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The heart of the dispute is the claim the Canadian lumber industry is unfairly subsidized by the federal and provincial governments. Specifically, most timber in Canada is owned by provincial governments. The price charged to harvest the timber (the “stumpage fee”) is set administratively rather than through a competitive auction,

Orient Paper, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ORPN) (“Orient Paper” or the “Company”), which controls and operates Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Co., Ltd. (“HBOP”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in Hebei, China, today announced that it has received authorization to list its common stock on the

A recent survey from executive search and leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII) shows that talent tops the list of concerns for executives in the North American paper and packaging sector, with only 4% believing strongly that their talent management is prepared for current challenges facing the industry.
“The talent crisis is [...]

Brazil, Indonesia, and nations in the Amazon-Andes and Central America are poised to be key players in an emerging market for forest carbon that could reach $20 billion annually through 2020 according to a detailed analysis released today by Resources for the Future.

The Forest Carbon Index, developed by RFF and Climate Advisers, provides governments, development agencies, NGOs, and private investors with geospatial data on global, national, and local forest carbon supply, explicitly taking into account country-specific economic, biological, and risk factors—such as governance and ease of doing business.