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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/technology trends, industry markets, or upcoming events – a range of topics geared toward industry professionals. You’ll also get a pulp and paper industry-specific article from the tech experts at Valmet. With more than 27,000 subscribers, Ahead of the Curve delivers engaging info that readers can use today to prepare for tomorrow.

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Paper: A sustainable Holiday Tradition
Note: The articles below were first published on the blog of Two Sides NA, an independent, non-profit organization that is part of the Two Sides global network, which includes more than 600 member companies across five continents.
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Motivating People Toward Safety
(Note: This Safety First column is published in the Nov/Dec issue of Paper360° magazine. It is shared here for Ahead of the Curve readers who may have missed it.)
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Why are Standards Important?
For many, the word “standard” means average—something expected or assumed. Yet in manufacturing, industry-wide standards are the guidelines that make it possible to do business at all.
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A paper bottle in every hand?
What if bottles could be made entirely from renewable materials and be fully biodegradable?
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Meet Fastmarkets RISI’s Asian CEO of the Year: Li Chaowang, Vinda International Holdings
Mr. Li Chaowang, founder and Chairman of Vinda International Holdings, is the 2020 Asian CEO of the Year by Fastmarkets RISI. The award goes to Mr. Li Chaowang in recognition of the company’s product diversification, successful online sales strategies, and solid growth despite intense competition under his leadership.
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Reliability and Maintenance Management Beliefs
This article appears in the forthcoming Nov/Dec issue of Paper360° and is offered here as a “sneak peek” for AOTC readers. This is Part 1 of a multi-part series in Paper360°.
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Four Technology Megatrends to Transform the Paper and Board Industries in the 2020s
The paper industry has had a year of unprecedented disruption. Reacting to a marketplace reshaped by Covid-19 has made embracing new technologies a priority in North America and globally.
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Exploring Possibilities in Packaging: Meet the Winners of the PPA Student Design Challenge
When you were a kid, did you ever build a rocket ship, adventure fort, or pirate boat?
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Find Mill Solutions—At Your Desk
Today’s mill operating teams are looking for timely, actionable information that can help them operate faster, better, and more efficiently.
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Scaling up a new way to produce biomass
The innovative London-based company Lixea has a new and revolutionary method of separating different types of biomass.