TAPPI News

The Sometimes Unsung Leaders of TAPPI

02 Aug 2014 The Sometimes Unsung Leaders of TAPPI I have to be one of the most blessed people on the face of the earth. I get to go to work each day in an industry where I always wanted to work, at an

Dreams Do Come True

12 Dec 2013 Dreams Do Come True In the photo above, Dr. Gray receives his award from H.R. Carl XVI Gustaf, The King of Sweden.  Dreams do come true...in so many ways. Our industry has been called many things

Paper Shows up in the Strangest Places—Who Says Our Industry Is Not Creative?

07 Mar 2013 Paper Shows up in the Strangest Places—Who Says Our Industry Is Not Creative? What's in your hometown? I have adopted nine cities in my career in this industry, but my hometown was and remains to be

You Never Know

07 Nov 2013 You Never Know We had a wonderful CorrExpo2013 in the great city of Indianapolis, Ind., USA, last month. More than 900 of the corrugated industry’s best attended this gathering. I tried to speak to

The Year of the Dragon—the First in a Series of Stories About My Visit to China

05 Jul 2012 The Year of the Dragon—the First in a Series of Stories About My Visit to China Back in 1991, during my days with Republic Paperboard in Hutchinson, Kan., USA, a gentleman set up an appointment with

A Small World

18 Jul 2012 A Small World On June 25, 2012, Scott Springmier, Eric Fletty, and I accepted a previous invitation from long-time TAPPI member and a young, Mike Ditka look-alike, Jim Niemiec, to visit NewPage in

When it rains, it pours… or does it?

02 Aug 2018 When it rains, it pours… or does it? During TAPPI’s recent, very successful, PEERS and IBBC conferences in Tacoma, WA, we had over 400 people registered. There were representatives from 14 countries

What a whirlwind in September and October 2016 Volume 1

19 Oct 2016 What a whirlwind in September and October 2016 Volume 1 My travels began with an invitation to be a Keynote speaker at the 27th Pulp and Paper Reliability & Maintenance Conference at IDCON, INC. The

WestRock Production Managers Development Program

02 Aug 2015 WestRock Production Managers Development Program Have you ever had one of those days when you discover a project that makes you say; “Wow, I wish I had thought of that one!”? That happened to me

How Many Times Have You Heard the Term Found Money?

05 Jun 2014 How Many Times Have You Heard the Term Found Money? During a recent early morning walk around Peachtree Corners, Ga., I found what I thought was a small pile of leaves. To my surprise, it was a waded