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US Paper and Wood Products Manufacturers Report Sustainability Progress
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released its 2018 Sustainability Report, which highlights the US pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, and wood products manufacturing industry's contributions to sustainability across the value chain, including members' progress toward achieving the Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 sustainability goals. One of the report's main findings: Two of the six sustainability goals have been achieved ahead of the original 2020 deadline.
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Neenah Inc.'s Whiting Mill Gets 50001 Ready
Does your mill need to improve its energy management system? The US Department of Energy (DOE) has established its 50001 Ready protocol to help mills create a structured energy program that can help facilities, including pulp and paper mills, reduce operational costs and improve risk management, among other benefits.
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Threads of Nanocellulose Stronger Than Spider Silk
"Who would win in a fight between Spiderman and Groot?" RISE Researcher Karl Håkansson discussing his groundbreaking work in nanocellulose fibrils. That's the opening query of a presentation by Karl Håkansson, a scientist at the Swedish research organization RISE. According to an article in the recent RISE Newsletter, Håkansson has earned RISE the European Award Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award for its pioneering research into how nanocellulose can answer this engaging question.
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Will Sustainability Disrupt Barrier Coating Manufacturing?
According to a recent Smithers Pira report, sustainability efforts are having a major effect on barrier coating technologies.
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What is the Most Valuable Piece of Paper?
How long does it take to make a piece of paper? Well, in 2011, the world's largest, fastest woodfree-producing paper machine was started-up at the Zhanjiang Chenming mill in China. In November 2012, the recorded speed on the Valmet machine was 1,808 m/min. That's FAST! But at this time of year, we're likely to be thinking of a certain piece of paper that takes most people at least FOUR YEARS to make, but which may be the single most valuable piece of paper they ever own: a diploma.
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Europe Invests Billions in Bioeconomy
With growing global backlash again fossil-fuel dependence—for both environmental sustainability and political stability—the formation of a robust bioeconomy has moved from idea to reality. Taking the lead on bioeconomy development, European scientific, academic, and governmental communities have worked together to create a partnership worth more than US$4 billion.
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Can Plastic Go Green?
This article originally appeared on Science|Business Publishing, a news and media organization that brings together a network of universities, companies, and research and policy organizations that creates a uniquely powerful forum for driving innovation forward. This article was written in partnership with The Estonian Research Council and the European Research Development Fund (ERDF). It is shared here with permission. https://sciencebusiness.net/news/can-plastic-go-green
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Digital or Paper? Campaign Fights for Right to Choose
Do you prefer to receive important documents digitally or on paper? It may be a strange question to ask in an electronic newsletter like Ahead of the Curve! Yet—as reported recently in TAPPI's Over the Wire (which is also an e-newsletter)—the right for consumers to choose a preference is important for our industry.
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Honghi Tran, Ph.D.
Honghi Tran is the Frank Dottori Professor of Pulp and Paper Engineering at the University of Toronto in Canada, where he has been a researcher and professor since 1990. He also serves as the Director of the University’s Pulp and Paper Centre, acting as a conduit between university research and industry needs, facilitating 55 industrial partners and over 140 university-company partnerships, both national and international.
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SPOTLIGHT: Pamela Cowan
Pamela Cowan Professional Member Williston, VT If you were to suggest that pulp and paper (P&P) entrepreneurship runs in TAPPI member Pamela Cowan’s family, then you’d be exactly correct.  After
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Spotlight: D. Robert Hammond
D. Robert Hammond Professional Member North Haven, CT Rob Hammond isn’t the first TAPPI member to say his company encouraged him to join, and he certainly won’t be the last. Nor is he the only one to
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SPOTLIGHT: Michele “Micki” Meggison
Michele “Micki” Meggison Professional Member  Gorham, Maine Michele “Micki” Meggison’s career has been as unique as how she earned her nickname nearly forty years ago. After all, how many people can
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Jessica Spadaccino
TAPPI member Jessica “Jessi” Spadaccino has a quest to continue learning and growing – both her connections and career.
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Sean Ireland, CEO of CapaTec, to Deliver Keynote Address at 2024Nano
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Changing Times in Tissue
This article excerpt is based on an exclusive interview that TAPPI conducted with Brian Dietz, Cascades Tissue Group. It originally ran in the most recent issue of Tissue360° magazine.
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Buzz Worthy Print Beats Digital in Influence
Is it possible that print magazines have more clout than their digital counterparts? Oh yes. A new study finds that print still ranks highest when it comes to generating word-of-mouth buzz.
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Nonwoven’s next act
BY SESHADRI RAMKUMAR What drives the nonwovens sector? Consumer goods that enhance health and improve lifestyles. Products such as diapers, wipes, and hospital goods have been the main pillars of the industry. In addition, nonwovens are used in semi-durable and durable goods, such as products for construction, infrastructure, and automobiles, to name a few.
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Award Spotlights Innovations in Cellulosic Applications
BY MARK RUSHTON AND JAN BOTTIGLIERI A new award category in the prestigious annual PPI Awards competition is designed to honor industry innovation. For this inaugural run, the judges have selected five project finalists that expand the limits of what can be done with renewable cellulosic materials.
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Survey Will Spark New Standards For Tissue and Towel
As the global population continues to expand, the tissue sector (along with packaging) has been a top performer among pulp and paper industry grades. Demand for tissue and towel products, in both the at-home and away-from-home markets, continues to grow. A report from paper industry intelligence provider Fisher International predicts that, by 2025, the global tissue industry will have more than 1000 newly-built tissue machines producing a wide variety of tissue and towel products.
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Ready to Compete for Another Century
BY GRAEME RODDEN Note: The full version of this article will appear in the forthcoming September/October issue of Paper360°. This excerpt is offered here as a “sneak peek” for AoTC readers.

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