The 2016 Appita Fiber Value Chain Conference & Expo will be held at the Distinction Hotel, 390 Fenton Street, Rotorua, New Zealand, October 12-14.The conference is once again set to deliver a diverse program featuring technical sessions, symposia, and forums covering a vast range of topics and issues across the entire fiber value chain.

 

 

 

This event offers the opportunity for Australasian suppliers, researchers, experts, and manufacturers to reach and network with key industry stakeholders. It provides a vital stage for everyone involved in the fiber value chain to raise awareness of technologies and innovations shaping the future of our industry.

 

Appita welcomes submissions covering a broad range of topics relating to pulp, paper, board, and wood, as well as bioenergy, biofuels, and bio-products.

In particular, papers are sought on the following topics: 

• Forestry and wood products
• Paper and board manufacturing
• Efficiency and process improvements
• Best practice
• Lean manufacturing
• Pulping and bleaching
• Engineering and mill reliability
• Energy and water management
• Print, packaging, and converting
• Sustainability
• Bioresources, bioenergy, and co-generation
• Bioproducts
• Resource assessment and management
• Environmental management and regulation.

Call for Papers closes May 18.

 

More information regarding the 2016 Call for Papers important dates and submission guidelines is available online.