2018

International Research Management at Its Best

07 Nov 2013 International Research Management at Its Best On Nov. 4-7, 2013, 36 of our industry’s’ top research leaders, representing more than 30 institutions, companies, and associations from 10 countries,

Is it the People or the Equipment?

12 Dec 2013 Is it the People or the Equipment? Finally an answer to that age old argument—is it the people or the equipment that make a good plant and product? HIT THE JACKPOT Earlier this month, Eric Fletty and

Ahead of the Curve

30 Aug 2018 Ahead of the Curve Your weekly installment of new knowledge, sponsored by Valmet. Each week’s e-newsletter brings you one featured article, selected by TAPPI’s editors, on new research, business/

Over The Wire

30 Aug 2018 TAPPI’s free weekly electronic newsletter, distributed in its entirety exclusively to TAPPI members, and distributed with access to select stories to Non-members. Not a member?  Join today to start

Nanotechnology + Renewable Materials = Opportunity

22 Jan 2014 The combination of nanotechnology and renewable materials offers a potentially significant commercial opportunity for the forest products industry.

Greener Packaging for Boston

16 Apr 2014 Demonstrating that recyclable packaging can survive one of NAFCO’s [the largest regional seafood distributor in the Mid-Atlantic] longest shipping routes, Global Green USA coordinated a pilot in which water-resistant packaging that is 100% recyclable with regular cardboard could be used to bring Chesapeake Bay seafood five hundred miles to a Boston location of a major grocery chain.

Four technologies poised to disrupt the specialty paper market

27 Sep 2017 In its latest research, Smithers Pira has identified four novel technologies that are set to increase capacity and enable new product opportunities for manufacturers of specialty papers across the next five years. The new report—The Future of Speciality Papers to 2022—provides a comprehensive overview of this important sector of the paper industry. It incorporates both higher volume applications, like flexible packaging and label stocks, and more niche segments like electrical insulation, filtration, and security papers.

Scientists Share Genetic Data of Poplar Trees

30 Aug 2017 This largest-ever SNP dataset may be useful to scientists studying biofuels and lignin. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have released the largest-ever single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataset of genetic variations in poplar trees, information useful to plant scientists as well as researchers in the fields of biofuels, materials science, and secondary plant metabolism.

Silver Fir Has Edge Under Changing Climate Conditions

16 Aug 2017 As reported this month by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in Switzerland, as well as in other European countries, Norway spruce and European beech trees are struggling to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate. This poses risks for the country’s forestry sector, which relies on spruce wood. A study by the WSL shows that these risks could be mitigated by relying more on silver fir and using Norway spruce from warmer growth locations.

Ensuring a Tight Load

26 Jul 2017 GRAEME RODDEN The following article is part of a special multi-part feature on Global Transport in the just-released July/August issue of Paper360°.