This article is paid for by Paper Excellence. Sometimes it takes an adverse event to come back stronger than ever—and that was the case for the Paper Excellence Group, a leading global supplier of pulp, paper, tissue, packaging and wood products. The catalyst was a catastrophic fire at its Resolute Menominee location, which destroyed the warehouse, in-feed conveyor and bale finishing line in October 2022. Thankfully, no one was injured and because rebuilding was required, the company took the opportunity to update its recycled bleached kraft pulp mill with state-of-the-art equipment. Todd Clausen, General Manager of the Menominee mill, said: “While recent events have tested our resilience, we have handled those adeptly, and are ready to turn the page with exciting news. We are very thankful to our loyal customers for their support during this difficult time and are pleased to be able to provide the full range of products [...]

The global steel industry has been getting greener for decades – and producers are now asking to be reimbursed for their tech and process investments. The US steel industry – already one of the world’s cleanest – is ironically behind Europe and Asia in convincing buyers to accept a price premium for the premium product […] The post Five factors that could accelerate or decelerate the adoption of a green steel premium in the US: LME Week appeared first on Fastmarkets. [...]