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Maryland’s EPR Legislation Guided by Missteps

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Maryland’s EPR Legislation Guided by Missteps

Maryland lawmakers are hastily considering SB 901, a misguided bill that introduces an EPR program for packaging and paper products and poses significant risks to the paper…
AF&PA Applauds Overdue EPA Regulatory Reconsiderations

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AF&PA Applauds Overdue EPA Regulatory Reconsiderations

We deeply appreciate the Administration recognizing that the complexity and volume of these regulations failed to balance costs and benefits, disregarded the best available…
AF&PA Responds to 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

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AF&PA Responds to 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

While we recognize the Administration’s goals of securing our borders, AF&PA remains concerned that today’s new North American tariffs have potential to seriously disrupt our…
AF&PA Responds to Section 232 Investigation on Lumber and Timber

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AF&PA Responds to Section 232 Investigation on Lumber and Timber

AF&PA will seek to work with the Administration through the 232 process, especially in regards to the Order’s mention of ‘derivative’ paper products.

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Paper and Wood Products Industry Invests in Local Communities and Its Neighbors

January 24, 2022
Paper and Wood Products Industry Invests in Local Communities and Its Neighbors
Jon Peterson touches on how Resolute’s Coosa Pines Mills impacts the local community.
Sustainability
Economic Impact
Industry Voices
Paper
Wood

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AF&PA Releases Q4 2021 Boxboard Monthly Report

January 21, 2022
Total Boxboard production in Q4 increased two percent compared to Q4 2020. It was up two percent when compared to the same twelve months of 2020. The boxboard operating rate was 94.1 percent, up 0.7 points from Q4 2020 and up 1.2 points year-to-date.
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Packaging

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AF&PA Releases December 2021 Packaging Papers Monthly Report

January 20, 2022
Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in December increased one percent compared to December 2020. They were essentially flat (+0.0 percent) when compared to the same 12 months of 2020.
Statistics
Paper

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AF&PA Releases December 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly Report

January 18, 2022
AF&PA released its December 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments remained essentially flat (+0.1 percent) in December compared to December 2020.
Statistics
Paper

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U.S. Paper Industry Reaches Record for Containerboard Production in 2021

January 18, 2022
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released preliminary 2021 data from U.S. paper and paperboard mills indicating record containerboard production, the material used to make cardboard boxes.
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Recycling
Packaging

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Understanding What it Means to be a Responsible Producer

December 27, 2021
Understanding What it Means to be a Responsible Producer
As we look ahead to 2022, there are potentially other states and jurisdictions that will consider EPR approaches that could have negative consequences for the paper and wood products industry.  
Marketplace Sustainability
Recycling
Product Stewardship
Industry Voices

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AF&PA Supports U.S. Department of Commerce’s Final Determinations in Circumvention Inquiries on Uncoated Paper

December 20, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement supporting final determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to petitions filed by U.S. manufacturers and the United Steelworkers. The U.S. Department of Commerce found that certain uncoated paper rolls from Brazil, China and Indonesia are circumventing antidumping duty orders and that imports of certain uncoated paper rolls from China and Indonesia are circumventing countervailing duty orders.
International Trade
Business Impact
Paper

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AF&PA Releases November 2021 Packaging Papers Monthly Report

December 16, 2021
Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in November decreased two percent compared to November 2020. They were essentially flat (-0.1 percent) when compared to the same 11 months of 2020.
Statistics
Paper

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AF&PA Releases November 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly Report

December 15, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its November 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments increased one percent in November compared to November 2020.
Statistics
Paper

Update in Brief

Restoring Land and Relationships with the Shoshone Tribe

November 30, 2021
Restoring Land and Relationships with the Shoshone Tribe
AF&PA member Procter & Gamble shares how they’re on the ground working with the Shoshone Tribe to share their story and restore the land to its 1863 condition.
Sustainability
Industry Voices

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AF&PA Responds to House Passage of the Build Back Better Framework

November 19, 2021
AF&PA Responds to House Passage of the Build Back Better Framework
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Build Back Better Act framework.
Transportation
Business Impact

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American Forest & Paper Association Releases October 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly Report

November 17, 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association released its October 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments increased one percent in October compared to October 2020.
Statistics
Paper