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FROM THE WIRE
ALBERTA CONFERENCE REVEALS GROWING ENTHUSIAM FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY IN FOREST PRODUCTS COMMUNITY. More than 180 nanoscience experts from 12 countries met in June to discuss the potential of nano-enabled biomaterials. Held in Edmonton, AB, Canada, and co-sponsored by TAPPI and the Alberta Ingenuity Fund, the conference revealed developments for revolutionizing paper and wood products, as well as capturing sustainability-focused markets with bionanocomposites and capitalizing on wood-derived nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and nanofibrillar cellulose (NFC). "The hot topic was NCC-NFC, with people talking about the benefits in increasing paper performance," said Phil Jones, a conference chairperson and director of new business development and new ventures at Imerys. "The rapidly increasing rate of spending in this area is impressive."
(l-r) George Weyerhaeuser, Houghton Cascade, Bruno Marcoccia, Domtar Industries, Al Ward, Alberta Pacific Forest Industries (Alpac)
Conference attendees learned that Japan, Finland, and Canada in particular are escalating research funding in the area of NCC-NFC production. Attendees also heard about health, safety, and legal issues surrounding nanoscience from multidisciplinary experts in industry and academia. Among the paper companies benefiting from this information as panelists and attendees were SAPPI Fine Paper, SCA, Smart Papers, Stora Enso, Verso Paper, Domtar, Mondi, Kruger, Nippon Paper, AbitibiBowater, and Alpac. "The conference provided a clear comparison of all current nanocellulose fiber work," said Steven Masia, research scientist for Sappi Fine Paper NA. "It also offered insights into new nanoscale measurement techniques that are invaluable for development of products with improved performance. The conference offered information on new nanobiological technologies, and I made several contacts that are interested in evaluating projects of mutual interest."
Stanislav Stoyanov (l), NINT, discusses poster
"Multiscale Modeling Methods for
Development of Modified Materials Based on
Nanocrystalline Cellulose"The conference reinforced the fact that companies, both within and outside of the forest products industry, have only scratched the surface of what is possible with NCC and NFC. "Most researchers in nanotechnology are unaware of the rich opportunities that NCC offers with regards to advanced materials," said Martin Moskovits, a nanotechnology expert and CTO for API Nanotronics. With the success of this conference and the building enthusiasm for nanotechnology applications, plans are underway for TAPPI's 5th International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, to be held next year in Helsinki, Finland.
THIS WEEK'S MARKET ROUNDUP
PACKAGING markets for virtually all niches have held stable in July, while prices for newsprint and coated paper fell sharply, reports Mark Wilde, senior analyst at Deutsche Bank. Domestic prices for containerboard were flat for the second month in a row, but most other paperboard grades were stable, he notes.
COATED PAPER markets may be reaching an inflection point, Wilde continues, adding that "we are picking-up some hints that the market may be bottoming. Some sources in the merchant community report a recent pick-up in customer inquiries for LWC. With relatively lean inventories in many markets, one merchant noted that a sharp snap-back in the market would not be surprising."
MARKET PULP prices continue to rally, according to Wilde, rising in July for the second month in a row. With a sharp decline in worldwide inventories, extensive downtime and closures, and continued strong demand in China, pulp producers have announced price hikes across all regions. Rising list prices are only part of the story, Wilde points out. Brokers are also reporting that the discounts from "list" on spot sales are shrinking dramatically.
APPLETON, Appleton, Wis., USA, reports that it is exploring options to sell C&H Packaging Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary the company acquired in April 2003. C&H Packaging is located in Merrill, Wis., and prints and converts flexible plastic packaging materials for companies in the food processing, household, and industrial products industries. It employs approximately 100 people. The company is evaluating the impact that a sale of C&H Packaging would have on its financial statements. Such impact could be material, Appleton notes, adding that it can offer no assurances that a transaction will occur or, if one is undertaken, its terms or timing. The company pointed out that it will provide no additional public comment about the progress or developments of this process unless its board of directors enters into a definitive sales agreement with a potential buyer. Appleton CEO Mark Richards said that Appleton intends to focus its performance packaging operations on film production. The company's film-producing facilities include American Plastics in Rhinelander, Wis., and New England Extrusion in Turners Falls, Mass., and Milton, Wis.
Bellerud's Flute to be used
in Rigesa's produce boxes BILLERUD, Stockholm, Sweden, has signed a partnership agreement with Rigesa, a producer of corrugated boxes for fruit and vegetables in Brazil and India. According to the agreement, Rigesa will produce corrugated boxes with Billerud Flute (produced at the company's Gruvön mill in Sweden). Billerud thus gains access to the rapidly-expanding Brazilian and Indian fruit and vegetable markets. The partnership, which creates opportunities to grow together with Rigesa in expanding markets, is part of Billerud's strategy to advance higher up the value chain and create a global standard for fruit and vegetable packaging. Full-scale production at Rigesa will start this month.
CANFOR PULP INCOME FUND, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, announced this week that Paul Richards, president and CEO of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (CPLP), will retire at the Fund's next annual general meeting of unit holders, currently scheduled for April 27, 2010. Charles Jago, chairman of CPLP, noted that "Paul has decided that after more than 38 years in the business he will retire to spend more time with his family. We are pleased that he will continue to lead CPLP up to the annual general meeting and the entire board is appreciative of his continued contribution, guidance, and leadership through these difficult economic times." A search committee of the board will find a replacement for Richards.
ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE N.A. PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY, a new market report available from TAPPI and BDA (Business Development Advisory), examines:
- New business and development opportunities for suppliers of energy-related equipment and services
- The potential for expanded energy production and the development of energy islands, biorefineries, and energy sales to the grid
- Regions, industry segments, facility types, and process areas that offer the best energy development opportunities
- How much and what types of fuel are consumed by segment and how this mix will change over the next five years.
FRASER PAPERS, Toronto, Ont., Canada, this week appointed Jim Gehrman to the position of VP, Sales, with responsibility for all of the company's paper product sales. Gehrman has held various sales and sales management roles in the industry since 1985. Most recently, he was Fraser Papers' general sales manager for Publishing Papers. Fraser is an integrated specialty paper company with operations in New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada and in Maine and New Hampshire in the U.S.
MEADWESTVACO,
Richmond, Va., USA, reports that Julia Amadio has joined the company, becoming
its new VP of global marketing for MWV Healthcare. Amadio brings to the
position nearly 30 years of commercial leadership and marketing experience
in the pharmaceutical industry. In her new role, she will oversee marketing
and commercialization for MWV's portfolio of OTC and pharmaceutical packaging
solutions, including its adherence and compliance product lines. She will
also be responsible for driving growth opportunities in emerging global
pharmaceutical markets such as India and China. Amadio comes from JMA Consulting,
a company she founded, where she conducted commercial assessments and developed
marketing and distribution strategies for various U.S.-based and international
clients. She previously held marketing and management positions with Parexel
MMS, Patients' & Consumers' Pharma, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corp., Aventis
Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and McNeil Pharmaceutical. QUEBECOR WORLD emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this past week under the new, or old, name (depending on perspective) of World Color Press. In the late 1990s, World Color Press and Quebecor Printing merged to form Quebecor World. The new World Color Press is owned mainly by Quebecor World's former lenders and creditors. The largest stockholders are the Société Générale bank of Montreal and Catalyst Fund Ltd. of Toronto.
S.A. INDUSTRIAS CELULOSA ARAGONESA (SAICA), Spain's largest paper producer and paper recycler, will install a new waste-to-energy power plant at its Zaragoza mill in Spain. Startup of the EUR 50 million (approximately) plant, to be supplied by Metso Corp., is scheduled for the third quarter of 2011. The power boiler will be a 150 MW (thermal capacity) multi-fuel boiler using Metso's circulating fluidized bed technology and high-performance flue gas cleaning system, giving the new plant very high environmental performance. With this investment, SAICA will minimize its landfill operations and instead recycle paper mill waste into electrical power. SAICA has a production capacity of 2 million metric tpy of corrugated paper. The company currently recycles 2.2 million metric tons of paper per year.
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP., Chicago, Ill., USA, this week announced a new partnership between its Recycling division and Advanced Disposal Services in Cobb County, Ga. Through the joint venture, the company will convert Cobb County's composting facility in Marietta, Ga., for use as a materials recycling facility (MRF). Advanced Disposal, Jacksonville, Fla., which has operations in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, will manage the adjacent waste transfer station. Smurfit-Stone is retrofitting sort line equipment in the 200,000-ft2 Marietta composting facility to provide residential and commercial recycling services. It also operates Advanced Disposal's MRFs in Jacksonville, Fla., and Atlanta, Ga. Additionally, the company has invested in production tracking equipment to improve customer service and efficiency by identifying and reducing the causes of downtime on its sort lines and balers.
TIMBERWEST FOREST CORP., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, says its will divest up to four discrete timberland properties on Vancouver Island in the Province of British Columbia. These timberland assets include the Beauforts, China Creek, Parksville and Trent properties, which comprise a total area of approximately 46,487 acres (or 18,813 hectares) and have a combined timber inventory of more than 4.0 million cubic meters. These four properties represent small, isolated parcels of timberlands, most of which are not contiguous with TimberWest's core timberland operations in either the north or the south of Vancouver Island. TimberWest is western Canada's largest private timber and land management company, owning some 322,000 hectares (796,000 acres) of private land.
WEST FRASER TIMBER CO., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, will curtail operations at three of its B.C. lumber production facilities in western Canada for at least two weeks due to continuing weak markets and a strengthening Canadian dollar. North America's largest softwood lumber producer said market-related curtailments will be implemented at its Houston, 100 Mile, and Chasm sawmills for at least two weeks, beginning August 4. The company noted that restart of the operations is dependent on market conditions which it will review on an ongoing basis. West Fraser is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, linerboard, kraft paper, and newsprint.
WEYERHAEUSER, Federal Way., Wash., USA, is closing all tree farms to public access in both Oregon and Washington due to the extreme high fire danger brought on by mid-summer 100 degree weather. In Washington, tree farms in the Vail, Aberdeen, Raymond, and St. Helens operating areas will be indefinitely closed to public recreational access. In Oregon, tree farms in the North Coast, North Willamette Valley, South Willamette Valley, Springfield, and Coos Bay operating areas will be indefinitely closed to public recreational access. The company advises that visitors planning a trip to Weyerhaeuser forestlands in Oregon and Washington should call the company's statewide, toll-free telephone numbers before heading out to the woods. Public access information is available throughout high fire danger seasons in both states via 888-741-5403 in Oregon and 866-636-6531 in Washington.
IN OTHER WEYERHAEUSER NEWS, the company reports that its 2008 sustainability performance results are now available online. The company's achievement highlights include: a year-end recordable incident rate of 0.98, beating its long-held safety milestone of an RIR of less than one; 10% reduction in water use at its pulp mills, making significant progress toward the goal of 20% reduction from 2007 levels by 2012; certification of 99% of its worldwide products to sustainable forestry standards; planting of more than 100 million tree seedlings across its 21.9 million acres worldwide; reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions by 10% from 2000 levels; formation of Catchlight Energy LLC with Chevron; signing of MOU with Lenzing to develop wood-based nonwoven fabrics; included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, named "Best in Class" by Storebrand, and named one of the "World's 99 Most Ethical Companies" by Ethisphere Institute.
Paper News
NEWPAGE CORP., Miamisburg, Ohio, USA, reported this past week that its No. 3 sheet-fed product, Anthem, now contains 10% post-consumer recycled fiber as a standard for any orders placed on or after July 1. The entire Anthem grade line is now chain-of-custody (CoC) certified to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) standards and is in compliance with the Lacey Act Requirements. In addition to the environmental enhancements, the Anthem grade line has been broadened to include 65 lb. (7 pt.) matte cover and 105 lb. (7 pt.) matte replay card, providing more options for environmentally conscious direct mailers.
PREGIS CORP.'s Hexacomb business unit, Deerfield, Ill., USA, this week launched a 100% paper-based, "environmentally-responsible" graphic display board across North America and Europe, known as Falconboard. The new alternative to petroleum-based display boards is suited for digital and screen printing applications such as signage, point-of-purchase, and trade show displays. It contains a minimum of 20% recycled fiber content, and is 100% recyclable. The display board features an engineered paper core and water-based adhesives coupled with a white printing surface. Produced chlorofluorocarbon-free, it emits zero volatile organic compounds during manufacturing, and is a "green" alternative to traditional foam boards made from polyethylene, polystyrene, or polyvinylchloride. Its resistance to bending or warping provides an alternative to printed corrugated alternatives where increased shelf life and three-dimensional point-of-purchase display stability is a requirement. Falconboard accommodates most inks and adhesives, as well as commercial connective systems such as edge tape and plastic or metal edging/channels. It is lightweight and heat-resistant up to 300 degrees F.
VERSO PAPER CORP., Memphis, Tenn., USA, has announced a new line of lightweight uncoated web printing papers: Versobook, Versotext, and Versoblend. The new product line is designed for use in both coldset and heatset printing applications and is available in a wide range of brightness levels. In addition, the group of uncoated products is focused on the lighter end of the basis weight range and further enhances and expands Verso's overall product portfolio. They are being produced on the No. 1 paper machine at Verso's mill in Bucksport, Me., which is consistent with the company's announcement last September 10 that it will transition this machine from lightweight coated (LWC) paper to lightweight specialty paper.
TAPPI NEWS
Last chance for discount on PIRA Reports
TAPPI is pleased to announce a special relationship with PIRA that allows TAPPI members to save $840 on selected new PIRA Market Reports. PIRA has 80 years experience in the paper, packaging and related industries, and PIRA reports deliver global research and perspective that can help you learn to recognize market drivers and technology trends. TAPPI Members receive discounts on the following reports:
- The Future of Paper and Board in Central and Eastern Europe - Market Forecasts to 2014: This report covers the market size (tons and euro value), the opportunity, and the market drivers.
- The Future of Function and Barrier Coatings for Paper and Board : This report quantifies the paper and board coatings market and the economic opportunity available. It serves as your guide for business planning.
Build networks at TAPPI Local Events
Do you need a career BOOST? You can network with local colleagues, meet customers, support scholarship programs, and practice your swing at these exciting upcoming TAPPI Local Section events:
Lake States TAPPI North Central PIMA - Kick-Off Meeting
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Venue: Foxfire Golf Club
Location: Waupaca, WI
Join us for this year's kick-off meeting to welcome new members and network with our active TAPPI-PIMA group. A morning shotgun, scramble golf outing is planned at Foxfire Golf Club, with dinner after the golf outing. Lunch will be provided at the turn, with the standard fine cuisine of brats, hamburgers, and beverage. Beverage carts will also be available throughout the day on a cash basis. Your participation will help fund scholarships for local TAPPI and PIMA programs. Our prize and raffle program is a great way for suppliers to show their support!
Contact Clark Schabo by phone at 1 920-734-5073, or visit www.lakestate.org for other registration options.
9th Annual Chicago TAPPI Golf Outing
Date: Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Venue: Ruffled Feathers Golf Club
Location: Lemont, IL
You will have a great time golfing and networking with a group devoted to the corrugated packaging arena. Registration begins at 11 am, with a box lunch at noon and a shotgun start at 1 pm. Dinner and a prize drawing will follow golfing. Ruffled Feathers Golf Club is located in Lemont, IL, and is an enjoyable course for seasoned pros and beginning golfers alike. (Golf course phone number: 1 630-257-2299.) A block of rooms will be reserved for golf outing guests at the Willowbrook Holiday Inn.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. To learn more about this fun and popular event, contact Marilyn Beach at mbtappi@comcast.net or (708) 469-7087. See you there!
4th Annual Pacific Section TAPPI Golf Tournament
Date: Friday, August 28, 2009
Venue: Lewis River Golf Course
Location: Woodland, WA
Join us for a Modified Shotgun Start, 4 person scramble tournament. The registration fee covers Green Fees, Cart, two beverage tickets, prizes, a country-style BBQ dinner after the tournament, and LOTS OF FUN! Suppliers may sponsor a hole -- Proceeds help support the TAPPI scholarship fund. We'd love to have you join us at this outstanding course. Questions: Contact Vince Hochanadel, 1 360-606-1461.
Introduction To Kraft Pulping Course
Date: August 3 - 4, 2009
Venue: Kemira North American Headquarters
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
If you would benefit from a better understanding of the kraft pulping process, this course is for you! The 2009 TAPPI Introduction to Kraft Pulping Course will give you increased confidence and understanding of kraft pulping, pulp processing and bleaching operations. You will be able to interact more knowledgeably with experienced process engineers and operators. You will increase your ability to improve mill operations and help troubleshoot product quality problems. This outstanding course will cover topics including:
- wood and fiber raw materials
- preparation of wood and chips for pulping
- pulp properties and tests
- batch and continuous cooking
- washing and cleaning
- screening
- kraft pulp bleaching
Linerboard & Medium Manufacture Course
Date: August 5 - 6, 2009
Venue: Kemira North American Headquarters
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Gain increased confidence and understanding of linerboard and medium manufacture and properties with TAPPI's Introduction to Linerboard & Medium Manufacture Course. You will be able to interact more knowledgeably with experienced process engineers and operators as well as increase your ability to improve paperboard mill operations and help troubleshoot product quality problems.
This targeted course is ideal for process engineers and operators in linerboard and medium manufacturing facilities and converting plants, and is designed to increase participants' understanding of linerboard and medium manufacturing. Topics include:
- Linerboard and medium properties and tests
- Effects of fiber raw materials and pulp mill operations
- Stock prep refining
- Twin wire gap forming
- Pressing & Drying effects on product properties
- Calendering effects on product properties
- Causes of strength variations
Refer a Friend to TAPPI
Share the pride in your profession, and in your association, by referring your peers and colleagues to join TAPPI - and you'll receive a free TAPPI PRESS book. Choose from a long list of titles made available for this special program, and take pride in supporting TAPPI's efforts to strengthen and educate our industry.
The Member Referral program is simple. When joining TAPPI online or via printed application, new members will have the option to list the person that referred them to TAPPI. If that person is YOU, we will contact you immediately to find out which free book you select. The book will be shipped to you at no charge.
By joining TAPPI, the person you refer gets the access to networks and access to knowledge that make TAPPI membership so valuable to thousands of industry professionals, and YOU receive a special reward as well. So get the word out - and thank you for your support!
Gulf Coast TAPPI holds Pet Coke Meeting
Date: September 24-25, 2009
Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Gulf Coast TAPPI will be hosting a Pet Coke Users Meeting and Technical Meeting on Lime Recovery Kiln Operations. The Pet Coke Users Meeting will be on Thursday, September 24th and is being coordinated by Chris Dietel of DTE Energy; to learn more, please contact Chris at dietelc@dteenergy.com.
On Friday, September 25th, the event will focus more generally on Lime Recovery Kiln Operations. Organizers are seeking presentations that cover topics such as resolving kiln operating problems, firing alternative fuels, energy efficiency improvements, environmental issues, common maintenance problems related to operations, new innovations, and related topics. Presentations involving mill personnel and/or a tie to a specific mill project or projects are especially encouraged. Those interested in developing a presentation for this meeting should contact Chris Dietel at dietelc@dteenergy.com.
CorrExpo 2009 offers great deal
With a strong technical program and growing anticipation within the packaging community, exhibitors have responded enthusiastically to CorrExpo 2009 [www.correxpo.org]! Exhibit space is already more than 50% sold out. TAPPI's CorrExpo 2009 annual conference and exhibit for the corrugated packaging industry will take place September 1-2, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Registration special: TAPPI once again will offer a special registration package to all converters and box plants. Any box plants or converter location may send as many employees to the technical training workshops as they want, for one low price of US$1295. This single registration payment covers an unlimited number of employees from a converter or box plant location.
"We plan to offer several small group workshops that will address more advanced topics and will extend for more than twice the amount of time than in previous years," says Kristi Ledbetter, TAPPI Converting Division Manager. "This will allow attendees to receive more advanced training and dive into topics of interest. We have also added a management track this year to expand the audience appeal."
Register online today, or view the Exhibitor Application, to be a part of CorrExpo 2009.
Final call for papers: 2010 PLACE
TAPPI invites all industry professionals to participate in the 2010 PLACE Conference Technical Program, April 18-21, 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Sponsored by TAPPI's Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings and Extrusions (PLACE) Division, this conference is tailored for attendees from all areas of the flexible packaging and converting industries. TAPPI's PLACE Division is made up of hundreds of technical professionals working in flexible packaging, laminations, adhesives, coatings, and extrusions.
Key topics for the 2010 conference include:
- advances in materials and equipment,
- product design innovations,
- new applications and how these relate to product end-use, and
- additional proposed topics
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Primary research for this report is based on an extensive market study involving more than 100 telephone interviews with leading players and stakeholders in the industry. Secondary research included a comprehensive review of recent market developments and the latest market data. This information has been gathered using a wide variety of publications, including annual reports, company filings and databases. The Future of Functional and Barrier Coatings for Paper and Board provides a unique depth of information and analysis.
You may order this book online through our secure website; TAPPI Members receive a discount on the price. Also, check our list of new releases for other great titles from TAPPI PRESS.
BLRBAC Fall Meeting
Date: October 5-7, 2009
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel/Atlanta Airport
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Black Liquor Recovery Boiler Advisory Committee (BLRBAC) promotes improved safety of black liquor recovery boilers and their auxiliaries through the interchange of technical knowledge, experience, and review of recovery boiler incidents. At BLRBAC's Fall, 2009 meeting, the group will review incidents that have been reported by operating companies during the past 6 months. Eight active subcommittees create Recommended Practices that are widely used throughout the industry.
Learn more about the BLRBAC '09 Fall Meeting at www.blrbac.org, where you can also view past meeting minutes, Recommended Practices, contact information, and other resources. Anyone concerned with the safety, operations, and/or maintenance of recovery boilers is encouraged to become active in this important organization.
Take advantage of dual-event scheduling
To help YOU get the most from your time and money, TAPPI's 2009 EPE and 2009 IBBC Conferences feature dual scheduling - they are scheduled consecutively, at the same venue - to help you double your opportunity. (See below for more information about each event.)
By registering for one event, attendees will receive half-off the registration fee for the second event. A special bridge session open to all attendees of both events will take place on Wednesday October 14, 2009 to end the EPE Conference and begin the IBBC event. Plus, learn about a special program for mills that allows you to send an unlimited number of employees to the EPE event for a single fee.
Suppliers, your customers in pulping, recycling, bleaching, biorefining, non-woods, energy, power and recovery, corrosion and materials, environmental, reliability and process control will be in Memphis looking for ways to be more productive, more effective and more valuable as employees. Make sure you're there! Excellent sponsorship opportunities let you choose either or both of these important events. Contact Lindsay Beddingfield at elbeddingfield@tappi.org or +1.334.271.3318.
2009 EPE Conference
Date: October 11-14, 2009
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
The 2009 Environmental, Pulping & Engineering Conference will feature an excellent peer-reviewed technical program focusing on Innovations in Energy, Fiber and Compliance. A trade fair, Hot Topic Breakfasts, and more round out this popular event. Here are just a few highlights:
- Keynote speaker Rick Willett, NewPage Corp., on "Current Challenges and Opportunities in the Paper Industry"
- Workshops on wastewater treatment, bleach plant ops, and stickies measurement
- New Technology Showcase and Poster Sessions
- Multi-track program lets attendees choose information that fits their needs
Convenient online registration is now open. See you in Memphis!
2009 IBBC Event
Date: October 14-16, 2009
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Now in its second year, the International Bioenergy & Bioproducts Conference is the only conference that primarily focuses on issues around biomass utilization in the forest products industry, with particular emphasis on technology and its successful application and implementation.
The 2009 IBBC program will tackle exciting topics including biomass supply and demand development, technology and conversion pathways, biochemicals and bioproducts, yeasts and microorganisms, and practical biorefineries. Keynote speakers for 2009 include:
- Michael Walsh, Executive Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange
- Mark Downing, Agricultural Economist and Senior Scientist, Bioenergy Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Valri Lightner, Acting Biomass Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
- Kelly Tiller, President & CEO, Genera Energy LLC and Director of External Operations for the Office of Bioenergy Programs at the University of Tennessee
Share the success with PaperCon proceedings
The 2009 PaperCon Conference and trade fair concluded on June 3, 2009 in St Louis, Missouri USA. A total of 757 attendees were present, enjoying a broad-based program of presentations, panel discussions, workshops and trade fair. The diverse group included CEOs, suppliers, consultants, academics and students.
Now YOU can experience this successful event by accessing scores of PaperCon '09 technical papers posted to the TAPPI website. You'll find practical troubleshooting and productivity tips, new product applications, mill-based case studies, and the latest research, all available for immediate download.
Once you see the wealth of information available from PaperCon '09, you'll want to save the date for PaperCon 2010, which will be held May 2-5, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
2009 Specialty Papers Conference
Date: November 3-5, 2009
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
For the first time, TAPPI and PIRA International are joining forces to produce a conference that will focus on the current state of the market and the latest technology and application developments in the specialty papers arena. The 2009 Specialty Papers Conference promises to be informative, innovative and provide great opportunities for networking and product development.
You will hear from end users, paper mills, technology providers and suppliers of materials and equipment on the breakthroughs in specialty papers applications in:
- Labels
- Flexible packaging: protective wraps, bags, pouches, tea bags
- Inkjet paper
- Release liners
- Security papers
- Filtration: engine, coffee, industrial
- Electrical
- Synthetics
- Glassine, printing
Invitation to Present: 2010 ICRC
TAPPI has issued a call for papers for the 2010 International Chemical Recovery Conference. The ICRC Conference, sponsored by TAPPI and PAPTAC, is held every three years and is the preeminent conference for chemical recovery technology in the pulp and paper industry. It offers an excellent opportunity to present work to an international audience at an important and respected event.
Abstracts should be submitted via email to ICRC2010@tappi.org by August 31, 2009. Authors will be notified of acceptance by October 26, 2009 and must provide a full text manuscript by January 5, 2010 for inclusion in the conference.
The theme of the 2010 conference is "Optimizing Chemical Recovery Technology for Today's Marketplace." The event will provide an update on new technologies from around the globe as well as showcase ways to improve existing technology. The Technical Program Committee has provided a list of specific topics (see the Call for Papers), but will also consider technically sound papers on any topic related to chemical recovery.
The 2010 ICRC Conference will be held March 29-April 1, 2010, in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
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