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Last summer, when Pulp & Paper Canada asked senior-level mill leaders about recruitment and retention practices, 61 per cent said there aren’t enough applicants for new roles. Forty-three per cent ...

Black liquor is a byproduct in the kraft pulping process that needs to be processed in the chemical recovery process. Currently, around 50% of Canadian kraft pulp and paper mills are recovery limited, ...

As Canada faces an urgent need for housing, B.C.’s forest sector has a critical role in meeting this demand with sustainable, high-quality wood products. Developing new strategies for how we generate ...

Pulp & Paper Canada’s Top 10 Under 40 program celebrates the next generation of leaders in Canada’s pulp and paper sector by recognizing the leadership and achievements of workers under 40 years old.

The project will focus on minimizing risks related to the decline in demand for newsprint, and ensure the mill’s longevity in Newfoundland and Labrador’s forestry supply chain. The province employs ...

The two established data platforms, Voith’s OnCumulus and BTG’s dataPARC, will be merged into an integrated, hybrid system solution. OnCumulus will be offered under the name dataPARC cloud, while ...

A husband-and-wife research team in Vancouver, B.C. have developed a patented new process that uses lignin to help turn recycled paper back into pulp, and that promises to cut costs, reduce energy use ...

TSNA’s renewed Love Paper campaign (pictured) and other initiatives will continue to champion sustainability, innovation and the important role of paper and packaging materials in consumers’ everyday ...

Enzymes are being used by the pulp and paper industry to reduce energy and chemicals by breaking down or degrading the polymeric components of woody biomass (Figure 1, above) into smaller, simpler ...

Chaired by Bruno Gagnon, circular bioeconomy manager for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), the session opened with a keynote presentation by Joyce Henry, director general for the Canadian Forest ...