How one company helps make coffee cups more recyclable
Leaders at Smart Planet Technologies, which produces a coating that minimizes contamination during the fiber milling process, say they have...
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US generated 20% of world’s recovered paper in 2019
A global report charting recovered fiber trends throughout 2019 found that packaging made up 86% of the end products made...
Indonesia confirms import contamination limit
Recovered fiber will be allowed a maximum of 2% contamination when shipped into Indonesia, which is currently the ninth-largest market...
Backers of Utah paper mill say project is moving forward
Crossroads Paper recently drew capital from an investment firm as it continues to develop a $320 million containerboard mill that...
Sonoco offers update on ‘Project Horizon’
A $115 million South Carolina recycled paper mill conversion will allow Sonoco to bring in higher quantities of mixed paper...
Paper mills foresee higher OCC prices this year
Major recovered paper end users anticipate paying more for feedstock as 2021 progresses, according to recent statements from company executives....
Paper and plastic exports increase in the first quarter
Recovered material exports were up in the first three months of 2021 compared with the prior year. India dominated the...
COVID-19 fiber shortage drives carton recovery project
A North American mill operator is sourcing multi-layer cartons to make up for a decline in recycled paper tied to...
Idled mill may be restarted to produce recycled packaging
Plans are in the early stages to reopen a shuttered Washington state newsprint mill and convert it for packaging production...
Nine Dragons adds more US recycled fiber capacity
A virgin fiber mill in Maine will install a line to process more than 70,000 tons per year of recovered...
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