Develop Standards
Developing TAPPI Standards
Standards are of the utmost importance in the pulp, paper and converting industries as they have a serious impact on business and trade. As a member, you are eligible to get involved in the process of developing new Standards for the industry.
How to Propose new Standards
Are you interested in proposing a new Standard? We encourage members to consult our complete list of subject categories for Standards below, or view the PDF list.
If you have a general idea for a Standard, you can complete the New Idea Submission Form. We will review your idea and identify the right committee or group to work on your suggestion.
If you already further along, you can send an initial draft to standards@tappi.org. A Standards manager will then work with you to develop a Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) for the new Standard. This will set in motion the development and review process, which is described in the Standards Guidelines.
TAPPI Standards Guidelines
If you are at the writing stage, or if you are the chairperson of a Standards working group, you can download a copy of our Regulations and Style Guidelines.
In this manual, you will find:
- How to write a Standard Test Method using proper terminology and format
- How to write TAPPI Standard Specifications, Glossaries and Guidelines using proper terminology and format
- What requirements exist for precision statements in Official and Provisional Test Methods
- A checklist to make sure all required sections have been included in a Standard draft
- How working group chairperson, working groups and Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) fit into the process of preparing a Standard
- How the balloting process works
- How to resolve comments and negative votes
Filters
Standards
Open drum washer mat sampling technique, Test Method TAPPI/ANSI T 281 sp-22
Open drum washer mat sampling technique, Test Method TAPPI/ANSI T 281 sp-22
Standards
Sampling and accepting a single lot of paper, paperboard, containerboard, or related product, Standard Practice T 400 sp-22
Sampling and accepting a single lot of paper, paperboard, containerboard, or related product, Standard Practice T 400 sp-22
Standards
Tensile Breaking Strength and Elongation of Paper and Paperboard (Using Pendulum-Type Tester), Test Method T 404 cm-92 - "Withdrawn"
Tensile breaking strength and elongation of paper and paperboard (using pendulum-type tester)
Standards
Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard: combustion at 900°C, Test Method T 413 om-22
Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard: combustion at 900°C, Test Method T 413 om-22
Standards
Broke Loss Calculations, Technical Information Paper TIP 0502-10 (2001)
Broke Loss Calculations, Technical Information Paper TIP 0502-10 (2001)
Standards
Water vapor transmission rate of paper and paperboard at 23°C and 50% RH , Test Method T 448 om-21
Water vapor transmission rate of paper and paperboard at 23°C and 50% RH , Test Method T 448 om-21
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Bacteriological examination of paper and paperboard, TAPPI/ANSI Test Method T 449 om-22
Bacteriological examination of paper and paperboard, TAPPI/ANSI Test Method T 449 om-22
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Brightness of pulp, paper, and paperboard (directional reflectance at 457 nm), Test Method T 452 om-23
Brightness of pulp, paper, and paperboard (directional reflectance at 457 nm), Test Method T 452 om-23
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Surface strength of paper (wax pick test), Test Method TAPPI/ANSI T 459 om-21
Surface strength of paper (wax pick test), Test Method TAPPI/ANSI T 459 om-21
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Air resistance of paper (Gurley method), Test Method T 460 om-21
Air resistance of paper (Gurley method), Test Method T 460 om-21
Inside this Section
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- Alkaline Pulping
- Chemical Properties
- Extrusion Coating
- Fiberboard Shipping Containers
- Coating and Graphic Arts
- Optical Properties
- P&PQ General
- Papermakers
- Physical Properties
- Pulp Properties
- Sulfite and Semichemical Pulping
- PTOC: Papermaking Technology Operations Committee
- Papermaking Additives
- Fiberglass Mat
- Quality and Standards Management Committee
- Standards Review
- ISO TC 6: Paper, Board, and Pulp