Black Liquor Credits Still Flowing to Paper and Pulp Companies -Gail Nickel-Kailing

By Gail Nickel-Kailing

Black liquor has been a hot topic and meant big bucks to the paper industry since 2007. And when we talk about “big bucks,” we mean big—as in billions of dollars. That’s with a “b!”

Let’s take a step back and look at how this whole thing works.

In 2003, a paper from The Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies discussed the value of black liquor as a fuel source. Black liquor is left when pulpwood is digested to free the cellulose fibers so those fibers can be used in papermaking.

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Gail Nickel-Kailing Author's page A business adviser and problem solver, Gail is managing director of Business Strategies Etc., which provides strategic marketing and business planning services and manages the execution of marketing communications tactics that help companies:
• Define their sustainability strategies,
• Deliver a positive, sustainable image,
• Gain credibility, trust and respect, and
• Measure the results of their green initiatives and actions.

Gail is a nationally recognized speaker on a wide range of subjects and brings enthusiasm and a unique blend of experience to the podium. As an industry analyst and journalist contributing to publications in the United States, Canada, India and Brazil, she has covered a number of beats, particularly sustainability in printing and mailing, print on demand, variable data printing and direct mail.