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2012 TAPPI Essentials of Market Pulp Course

Product code: 12ESSMPC
Date: 4/25/2012 to 4/25/2012
Location: New Orleans, LA United States
Contact: memberconnection@tappi.org
Phone: 1.800.332.8686 (US); 1.800.446.9431 (Canada); +1.770.446.1400
Fax: +1.770.209.7206

Essentials of Market Pulp is co-located with PaperCon 2012
April 25, 2012, Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA

Essentials of Market Pulp offers a comprehensive overview of today’s market pulps worldwide. The course is designed for those in sales and marketing, purchasing, product development, process and product development engineering, and technical service representation. You’ll gain a broad understanding of current pulp trends in the global marketplace, understand the unique nature of pulps through the study of a large cross-section of samples from all over the world, and initiate a simple, efficient evaluation process for smart pulp selection.

The overall course objective is to give participants a broad understanding of the nature of market pulps, the trends in the marketplace, a more in-depth understanding of the unique nature of a broad cross-section of these pulps, a simple and effective evaluation process and a structured approach to their selection that will provide substantial benefits when employed.

This course is designed to deliver the most comprehensive overview available of market pulps, worldwide. This course is unique by providing (1) up-to-date information on current market pulp trends, (2) pulp data based on consistent, high-quality testing of 60 market pulps, a representative sample of pulps available in the worldwide market (World of Market Pulp CD Book) and (3) a simple, efficient method of evaluating and selecting pulp. Starting with a broad over-view and basic information, this course provides a simple and clear picture of this area for those new to the pulp and paper industry. This benefit can also be realized by the supplier community as well as administrative, purchasing, finance, and management personnel. The course provides an approach to pulp selection and treatment that will provide structure and a refined clarity for seasoned operating, development and supplier technical personnel.

Networking with other attendees and one on one discussion with the Instructor, who has broad and deep experience, will provide additional significant learning opportunities.

Information and visuals drawn from the “World of Market Pulp CD Book” will be up-dated and supplemented with new marketplace data and analytical approaches and insights. The instructor’s enthusiastic teaching style, broad and deep knowledge in this area has drawn participants from all over the world to similar seminars. The “World of Market Pulp” books have been sold around the world and have become key reference materials in many libraries, laboratories and companies.

Instructor: Alan F. Button, PhD, Buttonwood Consulting LLC

Target Audience:

Any education prerequisites: None
Any work experience prerequisites: None
Years of experience in subject matter of course (range): None required

Is this targeted towards certain grades of paper? If so, identify grade: Applies to all grades: Applies to all grades
Level of content (Introduction? Intermediate? Advanced?): Introduction to Intermediate
Learning outcomes: After successfully completing this course, what will the participants be able to do back in the workplace and describe how this will benefit the company:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of a comprehensive overview of the global market pulp industry, pulp categories, supply and demand influences, regional pulps and trends in the market.
2. Describe how market pulps have transitioned over time; demonstrate knowledge of the range and differing characteristics of market pulps.
3. Describe the fiber characteristics of the fiber sources used to make market pulp, the common defects and factors influencing pulp quality.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of pulp testing principles, test methods and pulp/paper relationships.
5. Demonstrate an awareness of the range of pulps available, rank them for particular paper applications and describe best practices for maximizing value from market pulps.

Name of course: Essentials of Market Pulp

To register go to the PaperCon registration page.

Avis offers special discounts off regular rates for participants. To reserve your car, call 1.800.831.8000 and refer to the code AWD: #U226600.