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Biobased-materials authority Jack Miller shows you the promise and potential of nanocellulose for for packaging.

Nanocellulose describes a class of high-tech engineered materials made from plant fiber. These materials can enhance strength and barrier properties in paper and paperboard – and potentially reduce the need for metal foils and plastics in packaging.

The converting sector has changed dramatically in the last five years, and there’s more upheaval to come. Prepare your business with the latest insights from industry authority Sarilee Norton and Fastmarkets RISI. In this free video presentation, Sarilee explores key issues facing converters, their suppliers, and box purchasers worldwide.

Fastmarkets RISI Senior Economist and study co-author, Derek Mahlburg, shares an overview of its findings in the title study. The largest-ever dataset for coated paper supports this analysis, which gives you 10-year forecasts of demand, supply, trade, and prices.

Fastmarkets RISI VP Kurt Schaefer and China-based economist Minnie Kong have recorded a free presentation, sharing key findings and data from our benchmark study, The China Pulp Market in Transition: A Comprehensive Analysis and Outlook.

Hannah Zhao, Ville Henttonen and Mike Jones present a 2016 analysis and outlook for OCC/UKP markets. They discussed limited availability of OCC and the impacts on the world containerboard industry.

Fastmarkets RISI’s Senior Economist of Graphic Paper – Derek Mahlburg, and Director of Cost Benchmarking – William Studstill provide insight on North American machine conversion trends. They discussed profitability trends and conversion potential of North American graphic paper machines as containerboard producers.

Hannah Zhao, Fastmarkets RISI’s Sr. Economist for Recovered Paper, recently delivered an online presentation about the global recovered paper market. She discussed recent market developments relating to prices, trade, demand and supply in key regions.

Han Yao, Fastmarkets RISI’s Economist of Asian Paper Packaging, delivered an online presentation about the future of China’s boxboard market. He discussed China’s boxboard industry, market structure and grade definitions.

John Maine recently presented new analysis on trends and challenges in global cut size freesheet paper markets. He discussed the change in trade patterns of global cut size freesheet paper in past 4 years.

Fastmarkets RISI’s Senior Vice President of Analytics, Jon Rager, and Director of Graphic Paper Cost Benchmarking, Bill Studstill, delivered an online presentation about why paper producers are interested in the specialty food service papers market.

Fastmarkets RISI’s Senior Vice President of Analytics, Jon Rager, delivered an online presentation about mill conversions. He discussed market drivers for mill conversions, markets with opportunity for growth, and assessing risk of shutdown vs. conversion.

Fastmarkets RISI experts – Hannah Zhao, Senior Economist of Global Recovered Paper, and Portia Zhao, Senior Product Manager of Asia Pulp & Paper Mill Intelligence – presented on the Chinese recovered paper (RCP) market and impacts on linerboard mill competitiveness.

Fastmarkets RISI’s pulp experts – Kurt Schaefer, Vice President of Fiber, and Mike Jones, Director of Pulp, Packaging & Tissue – presented on BHK pulp market dynamics. They discussed demand for BHKP end uses in key world regions, and increasing capacity as a threat to BHKP producers.

Fastmarkets RISI’s European packaging paper experts – Orifjon Abidov, Packaging Paper Economist, and Ville Henttonen, Senior Product Manager of Mill Intelligence – presented on Russian packaging market dynamics. They discussed demand for BHKP end uses in key world regions, and increasing capacity as a threat to BHKP producers.

Derek Mahlburg, Graphic Papers Economist, and Bill Studstill, Director of Graphic Papers Mill Intelligence, presented on the future of the global woodfree market. They discussed how trends in electronic media and economic growth will impact global demand.

Mike Jones delivered an online presentation about the impact of capacity expansion on global pulp markets. He discussed how capacity has impacted the costs of pulp producers worldwide.

Fastmarkets RISI economists, Rod Young and Dustin Jalbert, delivered an online presentation about the future of the global fluff pulp market. They discussed Fluff pulp producer profitability compared with Southern Bleached Softwood Kraft producers.

Fastmarkets RISI’s Senior Vice President of Analytics, Jon Rager, and Director of Graphic Paper Cost Benchmarking, Bill Studstill, delivered an online presentation about the food service papers market.

Founder and Principal Consultant for Market-Intell LLC, and Associate Consultant for Fastmarkets RISI, Jack Miller, presented on the Nanocellulose industry. He explains characteristics of cellulose, nano, and nano cellulose, and potential applications.

Fastmarkets RISI’s Senior Analyst of Mill Intelligence, Ville Henttonen, delivered an online presentation about how conversions will likely change the containerboard market.

Peter Barynin, Fastmarkets RISI’s Principle Timber Economist, delivered an online presentation about the global sawlog market. He discussed sawlog production pre- and post-2008 financial crisis relative to global capacity.