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Urban centric people tend to look down on the agricultural world as being backwards, unlearned and out of date. Nothing could be further from the truth. If one puts a stick in the ground about 1810 and measures progress in productivity and efficiencies since then, no industry has outpaced agriculture. Agriculture advances in genetics (plant and animal), fertilization, irrigation, equipment and electronics have been outpaced by no one. Even our own industry is dependent the thriving growth of one sector of agriculture...forests. So, when I see an advancement in agriculture, I pay attention and consider how we might use it in our own industry.

The PM40 closed Friday, 28 July 2023, at 5302.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

The PM40 closed 28 July 2023 up 0.4% from the 29 July 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate WestRock and Nine Dragons.

CENIBRA is a 50-year-old pulp and paper company in Minas Gerias, Brazil, that maintains exceptionally high standards, and goes beyond what most other pulp and paper companies do. Ronaldo Ribiero, Head of the Department of Information and Technology, shares with us his insider's experience today.

Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, close to 150 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile Henry J. Rogers, John S. Van Nortwick and William M. Van Nortwick - Hearthstone Joint Induction, who were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.

The PM40 closed Friday, 14 July 2023, at 5146.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

The PM40 closed 14 July 2023 up 5.2% from the 15 July 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Graphic Packaging and Weyerhaeuser.

CENIBRA is a 50-year-old pulp and paper company in Minas Gerias, Brazil, that maintains exceptionally high standards, and goes beyond what most other pulp and paper companies do. Ronaldo Ribiero, Head of the Department of Information and Technology, shares with us his insider's experience today.

In the recent old days, negotiating issues for a new mill or plant site were simple...taxes, utilities, job services, and so forth. However, changing conditions result in changing needs.

The PM40 closed Friday, 30 June 2023, at 4953.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

The PM40 closed 30 June 2023 up 17.2% from the 1 July 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Stora Enso and Sonoco.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, more than 150 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile Jori Eino Pesonen, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

The PM40 closed Friday, 16 June 2023, at 4976.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

The PM40 closed 16 June 2023 up 19.5% from the 17 June 2022 level.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Louisiana Pacific and PotlatchDeltic.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

While there are reports of downtime and diminished warehouse stocks, this past month has recorded the most Capital Spending, by project size and number of projects, than Paperitalo Publications has recorded in its history. Financing costs are high, and demand is down in some key grades. These short-term issues usually drive capital decisions. At least they have for the last fifty plus years. Speculation on the reasons for this anomaly...

The PM40 closed Friday, 2 June 2023, at 4797.

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In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Avery Dennison and International Paper.

The PM40 closed 2 June 2023 up 2.1% from the 3 June 2022 level.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.