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Unlock the Future of Tissue at TAPPICon 2025

TappiCon 2025 returns to Minneapolis May 4-7, delivering advanced technical insights and leadership development opportunities for experienced pulp and paper professionals. This premier conference offers mid-career managers and technical leaders access to cutting-edge research, benchmarking data, and networking with industry executives. Attendees gain specialized knowledge to drive ROI initiatives, enhance team performance, and advance their careers through expert-led sessions, standards committee participation, and executive briefings. The event provides practical solutions for operations optimization, sustainable manufacturing practices, and emerging technologies that directly impact plant efficiency and profitability for experienced professionals seeking deeper specialization.

Innovative Filling Design Driving Optimization of Dispersion Systems, 18PaperCon

Innovative Filling Design Driving Optimization of Dispersion Systems, 18PaperCon

Vibrating foil improves paper properties, Solutions!, Online

Vibrating foil improves paper properties, Solutions!, Online Exclusives, October 2003

Overpressure by Design • An Oil and Gas Perspective on Safety for Kraft Digesters, 2023 PEERS Conference

AF&PA Responds to 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

AF&PA President Heidi Brock warns that new 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports could severely disrupt North American forest products supply chains built over decades. The integrated cross-border manufacturing process, from wood chips to finished packaging, relies on strategic facility locations and specific Canadian fiber inputs for quality requirements. With over 925,000 U.S. jobs at stake in rural communities, industry leaders are engaging the Administration to highlight economic contributions and seek solutions that protect domestic pulp, paper, and packaging operations while addressing border security concerns.

Summaries from TAPPI Journal June 2025 and July 2025 Issues

The latest TAPPI Journal research showcases critical advances in materials performance, sustainable packaging innovations, and industrial process optimization that senior industry professionals need to know. Key findings include corrosion-resistant alloy selection for hydrothermal liquefaction biorefineries, breakthrough chitosan biodegradable films with enhanced antimicrobial properties, and novel thermomechanical solutions for pharmaceutical blister packaging defects. The July flexible packaging issue highlights data-efficient thermoforming methods for post-consumer recyclate materials and water-based primer applications that enable sustainable packaging transitions without performance compromise. These peer-reviewed studies provide actionable insights for industry veterans mentoring next-generation engineers and establishing future technical standards.

Radix and Cognite Partner to Deliver an Industrial Applications Library for Industry in AI

5 Ways Paper Engineers Are Driving Innovation Right Now

This article was originally published on the blog page of the Syracuse Pulp & Paper Foundation, and is being shared here for Ahead of the Curve readers with an interest in industry innovation, as well as in the programs training tomorrow's pulp, paper, packaging, and tissue industry professionals.

Andritz to Supply Two Production Lines to Koro Viet Nam

New lines will be supplied to support the company’s entry into the tissue market

ANDRITZ to Supply Two Production Lines for Koro Viet Nam’s Entry Into the Tissue Market

Koro Viet Nam Tissue Paper Joint Stock Company has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to supply two tissue production lines for its mill in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, supporting the company’s entry into the tissue market. Start-up is planned for the first half of 2027.