Here in the pulp and paper industry, we have a difficult problem explaining our energy needs to the public. The scale of our facilities, the energy needs, just do not compute for the individual who is not regularly exposed to the scale of the business. This works to our detriment when the population puts pressure on the politicians. What to do about this?
The Paris Agreement of 12th December 2015 among 195 countries, on measures to control climate, was hailed by politicians, and most of the media, as the saviour of the physical world, or better. However, like any issue so complex, opinions vary. Overall, it is probably somewhat beneficial to the forest products industries.
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has responded to "misleading media statements by third parties regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce's final order for countervailing duties on supercalendered paper from Canada."
Stora Enso has opened an innovation center focused on the development of biomaterials as part of its strategy to transform into a renewable materials company.
Catalyst Paper Corporation announced it is converting Powell River mill's paper machine 11 to produce a paper-towel product, a niche market manager Fred Chinn said has growth opportunity.
