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Fedrigoni Earns Platinum Medal for Sustainability from EcoVadis for the Third Year Running

Smurfit Westrock Saves Significant Amounts of CO2 with Voith's New Press

Kadant Johnson Promotes Chad Corte to Vice President and General Manager

Paper Excellence Group's Lana Wilhelm Receives Women in Forestry Award of Excellence

Doug Schwartz Takes the Helm at Billerud North America

Model development for real oxygen delignification processes, TAPPI Journal October 2024

Continuous digester process safety improvements – Stress corrosion cracking and overpressure protection lessons learned and opportunities, TAPPI Journal October 2024

Managing Staff Turnover and Knowledge Gaps: Which Training Solutions Should You Apply?

This TAPPI webinar addresses critical staff turnover and knowledge gaps in the paper industry through innovative onboarding learning paths. IBC Paper Training presents structured solutions combining online and on-site training to rapidly develop newcomers without paper industry backgrounds. The presentation demonstrates how personalized learning paths reduce turnover, improve safety, and preserve institutional knowledge when experienced operators retire. With practical implementation steps, real-world case studies, and live platform demonstrations, mid-career professionals gain actionable insights for building effective training programs that enhance productivity, quality, and employee retention while addressing the industry's shortage of qualified technical staff.

AI: Catalyzing Progress in the Pulp and Paper Sector

This TAPPI webinar explores how AI catalyzes progress in the pulp and paper sector, addressing industry challenges including rising input costs, declining pulp quality, and workforce turnover. Vipin, CEO of Haber, presents real-world success stories demonstrating AI-driven process control applications that reduce quality variation by up to 25%, increase productivity up to 10%, and optimize chemical consumption. The presentation covers machine learning models for bleaching optimization, refiner management, and wet tensile control, showing significant cost savings and operational improvements. Mid-career professionals gain advanced technical insights into implementing predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, and root cause analysis solutions across pulp mills and paper manufacturing operations.

Disruptions in the Pulp and Paper Industry—and Their Impacts

Here are some of the significant disruptions that have shaped the pulp and paper industry in 2024.