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All member states have now returned or even exceeded the consumption levels of 2019, and demand continues to grow.
The goals related to reducing greenhouse gases resulting from the activities of Smurfit Kappa correspond to the emission reduction levels necessary to keep global warming at a level well below 2°C.
The total capacity utilization rate in the final quarter of 2021 reached 94.1%, which is 0.7 percentage points more than a year earlier.
In 2021, the volume of softwood lumber imports to China fell by 26% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, to 18.5 million m3. The cost of imports decreased by 6.2% to $4.1 billion, and the average price increased by 27% to $222 per v3.
Restoration will increase biodiversity and improve species’ habitat on the restored lands by removing trees that have grown in the area after drainage. After logging, the ditches will be blocked to raise the water level.
6.12 million homes were sold in 2021, which is 8.5% more than in 2020. The driver was low borrowing rates and high consumer demand, which are expected to support the market during the first months of 2022.
The new packaging consists of more than 80% renewable natural materials - cardboard and plant-based polymers derived from sugar cane. All components of such packaging can be recycled in Russia within the existing production facilities.
The restrictions consist of a significant increase in export duties on certain wood products and a sharp reduction in the number of border crossing points (from more than 30 to one) through which such exports can be carried out.
The company will be one of the first in France to produce second-generation bioethanol from wood raw materials. With a 90% lower carbon footprint than fossil fuel-based gasoline, the new product will help meet clean, renewable energy needs and contribute to reducing climate change.
The value of exports jumped by 39.5% to $5.9 billion, and the average price increased by 18.6% to $474 per m3.
The British DS Smith accelerates the implementation of plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and intends to bring its operations in line with the scenario of the Paris Agreement to keep the growth of global average temperature well below 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels and limit temperature growth by 1.5 °C.
Using a solution from the Papermaking 4.0 portfolio allows you to reduce starch consumption, which leads to significant cost savings and more stable paper quality.
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