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Why Does the Price of Stamps Keep Increasing?

We explain why United States Postal Service (USPS) postal rates went up and what higher postal rates mean for the paper industry.  

EU Anti-Deforestation Law Explainer Handout

We support what the EU is trying to achieve with their anti-deforestation law (EUDR). The U.S. pulp and paper industry is not linked to global deforestation and forest degradation. However, EUDR imposes some unachievable requirements that create significant technical barriers, which risks trade…

Why the EU Needs to Reconsider Their Deforestation Law

We support what the EU is trying to achieve with their anti-deforestation law. The U.S. pulp and paper industry is not linked to global deforestation and forest degradation. However, EUDR imposes some unachievable requirements that create significant technical barriers, which risks trade.

Bipartisan Postal Service Reform Helps Ensure Sustainable USPS

The American Forest & Paper Association President and CEO Heidi Brock released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden signing The Postal Service Reform Act into law.

AF&PA Supports U.S. Department of Commerce’s Final Determinations in Circumvention Inquiries on Uncoated Paper

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement supporting final determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to petitions filed by U.S. manufacturers and the United Steelworkers. The U.S. Department of…

AF&PA Responds to House Passage of the Build Back Better Framework

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Build Back Better Act framework.

AF&PA Commends President Biden on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law today.

AF&PA Opposes Corporate Tax Increases in Build Back Better Framework

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representative’s Build Back Better Act framework.

AF&PA Responds to U.S. Department of Commerce’s Preliminary Rulings in Circumvention Inquiries on Uncoated Paper

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding preliminary rulings of circumvention inquires, involving imports of uncoated paper sheeter rolls from Indonesia, Brazil and Australia on existing antidumping duty (AD) and…

AF&PA Supports U.S. Department of Commerce’s Preliminary Ruling in Circumvention Inquiry on Uncoated Paper From China

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding an affirmative and preliminary ruling in a circumvention inquiry, involving uncoated paper sheeter rolls from China on existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing…