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Going green? Paper is the way to go.
Latest News & Features climate change, digital, Don Carli, green, Greenpeace, Hans Wegner, National Geographic Society, Paper, renewable, sustainable, timber
We are told to ‘save the planet and go digital’ or save the environment by opting for e-billing. You may even have ‘please consider the environment…’ on your emails. Let us stop buying into claims by service providers that going paperless saves trees and combats climate change.
Download ‘Design for Recycling’ – a reference guide for the packaging industry
Latest News & Features, Sustainability Resources aluminium, Design, glass, packaging, Packaging Council of South Africa, Paper, plastic, Recyclability, recycling, sustainability
Packaging SA has released an in-depth reference guide aimed at packaging designers, sustainability managers, line convertors, printers and students. The objective of this project has been to produce a guidance document that is sufficiently detailed to assist designers in all forms of packaging and paper. It will provide packaging and print designers, in particular, with a better understanding of the environmental […]
Global Forest and Paper Industry Celebrates International Day of Forests
Latest News & Features forests, ICFPA, International Day of Forests, Paper, pulp, sustainability, United Nations
WASHINGTON – March 21, the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) will celebrate the United Nations International Day of Forests. The ICFPA is proud to represent the contributions of the global forest products industry to sustainable development on a day designated to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
Sappi Fine Paper North America Announces New Dual Purpose Digital Sheet – Opus® DX
Latest News & Features, Member Releases
SAPPI Launches Opus DX Now offering a comprehensive digital sheet lineup – McCoy®, Opus® DX and Flo® – for all of your digital printing needs.
Mondi Group’s full year results for the year ended 31 December 2013
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David Hathorn, Mondi Group chief executive, said:“I am pleased to report a record financial performance, driven by our low cost position, exposure to higher growth markets and ongoing focus on operational excellence. While growth in demand for the Group’s key products has remained generally subdued, supply-side constraint has been supportive of pricing. It is particularly […]
Mondi and WWF to sustain ecosystems through responsible business practices
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Johannesburg, 20 February 2014 – Mondi Group and WWF International announced today that they will work together in a three-year strategic partnership that focuses on increasing environmental stewardship in the packaging and paper sectors.
Get creative with paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts
The beauty of working with paper is that each creation can be unique. Whether it is for a birthday card, a get well card or a Valentine’s card, making your own cards, can be therapeutic and fun. Here are five tips to get you started. The rest is all up to you. Take a […]
Rekindle your love for paper
Latest News & Features Going green, love, Paper, Valentines
“Paper? But this is the digital, paperless age and we are trying to go green,” we hear you say. Yes, it is the digital age where e-cards and textmessages abound, but you are very wrong if you think paperless is the greener way to go.
Book Review: History of paper a ripping read
Latest News & Features Basbanes, China, history, Japan, Middle East, North America, Paper, Western Europe
Pointing to the “tendency on the part of paper to take the place of everything else, to become a universal substitute, so to speak,” a journalist concluded in 1881 “that the future had a grand development in store for it.”
CEPI Sustainability Report 2013 – Advancing the Bioeconomy
Sustainability and competitiveness have to go hand in hand for industry to excel. The European paper industry is a leading example of this. Reducing raw material consumption makes both sustainable and economic sense. Using residues from papermaking to produce renewable energy is also a good example. Turning residues from recycling operations into useful products is […]
News
Going green? Paper is the way to go.
Latest News & Features climate change, digital, Don Carli, green, Greenpeace, Hans Wegner, National Geographic Society, Paper, renewable, sustainable, timber
We are told to ‘save the planet and go digital’ or save the environment by opting for e-billing. You may even have ‘please consider the environment…’ on your emails. Let us stop buying into claims by service providers that going paperless saves trees and combats climate change.
Download ‘Design for Recycling’ – a reference guide for the packaging industry
Latest News & Features, Sustainability Resources aluminium, Design, glass, packaging, Packaging Council of South Africa, Paper, plastic, Recyclability, recycling, sustainability
Packaging SA has released an in-depth reference guide aimed at packaging designers, sustainability managers, line convertors, printers and students. The objective of this project has been to produce a guidance document that is sufficiently detailed to assist designers in all forms of packaging and paper. It will provide packaging and print designers, in particular, with a better understanding of the environmental […]
Global Forest and Paper Industry Celebrates International Day of Forests
Latest News & Features forests, ICFPA, International Day of Forests, Paper, pulp, sustainability, United Nations
WASHINGTON – March 21, the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) will celebrate the United Nations International Day of Forests. The ICFPA is proud to represent the contributions of the global forest products industry to sustainable development on a day designated to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
Sappi Fine Paper North America Announces New Dual Purpose Digital Sheet – Opus® DX
Latest News & Features, Member Releases
SAPPI Launches Opus DX Now offering a comprehensive digital sheet lineup – McCoy®, Opus® DX and Flo® – for all of your digital printing needs.
Mondi Group’s full year results for the year ended 31 December 2013
Latest News & Features, Member Releases
David Hathorn, Mondi Group chief executive, said:“I am pleased to report a record financial performance, driven by our low cost position, exposure to higher growth markets and ongoing focus on operational excellence. While growth in demand for the Group’s key products has remained generally subdued, supply-side constraint has been supportive of pricing. It is particularly […]
Mondi and WWF to sustain ecosystems through responsible business practices
Latest News & Features, Member Releases
Johannesburg, 20 February 2014 – Mondi Group and WWF International announced today that they will work together in a three-year strategic partnership that focuses on increasing environmental stewardship in the packaging and paper sectors.
Get creative with paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts
The beauty of working with paper is that each creation can be unique. Whether it is for a birthday card, a get well card or a Valentine’s card, making your own cards, can be therapeutic and fun. Here are five tips to get you started. The rest is all up to you. Take a […]
Rekindle your love for paper
Latest News & Features Going green, love, Paper, Valentines
“Paper? But this is the digital, paperless age and we are trying to go green,” we hear you say. Yes, it is the digital age where e-cards and textmessages abound, but you are very wrong if you think paperless is the greener way to go.
Book Review: History of paper a ripping read
Latest News & Features Basbanes, China, history, Japan, Middle East, North America, Paper, Western Europe
Pointing to the “tendency on the part of paper to take the place of everything else, to become a universal substitute, so to speak,” a journalist concluded in 1881 “that the future had a grand development in store for it.”
CEPI Sustainability Report 2013 – Advancing the Bioeconomy
Sustainability and competitiveness have to go hand in hand for industry to excel. The European paper industry is a leading example of this. Reducing raw material consumption makes both sustainable and economic sense. Using residues from papermaking to produce renewable energy is also a good example. Turning residues from recycling operations into useful products is […]