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PaperChase is More Than Fun
For more than 30 years, the PaperChase Fun Run, in one form or another, has been an annual event held at a TAPPI Conference. Runners, walkers, and supporters from every area of the pulp and paper industry have come together to raise scholarship funds for deserving engineering students in our industry. Ahead of the Curve would like to share some of the history of the event—to thank the hundreds who have made their mark while making a difference.
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The Three-Leader Litmus Test
S. ERIC CHRISTENSEN, Ed.D. What is the real definition of successful organizational change? Efforts to evaluate organizational change initiatives focus on quantitative metrics. A “hard number” states unequivocally that targets are exceeded, met, or not met relative to a specific time period. Engineers and financial professionals are especially enamored of this approach. Metrics are comfortable, convenient, and necessary… but do not even come close to effectively grading the value of any given change initiative.
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DoE Funds Biofuels Research
The Department of Energy has announced funding for new research centers to accelerate the development of specialty plants and processes for a new generation of biofuels and bioproducts, according to press information released Monday.
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National Labs explore energy-efficient solutions for paper industry
Researchers at two national laboratories are developing new computer simulations that could help papermakers improve energy efficiency and cut energy costs. The project is part of the Department of Energy’s HPC4Mfg initiative, a multi-lab effort to use high-performance computing to address complex challenges in US manufacturing. Project outcomes could have significant benefits; the papermaking industry ranks third among the nation’s largest energy users, behind only petroleum-refining and chemical production, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
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Sack and kraft packaging demand is shifting to consumer application
JOHN NELSON World demand for sack and kraft paper used in packaging is set for healthy annual growth of three percent across the next five years, according to the latest exclusive research from Smithers Pira.
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Young Professionals get their own TAPPI division
Are you a young professional new to the pulp and paper industry? If so, here's a way to get a head start on the competition and become highly-involved in the industry by building valuable networks and gaining first-class knowledge directly relevant to your job?
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Greg King wins PPSA's Executive Eagle Award
Greg King, Senior Vice President and General Manager – Recycling, RockTenn, received the Executive Eagle Award during the Pulp and Paper Safety Association (PPSA) conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, in June.
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Agenda 2020 conducts second open forum to develop breakthrough technology opportunities
The pulp and paper industry has the potential to use advanced technologies to help mills become more efficient and sustainable. In fact, there are many examples of such technologies in use in today's mills.
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Domtar helps customers trace the impact of paper purchases
Domtar Corporation has announced significant updates to The Paper Trail®, its award-winning interactive tool that helps customers trace the impacts of their paper purchases.
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BioSight up to 2025: Changes in supply and demand affecting the global bio-based chemical industry
Pöyry Management Consulting has released BioSight up to 2025, a cutting edge report investigating changes in supply and demand affecting the global bio-based chemical industry.
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A Highly Promising Franco-Canadian, Innovation Partnership
FPInnovations and the Centre Technique du Papier (CTP), have signed a partnership agreement.
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Paper and Packaging Industry Launches "How Life Unfolds"™ Campaign
On July 8, 2015, the Paper & Packaging industry launched the "How Life Unfolds"™ consumer campaign with a $20M investment in paid and earned media between July and December.
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Transparent CNF has wide range of applications
For one Japanese pulp and paper company, the future of cellulose nanofiber material is clear… as in, literally transparent. As reported recently by Nikkei Asian Review, in 2017 Oji Holdings will begin mass production of a lightweight, plant-derived cellulose nanofiber (CNF) material that can replace carbon fiber in a range of applications, including auto manufacturing, aircraft, and organic light-emitting diode displays. The material will be produced as a thin sheet that Oji claims “has high transparency equivalent to glass, regardless of wood pulp materials.”
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Publishers walking back on commitment to digital
Some publishers have begun backtracking on their commitments to digital, writes Ellen Duffer in a recent article at Forbes.com. At the Cheltenham Literature Festival (October 7-16 in Cheltenham, England), Penguin General Books managing director Joanna Prior said the company has started looking more critically at its investments in electronic publishing.
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Bioenergy Technologies Office Allocates US$1 Million for Round 2 of the DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Vouchers (SBV) Pilot, which is part of DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) National Laboratory Impact Initiative, in collaboration with national laboratories, supports small businesses to advance energy technology and help transform our biomass resources into commercially successful, high-performance biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower.
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An early glimpse at APP’s OKI Mill, Sumatra
This look at APP’s new mill, due to open later this year in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI), South Sumatra, is an excerpt from a feature appearing in the upcoming July/August issue of Paper360° and is offered here as a preview for Ahead of the Curve readers.
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UK exit likely to have very limited near-term effects on the pulp market
Kurt Schaefer, RISI The UK voted in June to exit the European Union, surprising most observers and raising many questions and concerns.
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Top 6 Coolest Things About the Paper Industry
Sarah Dawkins, Solenis TAPPI’s Young Professionals Division promotes the future of our industry by recognizing members’ creativity and drive while encouraging them to become more personally involved in the industry. As our future leaders and innovators, we’ve invited members of the YP Division to share their insights with Ahead of the Curve readers.
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AF&PA Honors Sustainability Winners
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) presented its 2015 Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Awards at AF&PA’s annual meeting on Friday, November 13 in San Antonio, Texas. Winners included:
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US Consumers Underestimate Print and Papers’ Unique Contributions to Circular Economy

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