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US paper, paperboard capacity edged down in 2008

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U.S. paper and paperboard capacity edged down 0.8% in 2008 to 96.3 million tons, according to the American Forest & Paper Association's 49th Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard, and Pulp Capacity. Last year's decline was just slightly below the 1.0% long-term trend rate of contraction recorded from 2001 through 2007. Cumulatively, paper and paperboard capacity has declined 7.3% since its...
Events

Tissue makers upbeat at Tissue World 2009

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Going against the trend of global pessimism, the giant Tissue World 2009 show which was held during 24- 26 March in Nice, France was a big success. Tissue makers and converters, as well as suppliers and exhibitors, all indicated that business is generally holding up quite well, in sharp contrast to many other industries and sectors....
Tissue India

The Rise and Rise of Tissue

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A quick survey by Paper Mart revealed about the emerging tissue industry revealed. The threads of this outlook were varied yet interlinked; with favorable changes inthe consumer demographic (such as increase in income, awareness, superiority of soft tissue over MG Poster); there is a sense of imminent prosperity for the nascent industry. Indeed, current numbers show that the tissue industry...