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Making every poppy count for Armistice Day 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic in the UK is causing veteran charities to lose out on donations, but will it change the way the country honours its war dead?.Buying a poppy ahead of Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, which annually marks the end of hostilities on November 11, 1918, is normally straightforward. However, Covid-19 and a nationwide lockdown means that veterans, many of whom are elderly, have been unable to sell poppies in person and raise the much-needed funds to support the Armed Forces community and their families.
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Could the emerging middle class send diaper demand through the roof?
How growing demand for diapers in emerging markets could influence the production and design of the global diaper market.Diapers are very much in fashion, with the global market estimated to reach USD 51.53 billion by 2024 – up from USD 43.38 billion in 2019. According to Euromonitor International, this five-year 3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is being driven by emerging markets in Asia and Africa, including four of the seven most populous countries in the world: China (7.4% CAGR), India (14.8%), Indonesia (11.8%) and Nigeria (13.3%).
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A Chinese job with a view of the world
As part of our Humans of Pulp series, we profile Lili Zhou who oversees Technical Customer Service for UPM Pulp Sales in China.It has been just over a year since Lili Zhou was promoted to senior manager of the Asia Pacific (APAC) Technical Customer Service team, marking yet another step up the career ladder for the long-serving Chinese UPMer.Zhou joined UPM in 2003 immediately after graduating from university, where she had majored in pulp and papermaking and first heard about her future employer.
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The Uruguayan forestry miracle
Unlike most of its neighbouring countries, Uruguay’s forests are actually growing. How has one of South America’s smallest countries bucked the trend?.South America is extremely diverse in terms of ecosystems: rainforest, desert, mountain forest, dry forest, native pastures, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and mangroves create a melting pot of landscapes. Despite this diversity, the Amazon rainforest, which spreads across almost a third of the continent and occupies nine countries, tends to steal all the headlines.
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UPM Pietarsaari begins delayed pulp mill maintenance
A pulp mill requires maintenance to stay in top condition. Maintaining something this big is challenge enough, but COVID-19 adds a whole new dimension to the task..Everyone knows they need to maintain their car. Every so often you change the oil, replace filters and check equipment like the tyres and battery.
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Japón tiene intención de vertir agua contaminada de Fukushima al mar
Es probable que la decisión irrite a países vecinos como Corea del Sur, que ya ha elevado sus pruebas de radiación a los alimentos procedentes de Japón.Casi una década después del desastre nuclear de Fukushima, el gobierno de Japón ha decidido liberar al mar más de un millón de toneladas de agua contaminada, informaron varios medios el viernes, y se espera un anuncio formal este mes.
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Puerto Valparaíso atiende más de 150 naves durante cuarentena en la comuna
La Empresa Portuaria Valparaíso (EPV), junto a la comunidad logística portuaria, logró mantener sus operaciones durante los cuatro meses de cuarentena decretada para la ciudad porteña y recibió más de 150 naves en los sitios administrados por Terminal Pacífico Sur (TPS) y Terminal Cerros de Valparaíso (TCVAL).Además, durante el periodo de 17 semanas, la Zona de Extensión de Apoyo Logístico (Zeal) atendió cerca de 120 camiones.