Call for Papers: IMPC 2014, Helsinki, Finland at PulPaper Event

The International Mechanical Pulping Conference, sponsored by PI, TAPPI, PAPTAC, SPCI and PTF, will be held on June 3-5, 2014, in Helsinki, Finland. IMPC 2014 is a major part of PulPaper, one of the world's most premier pulp and paper exhibitions, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of PI, the Paper Engineers' Association.

The Conference Program Committee invites you to submit papers on the following topics:

Energy saving in Mechanical Pulping process
New applications and innovations
Raw materials in Mechanical Pulping
Advanced Mechanical Pulping technologies e.g.

Process control and simulation
Bleaching
Water management and effluent treatment

5. Mill operations update e.g.

Production cost saving technologies (energy and chemicals)
Improving mechanical pulping business potential

6. Mechanical pulps in paper and board.

Authors interested in presenting a paper or a poster on these topics should submit an extended abstract (˜500 words) to impc2014@vtt.fi. Abstracts are due by February 28, 2013. Authors will be notified of acceptance by May 31, 2013 and final manuscripts are due March 31, 2014.

If you have any questions, please contact Sari Liukkonen, Chair of the Program Committee at +358 40 586 0384, or by e-mail at impc2014@vtt.fi.

TAPPI
http://www.tappi.org/