RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, announced program details for its Sixteenth International Containerboard Conference. The conference will be held November 5-7, 2014 in Chicago, IL at the Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown/Lakefront hotel.
The conference will feature an impressive lineup of guest speakers from leading companies across the global containerboard and corrugated markets. A select group of RISI economists will also present research, market outlooks and forecasts for critical market segments.
The Conference Program will feature the following topics:
Keynote: Global Opportunities for North America's Virgin Fiber Containerboard Industry
The Global Economy – Modest Improvement
Outlook for North American Containerboard Industry
China's Containerboard Market Outlook—Changing Nature of Domestic Growth
Global OCC Market Outlook
Future Cost Competitiveness of North American Virgin vs. Recycled Mills
Containerboard Conversions—Opportunities and Challenges
Panel Discussion: Pros and Cons of Containerboard Conversions
Recycled Greenfield Containerboard Mill of the Future
Panel discussion: What Independents Want From Their Containerboard Suppliers
North American Corrugated Industry's Growing Productivity and Changing Structure
On Demand Packaging—New Corrugated Business Model for the Internet Age
Plastic Returnable Container (RPC) Threat—How Should the Corrugated Industry Respond?
Panel Discussion: Impact of Sustainability Programs at CPGs on Corrugated Box Demand
Trends in the European Corrugated Packaging Market
Western European Containerboard Market Outlook
Russia/Eastern Europeans's Growth Outlook Post Ukrainian Crisis
Mexico - North America&'s Fastest Growing Corrugated Market
Outlook for the Latin American Containerboard Market
Panel Discussion: How Investors Look at the Containerboard Industry
