Greif closures affect recycled fiber consumption
Greif is shutting down a recycled paperboard machine in Georgia and shuttering an uncoated recycled paperboard mill in Massachusetts, citing...
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Carton capacity to grow with new California facility
The new West Coast facility will be the first U.S. carton processing plant west of Iowa.
US EPA shares new recycling rate estimates
The U.S. EPA's recent recycling infrastructure report was largely focused on the investments needed to improve the system but also...
Outlook for OCC demand, recycling hinges on economics
Volumes of OCC and mixed paper are shifting with societal and economic trends, industry experts said during a paper industry...
Wisconsin recycling aid shrinks over 10-year period
Cardboard recycling in Wisconsin has more than doubled in Wisconsin since 2013, while overall collected volumes have been mostly static...
Threatened tariffs could have indirect effect on recycled fiber
As the January inauguration approaches – and with it the prospect of hefty tariffs on Mexico and Canada – market...
Price increases help end user offset higher OCC
Paper packaging giant Greif is the latest containerboard producer to announce a price hike for the recycled fiber end product...
Details scant on Continuus Materials shutdown
A growing end market for mixed paper, plastic and cartons abruptly closed this fall.
Fiber exports slip in third quarter, plastics flat from 2023
Recovered fiber exports have continued a multi-year decline in 2024, both in the third quarter and in the first nine...
Revised formula gives lower OCC recycling rate
The American Forest & Paper Association has overhauled its methodology for calculating fiber recycling rates, bringing a significantly lower OCC...
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