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UK scientists have discovered a method of turning turkey feathers into paper.

The Two Sides campaign has said it will bolster its efforts to get printers on board, as suppliers UPM and Sun Chemical become the latest companies to announce their support.

Pre-packs, bad debt and lower volumes will continue to be a threat during 2009, independent paper merchant Elliott Baxter (EBB) has said.

Paper giant UPM has joined Stora Enso and Sappi in its support for the Two Sides campaign launched by the National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM).

Finnish paper company M-real has warned its 2008 full-year operating result excluding no-recurring items will be "clearly weaker" than in 2007.

Paper merchant and manufacturer Fedrigoni UK has added FSC certified products to its newly launched Century swatch book.

Sappi has bolstered its presence in the European coated graphic paper market after announcing that it is to close the sale of M-real's graphic papers business.

Investment in paper manufacturing is heading to Latin America and the Asia Pacific, Unite national officer Peter Ellis has claimed.

Paper merchant Robert Horne Group has announced the first major overhaul of its Revive range, with the introduction of 100%- and 25%-recycled products.

CPI has entered into a consultation with staff at its Mackays trade book printing subsidiary with a view to making around 70 redundancies, it has been revealed.

The UK government is being called on to support the free allocation of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances for the paper industry.