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Millennials Are Poised to Make Lasting Changes to Sustainable Packaging

(This article originally appeared on the Sustainable Forestry Initiative blog) Millennials are changing the way we look at the world in many...

June 03, 2020

Pulp and Paper

Where Do We Go from Here? A Q&A with Fisher Int'l CEO Pete Stewart

Fisher International and Forest2Market President & CEO Pete Stewart recently participated in a Q&A published in the June issue of The Forestry...

June 02, 2020

Discussing the Past, Present, Future of the Tissue & Towel Industry

Toilet paper supply and demand has charged to the forefront of the pulp and paper industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mills have added shifts...

May 28, 2020

Carbon Emissions

COVID-19 Driving Decrease in GHG Emissions & Energy Prices

This post originally appeared on Forest2Market's Market Watch blog.

May 27, 2020

United States Consumers Greatly Prefer Paper Packaging, Survey Finds

Two Sides North America recently released the results of a survey that measured packaging preferences of 2,000 consumers in the United States. The...

May 22, 2020

Pulp & Paper News: Top Industry Headlines of the Week

The following is a collection of headlines from the week from FisherSolveTM Next news and other sources.

May 19, 2020

7 Ways the Pulp & Paper Industry Has Helped Fight COVID-19

Despite the hardships and sadness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a sense of community, compassion and empathy has shone through around the world.

May 18, 2020

Changes to Struggling P&P Segments Will Accelerate Under Pandemic

This post originally appeared on Forest2Market's Market Watch blog. Structural changes in markets are often caused by profound changes to the...

May 14, 2020

How Much Energy Can Recycled Fiber Save Your Mill?

A large number of paper mills use recovered paper as a major source for fibers. It’s generally assumed that making paper using recycled fibers...

May 13, 2020

Australasia Spotlight: Chinese Woodchip Imports & Supplier Trends

This post originally appeared on Forest2Market's Market Watch blog. Hardwood chip deliveries to China fell to their lowest quarterly total in two...

May 11, 2020

Three Reasons Why Folding Boxboard is Growing Rapidly in Europe

There are four main coated paperboard products produced in North America and Europe:

May 07, 2020

Toilet Paper Production & Its Impact on North American Forests

Toilet paper has stepped into the spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic. Either you have hordes of it, or you’re down to your final roll and...

May 05, 2020

Paper Manufacturing

COVID-19’s Potential Impact on Commercial Hand Towel Demand

As Dwight Eisenhower famously remarked: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”

April 30, 2020

Australian Wildfires: Impacts to Forest Products Industry

This post originally appeared on Forest2Market's Market Watch blog. The extent, ferocity and impact of the 2019-20 wildfire season in Australia...

April 26, 2020

Three Ways to Use COVID-19 Data to Inform Pulp & Paper Strategy

In its continuing efforts to assist clients during this unique time in global history, Fisher International has fully integrated COVID-19 data...

April 16, 2020

Coronavirus to Alter Global Toilet Paper & Tissue Production

Thankfully, the toilet paper shortages seen during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic should be balancing in most places as the supply chain...

April 16, 2020

Fisher International Launches Free Interactive COVID-19 Map

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised countless questions and provided very few answers about the future of the pulp and paper industry.

April 15, 2020

Fisher International & Forest2Market Acquire Tecnon OrbiChem

Boston, London, Charlotte, N.C. (April 15, 2020) – Fisher International and Forest2Market, two firms offering data, analytics and business...

April 14, 2020

How Accurate Data Intelligence Can Help Suppliers Survive Coronavirus

In a recent blog we discussed how the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have rewritten how the Pulp and Paper industry will function and...

April 09, 2020

Forecasts Show Coronavirus Has Rewritten Strategy & Financial Targets

The Pulp and Paper industry is under a historical stress test right now. Coronavirus has infected every part of the industry as demand in some...

April 03, 2020

Global Printing & Writing: Are More Storm Clouds Ahead Amid COVID-19?

Like most, I’m reading the daily updates about the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and if anything is certain, it’s the uncertainty of the overall...

March 31, 2020

Are We Really Running Out of Toilet Paper During Coronavirus Crisis?

For the last several weeks, consumers around the world have been faced with empty store shelves when looking to restock toilet paper. Has the...

March 26, 2020

FisherSolve? Spotlight: Canadian Tissue Buying & Building in U.S.

This abridged article, which originally appeared in Tissue World Magazine, presents a static picture summary of Canada’s tissue industry.

March 23, 2020

How the Forest Industry Survives Down Markets, COVID-19 Crisis

Just two months ago, Americans watched cautiously from a distance as the COVID-19 contagion caused a nearly unimaginable scenario by upending...

March 18, 2020

COVID-19 Updates: Fisher Experts Detail Global Coronavirus Impacts

The novel coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, has sent the world into a frenzy. Stock markets are a daily rollercoaster, supermarkets are a daily venue...

March 18, 2020

COVID-19 Update: A Message from Fisher International CEO Peter Stewart

We hope that you and your families are staying well during these especially challenging times. We have been closely monitoring the spread of...

March 11, 2020

Foreign Pulp & Paper Investors Are Flocking to North America

Foreign ownership of North American pulp and paper mills has more than doubled since 2007. While the biggest share in ownership in 2007 was held...

March 10, 2020

Toilet Paper & Coffee Cups: COVID-19 Continues Shake-Up of Paper Industry

The continuing spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has taken its toll on financial markets, major gatherings, and individual industries.

March 05, 2020

Market Review Reveals Decline In Paper Demand, Increase in Pulp Production

The 2019 edition of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

February 27, 2020

How Coronavirus Could Impact Pulp & Paper Demand

Coronavirus outbreaks have developed across the globe. Countries like Italy and China have instituted blockades and quarantines to prevent the...

February 21, 2020

How Strikes, Regulations, Disasters Impact Pulp & Paper Supply Chains

The pulp and paper industry enjoyed a collective sigh of relief earlier this month when the Finnish paper workers’ strike reached a resolution.

February 11, 2020

5 Predictions for Global Pulp & Paper Industries in 2020 (and Beyond)

Fisher International has spent considerable time over the last 35 years tracking trends coming over the horizon and predicting where they will...

February 10, 2020

FisherSolve Spotlight: Spain Facing Headwinds from Declining Population

Spain’s tissue business has been shaped by the economic challenges the country has faced since 2007. The great worldwide recession, which started...

February 06, 2020

Carbon Emissions

Wood Pulp is a Sustainable Cotton Replacement, but Is It Profitable?

Ecological trends and concern over pollution and climate change are putting more and more pressure on the global textile market. Rated as one of...

February 04, 2020

Coronavirus’ Impact on China’s Paper Industry Still Unknown

The coronavirus has spread from the Chinese city of Wuhan around the world. Hundreds of people are dead, thousands have fallen ill, and millions...

January 31, 2020

Sustainability Trends: What’s Driving the Anti-Plastics Movement?

The sight of massive islands of plastic waste floating in the Pacific Ocean are just a small sample of unforgettable images that have heightened...

January 24, 2020

FisherSolve Spotlight: Indonesia’s Pulp & Paper Industry

Indonesia was once thought of as the Asian tiger of the paper industry as North American producers considered it a major threat with its low-cost...

January 21, 2020

Paper Manufacturing

Three Reasons Why India's Paper Industry Hasn't Boomed

China and India account for more than one-third of the world’s population with India predicted to exceed China as the most populated country by...

January 17, 2020

Pulp & Paper Business Cycles: Questions Executives Need to Ask

How can leaders in the pulp and paper industry (PPI) predict the next trend? The next expansion? The next recovery? Which ‘crystal balls’ of...

August 31, 2019