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What Papermakers Are Thankful For
Accounts of the “First Thanksgiving” vary; but we know that President Abraham Lincoln made it official in 1863 with a proclamation that read, in part: “The year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies… I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.”
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Museum Restoring Rare Model Fourdrinier
Many AOTC readers remember their first glimpse of a running paper machine—and the awe of seeing how much technology and engineering expertise goes into a simple sheet of paper. For some, viewing that first operating machine is the moment that cements a lifelong commitment to a career in the pulp and paper industry.
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A Week to Celebrate Forests and Print
It’s commonly accepted science that leaves turn color in the autumn when changes in air temperature and sunlight hours trigger a chemical process during which the leaves cease their food-making, causing the green chlorophyll in the leaves to break down and reveal the carotenes and xanthophyll pigments lying beneath.
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The Graying of the Paper Industry
JOHN A. NEUN, P.E. This article appears in the May/June issue of Paper360°, the TAPPI member magazine, and is offered here for Ahead of the Curve readers who may have missed it.
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Paper Airplane Day is a thing, and it’s terrific
We all love holidays, but we gripe about them too: Long drives through snowstorms. Over-commercialization. Weird sweaters. Diet-busting meals that take forever to prepare and clean up after. True, “the holidays” offer a great reason to gather for fun with family and friends—but most holidays don’t focus the fun nearly enough on something that really matters to Ahead of the Curve readers: PAPER. What if you could celebrate a holiday with none of the hassle, but ALL of the paper? That’s National Paper Airplane Day.
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Mill Management and Teamwork
TAPPI recently caught up with Scott LeBeau, resident mill manager with Graphic Packaging International in Kalamazoo, MI, to ask him what he felt was important to managing a successful mill. Here’s what he had to say.
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Shandong Tranlin Paper will invest $2 billion in first U.S. advanced manufacturing operation
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today at the Virginia State Capitol that Shandong Tranlin Paper Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese pulp and paper company will invest $2 billion over five years to establish its first U.S. advanced manufacturing operation in Chesterfield County.
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FSC celebrates 20th Anniversary
“We are proud of what we’ve accomplished in the last 20 years. We have come a long way, but we can achieve even more. And the World’s forests need that.”
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In 2015, Rewire Your Culture Around Service
For years you've tried to improve your customer service. You've trained and trained (burning through too many initiatives to count), but the results never seem to stick.
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Survey gauges mill use of proactive safety recognition/incentive programs
In December 2014, the Pulp and Paper Safety Association conducted a survey among nearly 100 pulp and paper companies in North America to determine what proactive safety recognition/incentive programs were used within the industry.
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A pulp and paper rebirth
After years of downsizing, the pulp, paper and packaging business—one of Georgia’s largest industries—is quietly being revitalized.
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2015 Begins with a Rollercoaster Ride
The world economy sometimes feels like a rollercoaster and the beginning of 2015 is one of those times.
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Rainforest Alliance announces new sustainable forestry project in SE U.S.
The Rainforest Alliance has announced a new grant that will strengthen sustainable forest management with small landowners in the Southeast region of the United States.
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Event Report: Specialty Papers US
Professionals from large and small specialty papers manufacturing companies, along with industry suppliers and end users, converged in Chicago, IL, September 21-23 for Specialty Papers US 2016. The event was sponsored jointly by Smithers Pira and TAPPI.
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Recovered paper markets for the rest of the year: What to expect
By Hannah Zhao, RISI After falling for about half a year, the national average price of OCC in the US market finally bottomed out in April and has continued to climb since, reaching US$106/tonne (metric ton) in July, the highest level since June 2014. The price run for mixed paper and old newspaper (ONP) during this period was even faster. The recent price jump reflected the rebound in export demand and the limited supply for these grades, especially for ONP and mixed paper.
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Agenda 2020 Paper Machine Drying Project Announced as Part of DOE/National Labs Clean Energy Initiative
The forest products industry’s Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance is working with Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories as part of a new Department of Energy (DOE) initiative through which the laboratories will develop a model of how water moves through the sheet in the press section.
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Red Rock Biofuels to provide biobased jet fuel to FedEx Express
Red Rock Biofuels LLC, a Fort Collins, Colorado-based pioneer in renewable biofuels, has announced that it will produce approximately 3 million gallons of low-carbon, renewable jet fuel per year for FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.
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Herty Advanced Materials Center Launches Advanced Chemical Processing Unit
The Herty Advanced Materials Development Center (Herty), an applied research center of Georgia Southern University, has launched a new Advanced Chemical Processing (ACP) pilot facility which allows it to expand its research programs and client services to those companies seeking to develop and test new advanced materials required in today’s international and increasingly competitive markets.
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Seven Myths of Maintenance Management
There are many paradigms and legends surrounding maintenance management in plants. Often, the myths are known to be untrue, but people live with them because it is politically correct, or simply convenient.
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Being a Maintenance Leader
Mahatma Gandhi was once asked what he thought of Western civilization. He replied that he thought it would be a good idea. The same thought comes to mind when considering management skills in maintenance departments.

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