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After a sharp decline in 2020, printed catalogs are coming back in a big way. Market research firm Keypoint Intelligence reports that digital print volumes - the production method for most smaller-run catalogs - has rebounded close to its pre-pandemic level, and demand is expected to soar past pre-pandemic production next year and continue rising at a compound annual rate of 8% through 2025.

The recent United Nations global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, brought the world's leaders together again to try to reach agreement on further commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. High on the agenda was preserving the health of the world's forests - a critical natural resource for absorbing these emissions.

Our consumer research uncovered that consumers expect ALL packaging to be recyclable, and many perceive paper-based packaging as a natural, easy-to-recycle solution.

Canfor Corporation is issuing an open letter from Don Kayne, President and CEO, calling for an approach to the management of British Columbia's old growth forests that is based on the facts of sound science and Indigenous traditional knowledge and a collaborative process that includes broad representation.

Everyone's story starts somewhere. Ours began in 1848. It's a 173-year story that includes a real man named Henry Potter Burt and a fictional boy named Harry Potter. It's a tale of agility, caring and innovation that Domtar is proud to tell.

Industry Welcomes New PSSMA Chairman, Sylvamo's Mark Edwards and Honors Portco Packaging's Howard M. 'Macy' Wall with 2021 Richard E. Storat - PSSMA Annual Industry Excellence Award.

Woodspin, the joint venture of the sustainable textile material company Spinnova and its strategic partner, pulp company Suzano, is proceeding with its factory project in Central Finland according to the original schedule. The production spaces are expected to be ready for technology installations at the end of next summer, and for the factory to be completed by end of 2022.

As Members of Parliament prepare for another debate in the House of Commons to discuss growing softwood lumber tariffs, the United Steelworkers union (USW) is calling on the federal government to move from empty talk to tangible action to support the workers whose jobs and ability to support their families are at risk.

Company reports spike in orders as it keeps pace with consumer demands for sustainable, recyclable boxes

Here's What You Need to Know to Reclaim Communications Choice, Avoid Abuse and Safeguard Against Fraud

Member companies recognized for outstanding efforts to improve workplace safety and the environment.

Who doesn't feel a rush of joy when they open a handwritten card or letter received in the mail? Many of us rediscovered the simple, yet powerful pleasures of keeping in touch with pen, paper and a postage stamp during the pandemic.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued a statement in celebration of the 61st anniversary of National Forest Products Week (October 17-23).

RMR Mechanical is excited to announce the acquisition of George H. Bodman, Inc. as of Thursday, September 23, 2021. Going forward, the consulting entity will be known as Bodman Services LLC, a subsidiary of RMR Mechanical. Bodman Services LLC is a reputed industry leader in their field with over 34 years of experience offering a full range of consulting services for chemical/vapor phase/mechanical cleaning applications.

The wooden utensils and stir sticks are being implemented in the restaurants this month and the company expects the last plastic straw to be used in Canada by December. This will remove single-use plastics and is part of McDonald's plan to source all its primary customer packaging with renewable or recycled sources.

Since 2010, the Two Sides campaign has successfully influenced the change or removal of misleading environmental claims by more than 810 organizations globally, 149 of them in the United States and Canada, including many of the world's largest corporations.

Diversity refers to the existence of diverse identities and cultures within and between human groups and societies. This includes people with different political, ethnic, religious, and socio-demographic backgrounds; different genders, gender identities, ages, and sexual orientation.

Who doesn't feel a rush of joy when they open a handwritten card or letter received in the mail? Many of us rediscovered the simple, yet powerful pleasures of keeping in touch with pen, paper and a postage stamp during the pandemic.

To meet the market demand for an increasing volume of labelled products, Mercer has committed to an ambitious goal: by 2030, at least 80% of the wood used to manufacture our products will be certified.

Canadian firm Paper Excellence plans to acquire U.S. pulp and paper giant Domtar, with shareholders overwhelmingly approving the proposed merger.

Paper producers' commitment to sustainable forest management, the use of renewable, carbon neutral energy, and strong support and investment in recycling has transformed the circularity of paper products from vision to reality, and will help to drive further GHG emission reductions.

Seaweed project part of company's $140M circular economy research, development program.

The agenda has been released for Specialty Papers US 2021, coming to Milwaukee, WI, and being featured online, November 2-3, 2021.

If we care about closing the digital divide, we should also be concerned about the assault on paper options that millions need to cross over it.

North American consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impacts of the products they buy and use, and they want to do the right things. But when it comes to paper products, the right things are often buried under an avalanche of misinformation and outright falsehoods that are made to sound plausible. Environmental advocacy is too often wrapped in a veneer of misleading, science-sounding terminology, or worse, reduced to slogans like "paper equals deforestation" or "billions of trees are cut down every year to make paper packaging."