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Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
An Empire Built on Paper Looks to Benefit From Trump's Trade War
Industries Consumer Suzano's buying spree, including a Kimberly-Clark deal, shows how executives in Latin America's largest economy can work through fraught geopolitics. Its biggest buyer is China. Its biggest prospects are in the US. Its biggest acquisition in nearly a decade is focused on Europe. Brazilian pulp and paper giant Suzano SA is going global as it navigates trade tensions between geopolitical heavyweights. The company harvests raw materials from its eucalyptus groves that go into making everything from books to toilet paper, and claims to play a role in the lives of 2 billion people worldwide. Its executives say they have a plan to navigate this tumultuous time in global commerce, one that could provide a playbook for other companies looking not only to survive but to profit.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size to Surpass USD 986.51 Million by 2031, With 4.1% CAGR
The paper dry strength agents market comprises an array of agent types and its applications that are expected to determine its strength during the forecast period. The report runs an in-depth analysis of market trends, key players, and future opportunities. US & Canada, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a new comprehensive report from The Insight Partners, the global paper dry strength agent market is observing significant growth owing to the growing emphasis on paper recycling. The global paper dry strength agent market is experiencing significant growth, driven by the increasing demand for sustainable and high-performance paper products. Key players in this market include BASF SE, Kemira Oyj, Solenis LLC, Ashland Global Holdings Inc., and Seiko PMC Corporation. For instance, BASF SE specializes in polyacrylamide-based additives, while Kemira Oyj leads in bio-based dry strength explore the valuable insights in the Paper Dry Strength Agent Market report, you can easily download a sample PDF of the report – Overview of Report Findings 1. Market Growth: . Paper dry strength agents are chemicals that are added during the wet-end processing of paper to its tensile strength and tear resistance, thereby improving its structural integrity. This procedure allows paper and paperboard to withstand physical challenges such as tearing, bending/folding, and crushing during product shipping to longer distances. 2. Rise of E-Commerce: In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global e-commerce market gained significant traction. Currently, 64% of the total global population shops goods on e-commerce platforms. With the growing e-commerce sector, the demand for shipping and packaging materials is also increasing. Online retailers majorly rely on paper and paperboard packaging for products, including boxes, padded mailers, and other protective packaging. Thus, the growing trend of online shopping propels the demand for paper dry strength agents, which help withstand wear and tear and improve the structural integrity of the packaging as well as the product inside it. 3. Increasing Paper Recycling Rate: Governments from around the world support the use of recycled paper to promote sustainability in the country. According to the American Forest and Paper Association, 46 million tons of paper were recycled in the US in 2023. Paper manufacturers rely on dry strength agents to compensate for the loss of fiber strength in recycled paper. Thus, increasing the paper recycling rate drives the growth of the paper dry strength agent market. 4. Geographical Insights: In 2024, Asia Pacific led the market with a substantial revenue share, followed by Europe and North America. Asia Pacific is expected to record the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Market Segmentation Based on type, the the paper dry strength agent market is segmented into polyvinyl amine, polyacrylamide, amphoteric polyacrylamide, cationic glyoxalated polyacrylamide, cationic solution polyacrylamide, others polyacrylamide, starch, and others. The starch segment held the largest share of the paper dry strength agent market in 2024. Based on application, the market is segmented into printing and writing paper, tissue paper, packaging paper, specialty paper, and others. The packaging paper segment held the largest share of the paper dry strength agent market in 2024. The paper dry strength agent market is segmented into North America, Europe, APAC, the Middle East and Africa, and South and Central Updated on The Latest Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Trends: Competitive Strategy and Development Key Players: A few of the major companies operating in the paper dry strength agents market include Applied Chemicals International Group AG, Solenis LLC, Seiko PMC Corp, Ecolab Inc, Buckman Laboratories lnternational Inc, BIM Kemi AB, Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd, Kemira Oyj, Shandong Tiancheng Chemical Co Ltd, Axchem Korea Co Ltd, Wuxi Lansen Chemicals Co Ltd, Qingzhou Jinhao New Material Co Ltd, Mare SpA, Benzson Group, and Lanyao Water Treatment Co Ltd. These players engage in several collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, geographic expansions, and other strategic investments to strengthen their market position. Trending Topics: Increasing Focus on Sustainability, Adoption of Bio-Based Dry Strength Additives, Etc. Global Headlines on Paper Dry Strength Agents BASF's enhanced chemical recycling processes, IBM's AI-driven sorting innovations at MRFs, and Circulate's blockchain for traceability in recycled plastics Harima developed the world's first high molecular weight, amphoteric PAM-based paper strengthening agent, "Harmide T2' PolyCycle Innovation LLC developed PolyCycle, a sustainable PCR resin used in food and beverage closures Purchase Premium Copy of Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size and Growth Report (2021-2031) at: The paper dry strength agent market has benefitted from the growing emphasis on paper recycling in various countries worldwide to promote sustainability. Additionally, the demand for shipping and packaging materials has surged with the proliferation of the e-commerce sector, especially after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dry strength agents are added during the wet-end processing of paper to enhance its tensile strength and tear resistance for improving its structural integrity; this helps paper and paperboard to withstand physical challenges such as tearing, bending/folding, and crushing during product shipping to longer distances. The report from The Insight Partners provides several stakeholders—including raw material suppliers, paper dry strength agent manufacturers, and end users—with valuable insights into how to successfully navigate this progressing market landscape and unlock new to Us Directly: Related Reports: About Us: The Insight Partners is a one stop industry research provider of actionable intelligence. We help our clients in getting solutions to their research requirements through our syndicated and consulting research services. We specialize in industries such as Semiconductor and Electronics, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and Transportation, Biotechnology, Healthcare IT, Manufacturing and Construction, Medical Device, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Chemicals and Materials. Contact Us: If you have any queries about this report or if you would like further information, please contact us: Contact Person: Ankit Mathur E-mail: Phone: +1-646-491-9876 Press Release - in to access your portfolio
News24
08-05-2025
- Business
- News24
Mondi lifts as it reports healthy demand, pushes price hikes
For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. Shares of paper and packaging giant Mondi lifted on Thursday when it reported that higher sales volumes and strong cost controls helped bump up its first-quarter profits. Underlying earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation jumped almost 36% year-on-year to €290 million (almost R6 billion) in the three months to end March, it said, with this profit measure excluding various items to reflect the cash-generating ability of the group. Strong demand also means the group expects price increases to benefit it in the second quarter, and in morning trade on the JSE, Mondi had gained over 3%, giving it a market value of R123 billion. Mondi was spun out of Anglo American in 2007 and has its primary listing in London. It employs more than 24 000 people in more than 30 countries and while it is SA's biggest producer of uncoated fine paper and has mills in Richards Bay, less than a tenth of its sales are local. It said on Thursday that it saw higher sales volumes across its paper grades compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, benefitting its corrugated packaging and flexible packaging division — items like boxes — though average selling prices were lower. In the past few months, paper price increases have been implemented to largely recover the declines, it said. In uncoated fine paper, market conditions remained muted with lower average selling prices, but profitability was supported by strong cost control. The group said it was making progress with its capacity expansion projects, while it also completed the acquisition of the Western Europe packaging assets of Schumacher Packaging at the end of March. This is expected to drive synergies, ramp up sales and provide customers with an enhanced range of products. 'In the first quarter of the year, we have seen stronger order books driven by increased demand for our sustainable packaging products,' CEO Andrew King said in the update. 'This has supported recent price increases, which we expect to come through from the second quarter. 'Towards the end of the first quarter, global trade tensions heightened macroeconomic uncertainty. While the direct impact of announced tariffs on our operations is limited, we remain mindful of the potential second-order impacts that could affect trade flows, consumer confidence and supply chains,' he added.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
A cosmic 'CT scan' shows the universe is far more complex than expected
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A powerful combination of data from two very different astronomical surveys has allowed researchers to build a "cosmic CT scan" of the universe's evolution. These snapshots reveal that, as forces like gravity have reshaped the universe, the universe has in turn become less clumpy. In other words, the universe grew more complicated than expected. The team behind these findings used the sixth and final data release from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in combination with Year 1 data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to reach these conclusions. This powerful combination of data allowed the researchers to layer cosmic time, akin to stacking ancient cosmic photographs over recent images of the universe, creating a multidimensional perspective of the cosmos. "This process is like a cosmic CT scan, where we can look through different slices of cosmic history and track how matter clumped together at different epochs," team co-leader Mathew Madhavacheril of the University of Pennsylvania said in a statement. "It gives us a direct look into how the gravitational influence of matter changed over billions of years." In order for the team to build this so-called CT scan of the universe, they needed to turn to light that has existed almost as long as the cosmos itself. With such ancient light, it's possible to track the changes the universe underwent as gravity reshaped it over around 13.8 billion years. "ACT, covering approximately 23% of the sky, paints a picture of the universe's infancy by using a distant, faint light that's been traveling since the Big Bang," team co-leader paper Joshua Kim, a graduate researcher in the Madhavacheril Group, said in the statement. "Formally, this light is called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), but we sometimes just call it the universe's baby picture because it's a snapshot of when it was around 380,000 years old." The CMB is light left over from an event that happened shortly after the Big Bang called the "last scattering." This occurred when the universe had expanded and cooled enough to allow electrons and protons to form the first neutral atoms of hydrogen. The disappearance of free electrons meant that photons, aka particles of light, were free to travel without being endlessly scattered. In other words, the universe suddenly went from being opaque to being transparent. Today, that first light is seen as the CMB, also known as the "surface of last scattering." Though often described as a "cosmic fossil," the CMB hasn't remained entirely unchanged for billions of years. The expansion of the universe has caused its photons to shift to longer wavelengths and lose energy. Its temperature is now uniform at minus 454 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 270 degrees Celsius). Because mass warps the fabric of spacetime, giving rise to gravity, light from the CMB has warped while traveling past large, dense and heavy structures such as galaxy clusters. This is akin to looking at a grid pattern at the bottom of an empty swimming pool and noting the distortion caused as water is added. This process is known as "gravitational lensing." Albert Einstein first suggested it as part of his theory of gravity, general relativity. By noting how the CMB has warped and distorted over time, scientists can learn a great deal about the evolution of matter over billions of years. While the ACT data captures a snapshot of the CMB in its cosmic baby pictures, DESI provides scientists with a more recent record of a "grown-up" universe. DESI does this by mapping the universe's three-dimensional structure, achieved by mapping the distribution of millions of galaxies, particularly luminous red galaxies (LRGs). Using these galaxies as "cosmic landmarks," scientists can reconstruct how matter has dispersed over cosmic time."The LRGs from DESI are like a more recent picture of the universe, showing us how galaxies are distributed at varying distances," Kim said. "It's a powerful way to see how structures have evolved from the CMB map to where galaxies stand today."Putting together ACT CMB lensing maps and DESI LRG data is like browsing through a photo album showing the development of an infant to an adult, but for the cosmos. Browsing this cosmic photo album, the team noticed a small discrepancy. The "clumpiness" of matter the team calculated in later eras of the cosmos doesn't match theoretical the discrepancy isn't quite large enough to suggest entirely new physics are at play, it does suggest that cosmic structures haven't quite evolved in the way early-universe models would suggest. The results also hint that the universe's structural growth may have slowed in ways current models don't fully explain. "What we found was that, for the most part, the story of structure formation is remarkably consistent with the predictions from Einstein's gravity," Madhavacheril said. "We did see a hint for a small discrepancy in the amount of expected clumpiness in recent epochs, around four billion years ago, which could be interesting to pursue." Related Stories: — 'Mind-blowing' dark energy instrument results show Einstein was right about gravity — again — In a way, and the dark universe grew up together — Dark energy could be getting weaker, suggesting the universe will end in a 'Big Crunch' The researchers behind this work intend to continue this line of inquiry, but while utilizing more powerful upcoming telescopes, which should provide them with more precise measurements. The team's research was published on Dec. 10, 2024, in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.
