RISI's Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference in Amsterdam which is going down a storm with the attendees. The conference, RISI's biggest ever European event in terms of attendance, yesterday had high profile industry figures speaking, including Jouko Karvinen, CEO of Stora Enso whoRead More
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E-read it and weep?
By Justin Toland, Contributing Editor, PPI Magazine
BRUSSELS, March 9, 2010 - REACTIONS TO THE emergence of e-readers from within the pulp and paper industry tend to come in one of two flavors: either i) a head-in-the-sand refusal to believe that anyone would want to read a book or newspaper on an electronic device, no matter how fancy, convenientRead More
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Asian paper market likely to see major impact from Chilean pulp shortage
By Sandy Lu, Economist, Graphic Papers, RISI
SHANGHAI, March 4, 2010 - It is no surprise that the earthquake in Chile will tighten the global market pulp supply and push up market pulp prices worldwide. This is because the market pulp capacity in Chile account for 8% of the world total. RISI estimates at least 3.75 million metric tonsRead More
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Import pressure in the Western European cartonboard market
By Orifjon Abidov, Economist, Packaging, RISI
LONDON, March 2, 2010 - Like all paper and board markets, the Western European cartonboard market was characterized by plummeting demand throughout last year. However, it appears that import pressure, measured by import share in total cartonboard demand in Western Europe, reached a historical peak of about 16% (compared to an averageRead More
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Hedge your bets – go on, give it a try!
By Linda Claesson, Pulp Services Hedging Manager, Sodra Cell
LONDON, February 26, 2010 - It's taken the industry a while to come round to the idea of hedging when it comes to market pulp, but there's an increasing recognition that anything which helps to secure a more stable pricing environment for pulp has to be a good thing, for both supplierRead More
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Hedging: Give it a try
By Linda Claesson, PulpServices Hedging Manager, Södra Cell
STOCKHOLM, February 24, 2010 - It's taken the industry a while to come round to the idea of hedging when it comes to market pulp, but there's an increasing recognition that anything which helps to secure a more stable pricing environment for pulp has to be a good thing, for both supplierRead More
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Obama joins in on the Black Liquor two-step
By Dead Tree Edition
USA, February 23, 2010 - The Obama Administration announced today that it wants to close the non-existent "Son of Black Liquor" loophole to help "pay" for new healthcare legislation. A few hours later, Senate Democrats won a key vote on a jobs bill that would be paid for partly with the "savings"Read More
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Profitability pressure to aid coated mechanical price recovery in second half of 2010
By John Maine, Vice President, World Graphic Papers, RISI
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, February 19, 2010 - Despite the improved year-over-year demand at the end of 2009, coated publishing paper prices are almost $150 below their mid-2009 peak and spot market reports suggest a further drop in February. Combined with the rising costs and the loss of black liquor credits, this will put tremendousRead More
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Heroic senators rush to close non-existent 'Son of Black Liquor' loophole
By Dead Tree Edition
USA, February 15, 2010 - Senate Democrats started circulating a proposed jobs bill Tuesday that would be paid for partly by closing the "Son of Black Liquor" tax loophole. There are only three problems with that: Congress never budgeted any money to pay for the loophole, so closing it would notRead More