International Paper, Memphis, Tenn., USA, has been ranked No. 45 on Computerworld's 2012 Top 100 Best Places to Work in IT. The rankings recognize the Top 100 organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing outstanding benefits and compensation. Achieving 45th place this year continues IP's upward trend in the rankings, moving up from 59th in 2011 and 90th in 2010. Honorees and full results from the 19th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey are included in a special edition of Computerworld being published this week.

"This is a great accomplishment for our entire IT team," said John Balboni, SVP, Chief Information Officer. "To be recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in IT is a reflection of total commitment, full engagement, great execution, and outstanding teamwork around the globe."

IP's IT organization employs more than 1,400 IT professionals throughout its global operations. The group is responsible for designing, implementing, upgrading and sustaining the information infrastructure and systems that support 70,000 employees and their operations in more than 24 countries worldwide.

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The need for quality, standardized safety orientation has become more apparent across the pulp and paper industry. Not only has there been a drive for increased safety, but the economy over the past several years has forced the industry to look for a more cost-effective means to deliver contractor safety orientation.

In early 2010, TAPPI took on the challenge of delivering a high quality, cost-effective safety orientation solution. Along with the Alliance Safety Council, which has delivered similar safety training services to the oil and power industries, TAPPI developed TAPPISAFE. And the industry has immediately embraced it as an effective safety solution.

The success of TAPPISAFE to date has been largely due to the great input and support of major mills who participated on the TAPPISAFE Advisory Board and those mills that have launched pilot programs to test the new systems.

Because of this growing support, TAPPISAFE has developed a "Supporter Program" to recognize these companies and organizations. The supporting companies will be included in our marketing and communication literature and on the TAPPISAFE website. 

If your organization would like to be recognized as a TAPPISAFE supporter, please contact Simona Marcellus by Wednesday, June 27 to be included in our upcoming communication literature and website.

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Kimberly-Clark Corp., Dallas, Texas, USA, this week announced plans to significantly reduce its forest fiber footprint, including a goal to transition at least 50% of wood fiber sourced from natural forests to alternate fiber sources by 2025.

This new initiative will help protect biodiversity and reduce the impacts of fiber that the company uses while ensuring the fiber is sourced in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Equally important, it will also help insulate the company from continuing volatile price fluctuations in the world fiber market. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, recently held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

"We continue to strongly support sustainable forestry where those materials are needed, but at the same time we are aggressively exploring high-potential alternatives to the traditional fiber sources used in our industry, while maintaining the high quality standards our customers and consumers have come to expect," says Suhas Apte, VP, Global Sustainability for K-C. "In the long run, we hope that one day all of our fiber needs will be met from sources that collectively have maximum land use efficiencies while minimizing impact on people and our planet."

In 2011, the company used nearly 750,000 metric tons of primary wood fiber sourced from natural forests. With this new commitment, K-C pledges to cut the amount sourced from natural forests in half by 2025, an amount equivalent to the fiber used to manufacture more than 3.5 billion rolls of toilet paper.

The initiative focuses on exploration of alternative sources of fiber for K-C's products, such as plants that make efficient and sustainable use of land and resources with the desired intent not to displace food crops or lead to loss of natural forests:. Examples include:

• Andrex Eco bath tissue, launched in the U.K., contains 10% bamboo and 90% recycled fiber
• K-C Professional is currently test marketing tissue products that contain 20% bamboo in North America
• K-C also has recently signed a development agreement with Booshoot, a biotech firm in Washington State and the global leader in bamboo forestry. The agreement will enable further exploration into the supply chain to manufacture K-C tissue products containing bamboo using Booshoot's unique bamboo propagation technology
• Rapidly growing tree plantation sourced fiber.

Examples of alternative sources also includes "waste" fibers currently discarded or considered of low value such as agricultural crop remnants that remain in the field after harvesting. For example:

• K-C Professional is currently test marketing tissue products made in part with alternative fibers including wheat straw in North America
• K-C is also exploring alternative processing technologies and supply chain solutions for using such waste fibers.

To ensure it understands and responsibly manages the impacts of its decisions, K-C has commissioned a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and broader sustainability risk assessment with the Georgia Institute of Technology.

More information on K-C's sustainability initiatives is available online.

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On July 25, the USDA Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) will conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new pilot-scale production facilities for renewable forest-based nanomaterials in Madison, Wis., USA. The event will also feature tours of the FPL and a symposium on forest-based nanotechnology/nanomaterials.

The new FPL pilot plant will help serve as a gateway to a market for new wood-derived renewable materials that has been estimated to be worth up to $600 billion in sales by 2020. The U.S. and other nations will see numerous benefits from the commercialization of wood-derived cellulosic nanomaterials as new products are developed and used in commercially important end-use applications. This will result in the creation of many new high-paying jobs, enable production of new generations of lightweight/high performance products that will reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and increase manufacturing in many rural areas.

The pilot scale facility is aimed at aiding the commercialization of cellulosic nanomaterials by providing researchers and early adopters with working quantities of forest-based nanomaterials. The facility is capable of producing approximately 30 lb. per day or more of forest-based nanomaterials. The USDA Forest Service has invested $2 million in these new facilities and has invested more than $30 million in other research over the past five years to support the underlying science and technology needed to move commercialization of forest-based nanomaterials forward.

Forest-based nanomaterials have many desirable characteristics, according to FPL. They can be as strong or stronger than many current high performance petroleum-based synthetic fibers and promise high-strength components with low weight—attributes that have attracted the interest of the military as well as companies in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, consumer products, and medical device industries. Forest-based nanomaterials also have applications as barriers in packaging and as coatings to enable printed electronics and inexpensive sensors. In support of this area of new industrial collaboration, several of the preceding industries will be participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony, including the Forest Products Industry's Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance

For more information, contact Ted Wegner or Jane Kohlman.

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Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., USA, the maker of Brawny® paper towels, this week launched a national campaign and partnership with Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP) to help support and raise awareness of the needs of injured service members and their families across the nation. WWP is a national organization dedicated to supporting these Wounded Warriors as they recover and transition back to civilian life.

As part of the campaign, G-P is making a direct donation of $250,000 to WWP, and to raise awareness for the cause, the Brawny brand will donate $1 up to an additional $250,000 for every individual who:

• Shares a "Thank You" note on the Brawny Towels Facebook page
• "Likes" Brawny Towels on Facebook, or
• Texts THANKS to 272969 between now and December 31.

The Brawny "Support Our Heroes" campaign will continue through December 31, and features a marketing campaign including television and print advertisements and digital elements, as well as special Brawny paper towel packaging highlighting Wounded Warrior stories at participating retailers.

"Overcoming the physical and emotional challenges of adjusting to life post-war is a test of strength every injured service member and their family face on a daily basis. The Brawny brand could not be prouder to support such a worthy cause," explained Lanier Thomas, director of marketing, Brawny. "By offering our consumers a number of ways to get involved and share their thanks, we hope to raise awareness of the needs of injured service members and their families and demonstrate support for our men and women in uniform who have given so much."

Donations raised from the campaign will benefit a variety of programs and services WWP offers to meet the needs of injured service members and their families. WWP programs support warriors who have incurred wounds, injuries, or illnesses on or after Sept. 11, 2001, and are uniquely structured to nurture the mind and body, and encourage economic empowerment and engagement.

WWP programs serve warriors with every type of injury, from the physical to the invisible wounds of war. It is estimated that more than 48,000 servicemen and women have been physically injured in recent military conflicts, another 320,000 are believed to have experienced a traumatic brain injury while on deployment, and as many as 400,000 additional service members live with the invisible wounds of war including combat-related stress, major depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

More information on the campaign, or to see how you can get involved, is available online, as is more information on WWP or to make a direct donation to the organization.

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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) will be hosting a workshop June 26 on Sustainable Nanomaterials in the Washington D.C., USA, area. Sustainable nanomaterial production from forest products is an area of emerging interest given the potential for effective and efficient utilization of renewable and sustainable resources as substitutes for petroleum-derived materials, AMO notes.

The forest products industry looks to nanotechnology as a means to tap the enormous undeveloped potential of trees as photochemical "factories" that produce abundant sources of raw materials. AMO is particularly interested in understanding the manufacturing challenges and needs to improve energy efficiency and reduce cost of manufacturing sustainable nanomaterials, as well as the potential applications of sustainable nanomaterials to energy technologies.

Through the workshop, AMO seeks to gather stakeholder input from industry and academia on the current state of the art, understand the development opportunities and manufacturing challenges, as well as gather feedback on the potential role of AMO to support these emerging technologies. The workshop will include overview presentations by government personnel, presentations by industry and academic experts, as well as breakout session to gather input from session participants. Registration is limited.

More information and registration is available online.

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Dovetail Partners, Minneapolis, Minn., USA, reports that its new home for environmental education resources brings together resources for students, teachers, forestry professionals, and anyone interested in protecting, managing, and enhancing the natural environment.

"It is important to provide easy access to environmental information that is understandable, factual, and that can support exciting learning opportunities," says Kathryn Fernholz, executive director of Dovetail Partners "We hope that teachers, students, and others will find value in the resources currently available on the website and the resources we will continue to add in the future."

In April 2010, a 21-year-old environmental non-profit named the Temperate Forest Foundation closed its doors. Through actions taken by the TFF Board, Dovetail Partners assumed responsibility for the delivery and maintenance of their website and many of the products and educational materials that TFF created. Dovetail's new website combines resources developed by TFF and Dovetail's former F.R.E.E. Network site.

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Below is the latest listing of job openings in the TAPPI Career Center. The current listing includes service specialists/technicians, control/electrical/development/quality assurance engineers, maintenance superintendent, assistant plant manager, and technology manager in the North American pulp and paper industry. Current, specific job openings at companies and locations in the TAPPI Career Center include:

Employer	Title	Location
BTG Americas Inc.	Service Technician	Alabama
Burrows Paper Corp.	Technical Assistant Plant Manager	Pickens, Miss.
FPInnovations	Control Eng., Development & Applications	Vancouver, B.C.
Longview Fibre	Technical Service Specialist	Longview, Wash.
P.H. Glatfelter	Superintendent Maintenance - Mechanical	Chillicothe, Ohio
P.H. Glatfelte	Quality Assurance Engineer	Chillicothe, Ohio
Sappi Fine Paper N.A.	Electrical Engineer	Westbrook, Me.
Lydall Filtration	Development Engineer	Rochester, N.H.
BASF, The Chemical Co.	New Launch Technology Mgr. - Paper Chem.	Charlotte, N.C.

More information about these jobs is available online.

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U.S. May containerboard production rose 1.3% over the same month last year and 7.2% compared with April 2012, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) May 2012 U. S. Containerboard Statistics Report released this week. The month-over-month average daily production also reflects an increase of 3.7%. The containerboard operating rate for May 2012 gained 3.7 points over April 2012, from 91% to 94.7%.

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Total U.S. May 2012 boxboard production decreased by 0.3% compared with May 2011, but increased 2.8% from last month, as reported by the AF&PA, Washington, D.C., USA, in its May 2012 U.S. Paperboard Report published this week. Unbleached kraft folding production increased over the same month last year and increased compared with last month.

Total solid bleached boxboard and linerboard production increased compared with April 2011 and increased compared with last month. The production of recycled folding decreased compared with April 2011, but increased when compared with last month.

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U.S. May 2012 box shipments fell 0.6% y/y on an average week basis, according to Fibre Box Association, Elk Grove Village, Ill., data, reported by Mark Wilde, senior analyst with Deutsche Bank. Actual box shipments in May were up 4.1% y/y due to one extra shipping day this year. While still sluggish, the average week number is in-line with YTD average of flat growth y/y, Wilde notes.

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Total May inventories (U.S. mill and box plants) dropped 98,600 tons m/m to 2,229,400 tons (mills -23,900 tons, box plants -74,700 tons), Wilde reports. Over the past decade, inventories have declined ˜63,000 tons m/m (SD = 44,000). The five-year move is -70,000 tons. In the past two months, inventories have declined 191,200 tons. The large decline is partly driven by RockTenn's higher-than-normal maintenance (˜140,000 tons) during the current quarter, according to Wilde, who added that the average 10-year May inventory level is 2,353,000 tons and the past five-year level is 2,219,000 tons.

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Total U.S. kraft paper shipments last month were 139,200 tons, an increase of 2.3% compared with May 2011, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) May 2012 Kraft Paper Sector Report issued this week. Total inventory was 70,100 tons in May. Total bleached kraft shipments increased year-over-year for all months in 2012.

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Billerud AB and in Investment AB Kinnevik, Sweden, this week announced the merger of Billerud and Korsnäs AB. The new company, BillerudKorsnäs, will become a leading virgin fiber-based packaging materials and packaging solutions company with an annual turnover of approximately SEK 20 billion ($2.9 billion),

Kinnevik will receive SEK 2.7 billion ($403 million) in cash consideration and will be the largest owner in the new company with an ownership stake of 25.1%. Billerud's largest owner, Austrian Frapag Holding, supports the transaction and will be the second largest owner with 15.7%. Per Lindberg, current CEO of Billerud, will be CEO and president of the new company. Christer Simrén, Korsnäs' current CEO, will be VP and COO.

"Together with Korsnäs, we are looking forward to creating a leading player within packaging materials with a solid platform for future growth. It is a transaction with both industrial and a financial logic where the combined company will be very well positioned. Together we will be able to offer our customers a better and broader range of products. Korsnäs is the leader within its product areas which complements the product areas of Billerud and jointly the BillerudKorsnäs offering of smarter packaging solutions will be strengthened," says Per Lindberg, president and CEO of Billerud.

"Billerud and Korsnäs hold leading positions in renewable packaging materials niches that complement each other well. Together the companies will become a unique player with the ability to create innovative and leading packaging solutions for a growing and environmentally conscious global market," says Christer Simrén, president and CEO of Korsnäs.

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Buckeye Technologies Inc., Memphis, Tenn., USA, reports that this past Sunday, June 17, its Buckeye's Florida wood cellulose fibers facility near Perry, Fla., experienced a significant failure of a steam drum on the No. 2 paper machine, causing damage to multiple drums and structural damage to the paper machine building and structure. There were no injuries to personnel working in the area.

Following the incident, which occurred about 5:20 p.m. EDT, the plant was shutdown in an orderly manner. A team at the plant, including contractor resources and structural engineers, immediately began an investigation to determine the root cause of the drum failure. While it is too early to know the extent or timing to return the plant to normal operations, Buckeye management will have more details on the incident later this week and will provide updates on plans for resuming production.

Buckeye resources are working with all stakeholders including customers, supplier, and employees to manage and minimize the impact of this outage to the supply chain and to operations.

Buckeye CEO John Crowe said that "Buckeye can and will repair the damage to the No. 2 machine and the building. The safety of people is our highest priority, and we are thankful there were no injuries in this significant incident."

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Buckeye Technologies Inc., Memphis, Tenn., USA, this week announced that it has completed the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary Buckeye Americana Ltda. to Vicunha Participacoes S.A. Net cash proceeds from the sale were $6.4 million. The company ceased production of cotton cellulose pulp at the Americana, Brazil, facility in December 2011, but had continued to operate its wastewater treatment facility for the shared industrial site.

Buckeye, a producer and marketer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials, currently operates facilities in the U.S., Germany, and Canada.

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Domtar Corp., Montreal, Qué., Canada, this past week reported that its Canadian subsidiary, Domtar Inc. signed a definitive agreement to sell its hydro assets in Ottawa, Ont., and Gatineau, Qué. for $45 million. The purchaser is Energy Ottawa Inc., the renewable energy subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. The agreement with Energy Ottawa is subject to customary closing conditions, including certain third party approvals, with closing expected by August 31.

The transaction includes Domtar's three power stations (21 MW of installed capacity), Domtar's water rights in the area, as well as the company's equity stake in the Chaudière Water Power Inc. ring dam consortium. Domtar currently has 12 workers operating its hydro assets in Ottawa/Gatineau and all employees are to become employees of a subsidiary of Energy Ottawa upon closing of the transaction.

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SKF, Göteborg, Sweden, this week signed a five-year Integrated Maintenance Solutions contract with Fibria, Brazil. As part of the contract, SKF will supply bearings, predictive and lubrication services, training, engineering, condition monitoring, operator driven reliability (ODR), and maintenance products.

"We have worked with Fibria for around 12 years and have developed a partnership that has helped them reduce costs and increase productivity by better managing their assets," says Vartan Vartanian, president SKF Industrial Market, Regional Sales and Service. "This contract renews our partnership and extends the scope for the two existing plants and adds the mill at Tres Lagoas." The performance-based contract includes jointly defined indicators that are aligned to Fibria's business strategies. These include indicators connected to the operational stability, increases in productivity, and cost reduction at the Tres Lagoas mill, and to maintain operational stability in the Jacarei and Aracruz plants.

With its Integrated Maintenance Solutions, SKF becomes an integral part of a customer's operational team and takes responsibility for creating and implementing an asset management strategy with the ultimate goal of increasing the reliability and profitability of the customer's facilities. SKF supplies bearings, seals, and lubricants, and manages the maintenance of the machinery. Additionally, SKF collaborates with the customer, combining experience and expertise in asset management and knowledge of rotating equipment to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of assets.

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Fortress Paper Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., USA, this week closed its acquisition of the pulp mill assets located at Lebel-sur-Quevillon (LSQ), Qué., Canada, as was announced last week. Collective agreements with unionized employees of the LSQ mill have been ratified, the documents held in escrow have been released, and the acquisition has now completed.

Fortress Paper operates internationally in three distinct business segments: dissolving pulp, specialty papers, and security paper products. The company operates its dissolving pulp business at the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill in Canada, which is also in the process of expanding into the renewable energy generation sector with the construction of a cogeneration facility. Fortress operates its specialty papers business at the Dresden Mill in Germany, a producer of specialty non-woven wallpaper base products, and operates its security paper products business at the Landqart Mill in Switzerland, where it produces banknote, passport, visa, and other brand protection and security papers, and at its Fortress Optical Facility in Canada, where it manufacturers optically variable thin film material.

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Hayat Kimya A.S., Turkey, has succeeded in its efforts to break the world speed record for tissue machines. The record of 2,210 m/min was set June 1 during a 24-hr production run by the No. 2 tissue machine (TM 2) at the company's mill in Yeniköy near the city of Izmit in Turkey. TM 2, started up Dec. 18, 2010, is an Advantage DCT 200 TS supplied by Metso, Finland.

The machine is equipped with an OptiFlo headbox with an IQ Dilution Profiler, an IQ Steam Profiler, a Yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap hood for co-generation, an Advantage WetDust dust management system, an AdvantageRun sheet transfer system, and an Advantage SoftReel L reel. The process is controlled with a Metso DNA system.

Hayat Kimya A.S. is part of the Hayat Group. The Hayat Group primarily operates in the chemicals, hygienic products, paper, and wood-based industries. The Hayat tissue facilities have a paper production capacity of 135,000 metric tpy and a converting capacity of 100,000 metric tpy.

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A fire on June 12 devastated the Khanna Paper Mills in India, on the Amritsar bypass. According to an article in the Indian English-language daily newspaper Hindustan Times, the fire broke out around 2 p.m. from the waste stock yard of the mill. Some 60,000 – 70,000 metric tons of wastepaper lying in the mill reportedly caught fire and spread quickly. The fire was so intense that some 50 firemen were called in, along with army personnel. Specific damages have not yet been reported by the mill.

Khanna Paper Mills supplies newsprint to several major newspapers in the region, and recently began exporting newsprint to Pakistan.

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Nippon Paper Industries Co., Japan, has concluded a joint venture agreement with SCG Paper Public Co., Thailand, for the production and sale of machine glazed paper in Thailand. Nippon will have a 55% equity investment in the new joint venture company, to be known as Siam Nippon Industrial Paper Co. It will be headquartered in Banpong, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. The total investment will be THB 2,200 million (approximately 5.5 billion yen).

The joint venture company plans to install a new paper machine with a production capacity of 43,000 metric tpy on the existing SCG Paper production site. Startup is scheduled for the first quarter of 2014.

The two companies noted that economic growth in the emerging markets of Asia has brought more demand for high-end industrial paper. SCG's existing infrastructure and utilities and Nippon Paper Group's technological and sales capabilities can be utilized to sell to Southeast Asia and neighboring countries industrial paper that is cost-competitive and has a quality advantage, they pointed out.

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Resolute Forest Products, Montreal, Que., Canada, reports that it has indefinitely idled the Mersey newsprint mill at Brooklyn, Nova Scotia. The facility, owned by Bowater Mersey Paper Co., Ltd. (BMPCL), is a joint venture between Resolute (51%) and the Washington Post (49%). The indefinite idling began Sunday, June 17.

"The mill produces newsprint primarily for export markets and is unable to compete due to declining prices in those markets, caused mainly by unfavorable currency fluctuations, said Richard Garneau, president and CEO of Resolute. "The decision to indefinitely idle production at the facility was difficult as we are mindful of the impact it will have on affected employees and local communities. We have worked diligently with the provincial government, our employees, union leadership, and other stakeholders, but simply could not overcome the inherent challenges."

The indefinite idling will reduce capacity by approximately 250,000 metric tpy of newsprint. Approximately 320 employees at the Mersey paper mill, associated woodlands, Oakhill sawmill, and Brooklyn Power Corp. will be affected by this action. Resolute will continue to work collaboratively with governments to ensure that impacted employees are provided support during this transition.

The company is currently assessing the feasibility of selling all of its assets in Nova Scotia, including its private timberlands, the paper mill, sawmill, and Brooklyn Power.

Resolute Forest Products owns or operates 21 pulp and paper mills and 22 wood products facilities in the U.S., Canada, and South Korea.

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Hilco Industrial reports that it has been assigned through court appointed receivership to liquidate the assets of St. Marys Paper Corp., Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Canada. Hilco will conduct an immediate pre-sale of some equipment, followed by an onsite auction (75 Huron St.) and Internet bidding on June 20 and 21, beginning at 10 a.m. EDT each day.

Major contents include a 700,000 sq. ft. paper mill complex consisting of a paper machine, wood room in-feed system, original new cost of $12 million in stores inventory, slitters, winders, super calendars, pulpwood grinders, paper roll wrap line, electric motors, air compressors, overhead cranes, wheel loaders, locomotives, forklifts, trucks, large lathes, shears, steel inventory, etc.

A preview, by appointment, will be held on Tuesday, June 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT, or earlier by appointment. More information is available online.

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White Mountain Tissue, Gorham, N.H., USA, has appointed Central National-Gottesman Inc. (CNG) as its exclusive sales and marketing representative. In September, White Mountain Tissue, a joint venture between Gorham Paper and Tissue (GPT) and Old Town Fuel & Fiber, will begin the operation of a $35 million, state-of-the-art tissue machine at its facility in Gorham. In conjunction with this project, CNG will act as the exclusive sales and marketing representative for all tissue produced on the new machine. Through CNG, White Mountain Tissue intends to establish long-term supply relationships with North American tissue converters.

The new machine, delivered by ABK Machinery, will produce 36,000 tpy of premium virgin parent rolls of bath tissue, towel, and napkin, serving the needs of independent and integrated tissue converters. In early 2013, the installation of a re-winder will allow the mill to also supply multi-ply grades.

Most of the pulp for White Mountain Tissue will be supplied by its sister company in Maine, Old Town Fuel & Fiber. Old Town is FSC-certified and produces 200,000 tons per year of premium quality, northern bleached hardwood kraft pulp. The Old Town facility is an industry leader focused on high quality fiber, renewable energy, and advanced biotechnology.

"We are very excited as we approach our September startup," said Dick Arnold, president and CEO. "The 75-ton Yankee dryer was lowered into place on May 17 and our project team is working tirelessly to ensure a smooth start to operations. We are also very pleased to expand our partnership with CNG as our sales and marketing representatives. CNG is the exclusive sales representative for our Old Town pulp facility and I am certain that together we will quickly establish White Mountain as the preferred supplier of tissue parent rolls."

Central National-Gottesman Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Purchase, N.Y. The company is an international marketer of pulp and paper, with sales offices in 26 U.S. cities and 22 countries worldwide. CNG operates several divisions, including Central National, a global provider of pulp, paper, and packaging, and Lindenmeyr, the largest independent paper merchant in the U.S. CNG holds certifications from FSC, SFI, and PEFC. The company's sales of pulp and paper exceed $4 billion annually.

In May 2011, GPT acquired the former Fraser Papers paper mill with investment funds managed by Patriarch Partners, a private equity firm and holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion.

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The U.S. containerboard Industry operating rate rose to 94.7% in May from 91.0% in April, according to Mark Wilde of Deutsche Bank. The linerboard operating rate was 93.2%, while the corrugating medium operating rate was 98.7%, he reports. Total containerboard production rose 7.2% m/m and 1.3% y/y.

Production for export rose ˜13% y/y and m/m, Wilde continues. "We consider the increase in exports a bit surprising given soft European demand and a strong U.S. dollar versus the euro. YTD thru May, production for export is up 5.3% y/y," he notes.

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DS Smith Plc., U.K., this week said that all conditions to its proposed acquisition of SCA Packaging Holding BV, as announced in January, have now been satisfied or waived. The company added that, as a result, the expected date of completion for the acquisition is Saturday, June 30. DS Smith is a global supplier of recycled packaging for consumer goods.

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Lee & Man Paper, China, reports that next month (July) it will startup its new PM 17 containerboard machine with a designed capacity of 600,000 metric tpy of coated duplex board. PM 17 follows startup of the company's PM 15 and PM 16, with a combined annual design capacity of 900,000 metric tpy of containerboard, in August and November 2011, respectively.

Lee & Man also reported that to capture demand for quality containerboard in central and western China, it has begun construction of its fifth paper production industrial park at Ruichang, Jiangxi Province, within which PM 18 is expected to begin operation in March 2013, and will add 500,000 metric tpy to the group's total production capacity.

"Guided by the principle to maintain a responsible debt level, we are expanding the group's production capacity to lay a foundation for our future development. Once the global economy and market situation improve, we believe the group is well-positioned to capture the opportunities and deliver better returns to our shareholders," Raymond Lee, CEO of Lee & Man Paper, said.

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd specializes in a range of linerboard and corrugating medium used to produce cardboard boxes for packaging purposes. Currently, the group has four paper production plants in China, located at Hongmei and Huangyong in Dongguan, Changshu in Jiangsu, and Yongchuan in Chongqing.

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In the Philippines, plastic is out and paper is in, according to a report this week by S&T Media Service published in the Philippines-based Daily Mirror. The country's science agency is looking into more ways to make paper packaging, considered to be an environmental-friendly option to plastic, more accessible to all and even provide additional income opportunities to people, the article notes.

"The greater use of paper packaging is in line with our current initiatives that protect the environment and uplift the ecosystem," said Science Secretary Mario Montejo. "One of the thrusts of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is the support to green technologies, products and services."

In Metro Manila and nearby areas, the Daily Mirror article explains, more and more local governments are slowly easing out the use of plastic, compelling stores and vendors to use paper bags in wrapping their wares.

"People have become more aware of the environmental risks posed by the continued use of plastics after the onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy. Today, 27 towns already have in place local ordinances that regulate the use of plastic bags," Aimee Beatrix Habon, Science Research Specialist at DOST's Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) Technology Innovation Division, stated in the article. "Increased demand for pulp and paper means more challenges for the industry and for DOST-FPRDI, as well," Habon added.

FPRDI has completed ongoing research studies on alternative raw materials—such as low-grade abaca fibers, banana fibers, and palm oils' empty fruit bunch fibers—for packaging paper, according to Adela Torres, chief of FPRDI's Pulp and Paper Products Development Section.

FPRDI is also working out a collaboration with the University of the Philippines Los Baños' Institute of Plant Breeding in studying hybrid abaca as reinforcement fiber. Currently, FPRDI is part of the Department of Trade and Industry-Bureau of Product Standards' Technical Committee on Board, Paper and Pulp, which develops standards for packaging paper.

FPRDI was likewise part of the initial stages when the "No-to-Plastic" campaign in Los Baños, Laguna, was conceptualized. Los Baños was one of the first towns in the country to regulate the use of plastic bags for packaging, the Daily Mirror article pointed out.

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Appleton, Appleton, Wis., USA, producer of NCR Paper brand carbonless paper, this week introduced Appleton Digital Paper, a line of digital sheets that includes synthetic polyester, paper-film laminate, pressure sensitive, and Fluorescents. Engineered for both dry and liquid toner printing platforms, the new digital products are suitable for applications such as menus, ID cards, maps, labels, horticulture tags, manuals, lumber tags, point-of-purchase signage, bumper stickers, and shelf talkers, among others.

Appleton Digital Polyester is water-, tear- and weather-resistant, has a durable print surface that does not need to be over-laminated and can withstand high-heat printing up to 400° F. The stock is white, C2S, and can be printed on high-heat dry toner and offset equipment. It is available in 5, 6, 8, 11, and 14 mil calipers. Applications include ID cards, menus, luggage tags, outdoor signage, manuals, children's books, point-of-sale signs, etc. The 11-mil stock is KODAK NEXPRESS qualified.

Appleton Digital Paper-Film Laminate features a paper-film-paper construction that is water- and tear-resistant that converts like paper and prints without special inks or set ups. These products are manufactured using a solvent-free lamination process that results in stability and flatness for consistent runnability. The uncoated products are appropriate for high-heat dry toner and offset printing, and come in four calipers—3.5, 4.5, 7.0, and 9.5 PT. The white, C2S product is suitable for high-heat dry toner, HP Indigo, and offset applications, and is available in 10.5 PT. Applications include perforated ID cards, menus, tags, wristbands, shelf talkers, index cards, sporting licenses, maps, etc.

Appleton Digital Pressure Sensitive is available in white and clear flexible vinyl, and clear polyester. All products feature high durability for indoor and outdoor applications that require moisture, heat, and chemical resistance. Two adhesive options include permanent and ultra-removable. The clear polyester is 2.0 mil, and the vinyl products are 3.4 mil. The pressure sensitive products can be printed on high-heat dry toner, HP Indigo, and offset equipment. In addition, all of the pressure sensitive products are HP Indigo certified, and the white flexible vinyl product is KODAK NEXPRESS qualified. Applications include window decals, bumper stickers, display case signage, appliance labels, CD labels, horticulture labels, deli signs, etc.

Appleton Digital Fluorescents are available in six colors (lime, lemon, raspberry, strawberry, orange, and peach), each 8.0 PT. The fade-resistant surface delivers long life, and accepts markers without smudging. Appleton Fluorescents are coated, rather than dyed, which makes them more durable at withstanding drips and bleeding from incidental water exposure. The paper can be imaged with high-heat dry toner and offset equipment. Possible applications include store signage, price tags, banners, packaging, labels, posters, direct mail, etc.

More information about the Appleton Digital Paper line is available online.

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Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., USA, will implement a surcharge of 8.6% for its nailed wood reels, effective July 1. The company says the surcharge is necessary to offset the steady increase in lumber costs experienced over the past two years.

"We have chosen to use a surcharge rather than changing our base price because we feel lumber costs should soften later this year," said Greg Powell, GM, Sonoco Reels. "Our plan will be to adjust the surcharge to reflect any future decline in lumber pricing. At the same time, should the cost for lumber continue to increase, our surcharge would be adjusted accordingly."

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Biomass is responsible for generating 20% of all energy consumption in Sweden and wood-fired district heating systems satisfy more than half of the residential heat demand, according to a new report by Research and Markets, Dublin, Ireland, titled Biomass Industry in Sweden. The industry became robust because of a combination of factors and has evolved since its beginning.

The majority of Sweden's energy supply is for the purpose of electricity generation, district heating, and fuel transportation, the report notes, adding that renewable resources contributed more than 10% of Sweden's electricity supply as of 2011. Sweden's abundant forest resources make biomass feedstock the largest renewable energy source as 60% of Sweden is covered in forests, and woody biomass, including timber residual feedstock.

The Swedish government pursues a regulatory strategy calling for nuclear power and renewable resources including wind power, solar power, biomass power, and hydroelectric power for electricity generation, to help the country make the transition to a low-carbon economy. Going forward, the EU's directive on renewable sources will likely make the Swedish government's call for stricter policy measures, resulting in a rapid expansion of renewable power generation within the country's total electricity supply mix.

Currently, Sweden uses tax breaks and other financial incentives, including exemption from tolls and parking fees, to encourage citizens to drive cars that utilize renewable fuels, the report explains. The utilities industry in Sweden is characterized by a limited choice for consumers, as the utilities are often state or regional monopolies. In Sweden, limited choice for consumers becomes a major challenge for potential biomass operators to enter Sweden's biomass power market. Although liberalization has allowed the entrance of an increasing number of smaller electricity resellers, the Swedish market is still composed of several large-scale companies.

More information is available online.

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Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., USA, announced that Doyle R. Simons will join its board of directors effective June 29. Simons' appointment follows the departure of Arnold G. Langbo, who retired from Weyerhaeuser's board in 2011.

"Doyle has extensive knowledge of the forest industry and the business segments in which Weyerhaeuser operates," said Chuck Williamson, chairman of Weyerhaeuser's board of directors. "I'm excited about the insight and skills he will bring to the board."

Simons served as CEO and chairman of Temple-Inland from 2008 until February 2012, when it was acquired by International Paper Co. Prior to that, he held a number of senior management positions with Temple-Inland. He joined the company in 1992.

Simons serves on the board of directors for Fiserv. He also serves on the board of visitors for the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, is a member of the Texas Governor's Business Council, and serves on the Advisory Councils of the College of Natural Sciences and the Texas Memorial Museum at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas at Austin.

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The 2012 TAPPI Linerboard/Medium Manufacture Course, August 7 - 9, 2012, at the TAPPI Training Facility, in Norcross, Ga., USA, is designed to help increase your understanding of linerboard and medium performance properties and manufacturing  to improve corrugated box performance and runnability. This intermediate-level course is ideal for process engineers and operators in linerboard and medium manufacturing facilities and converting plants with a more intermediate background.

For those participants who require an overview background on pulp and papermaking technology, there will be an optional one-half day Introduction to P&P on Monday afternoon, August 6, prior to the beginning of the main course on Tuesday. This supplemental session is intended for corrugators, new pulp and paper mill and supplier personnel, and those without exposure to pulp and paper operations.

If you are looking to increase your understanding of linerboard and medium performance properties and how they are achieved, build your confidence in interacting more knowledgeably within the mill with suppliers and with corrugators; and improve manufacturing operations to produce a more competitive product, then this course is for you!

Only 25 seats are available for this course. Will you be one of the lucky ones? Register now.

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This information-packed volume provides practical, industry-focused approaches to operational issues, and includes a first-ever, complete examination of the ongoing environmental and staging changes that occurred after the discontinuation of chlorine usage in 1996. 

 Bleaching of Pulp, 5th Edition is written to assist production engineers, supervisors, and scientists find quick solutions to today's immediate challenges in modern bleaching. The text is also designed to help both novice and seasoned professionals quickly understand a wide range of operational issues.

Authors: Alan W. Rudie, Ph.D., and Peter W. Hart, Ph.D.

Together they have delivered the industry's premier text on bleaching technologies. 

Thanks to strong pre-ordering, TAPPI has extended this special pricing into late June.

Order your copy of Bleaching of Pulp, 5th Edition today and pay only $110. This is a savings of more than 50% off of the June release list price of $232 (TAPPI members: $155). 

For more information contact TAPPI's Member Connection by email (MemberConnection@TAPPI.org). You can also call +1 800 332-8686 (USA), +1 800 446-9431 (Canada), or +1 770 446-1400 (Worldwide).

June's special order-price: $110

TAPPI Member Price : $155

List Price: $232

Remember, this offer ends on exactly June 28!
 
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The 2012 TAPPI Tissue Properties & Manufacture Course is coming to TAPPI headquarters in Norcross, Ga., USA., on August 15 -16. This two-day course is a comprehensive overview of the entire tissue manufacturing process taught by leading industry experts.

The focus of the course is on learning ways to improve tissue manufacturing operations and produce a higher quality final product.The Tissue Properties & Manufacture Course will provide participants with more confidence in understanding tissue performance properties and how they are achieved, steps to improve tissue manufacturing, and preparation for more advanced topics.

The course will be taught by Michael J. Kocurek, PhD, Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, along with a faculty of experienced industry professional. Last year, more than 95% of Tissue Properties & Manufacture Course participants reported that they had increased their ability to impact tissue performance and design by attending the course. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to learn and network with industry peers and receive instruction from multiple instructors.

The Tissue Properties & Manufacture Course is designed for professionals with limited or intermediate experience including;

• Tissue Mill Operators
• Technical Process Engineers
• Non-Technical Professionals
• Tissue Manufacturing personnel.

This is an introductory/intermediate level course.  if you are looking for an advanced course on tissue, consider the next TAPPI Tissue Runnability Course.

There are only 25 spaces available for this popular course, so please register today at the course website.

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TAPPI and the Pulp and Paper Safety Association (PPSA) are pleased to announce their new course on workplace safety leadership and modern safety management principles, The Safety Management Leadership Course. The course will be held at TAPPI headquarters in Norcross, Ga, August 15 - 16.

The papermaking, conversion, and paper recycling industries have traditionally suffered from high workplace accident rates. Through a concentrated industry effort, the number of workplace injuries in the paper and pulp industry between 1994 and 2010 declined at a faster rate than the national rate for all private industries.

The Safety Management Leadership Course will provide managers and leaders with the best practices in safety for the paper and packaging industry that should help further reduce these workplace safety incidents. The course is designed for anyone involved in workplace safety including human resources, training, safety supervisors, team leaders, plant managers, project leaders, frontline supervisors, and safety committee participants.

The course will be led by industry expert and course chair Matthew Kanneberg from RockTenn.

"Participants in the course will be able to understand the fundamentals of safety and safety management principles, including recordkeeping, incident investigation, safety culture, managing change safely, understanding safety behavior, risk management, and measuring performance," Kanneberg said.

Course registration is limited to 30 participants so please register today at the course website. Early registration discounts are available.

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The TAPPI International Research Management Committee requests that nominations be submitted for the William H. Aiken Prize for Research and Development. The award is given for outstanding accomplishments and/or contributions that have advanced the technology of paper and related industries in the R&D field. 

The $500 prize is funded by an endowment from the estate of William H. Aiken, TAPPI President in 1967 - 1968, and VP of Technology for the former Union Camp Corp. at the time of his death in 1974. Dr. Aiken won the TAPPI Gold Medal, the association's highest honor, in 1971.

Nominations should be sent to David Bell (DBell@TAPPI.org) TAPPI Headquarters,15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, Ga. 30092, USA, or by fax (+1 770-446-6947).

The deadline for nominations for the William H. Aiken Prize for Research and Development Award is August 1, 2012.

The nomination should contain a summary of the nominee's technical achievements, impact on the industry and peers, personal data (such as education and work history), and information of other pertinent activity (such as TAPPI activities).

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Nominations for major TAPPI 2013 awards are due by August 1, 2012. The awards that may be presented next year are:

Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award - The Association's highest technical honor may be presented annually to recognize an individual or individuals for preeminent scientific and engineering achievements of proven commercial benefit to the world's pulp, paper, board, and forest products industries and the other industries that TAPPI serves.

Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award - The Association's highest award for service, may be presented annually to recognize leadership and service that have significantly and demonstrably contributed to the advancement of the Association.

Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding Local Section Member Award - The highest honor for Local Sections may be presented annually to recognize an individual for outstanding leadership and exceptional service to one or more Local Sections, resulting in significant and demonstrable benefits to Local Section members.

TAPPI Fellow - TAPPI Fellows are Individuals who have been members of TAPPI for not less than 10 years prior to the nomination, and who have contributed meritorious service to the Assciation and/or the paper and related industries. Retiring members of the TAPPI Board of Directors become Fellows automatically at the end of their term.

The TAPPI Awards and Honors page has links to these awards and shows the qualifications required and links to the nomination forms that must be completed.

You may submit all nomination forms by email at standards@tappi.org, or you may fax them to the attention of the Awards Department at +1-770-446-6947, or send by mail to TAPPI, Awards Department, 15 Technology Parkway South, Suite 115, Norcross, Ga. 30092, USA.

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TAPPI headquarters in Norcross, Ga., USA, will host the annual Improving Paper Machine Performance Course August 21 - 23. This course provides students the tools needed to evaluate the performance of their paper machines against industry standards and evaluate ways to improve performance and optimize efficiencies. This year the course schedule has been expanded to include an important area of operation- evaluating energy savings.

Dick Reese of Dick Reese and Associates will help attendees learn how to evaluate energy consumption. Reese has completed energy evaluations on more than 125 paper and pulp machines in 56 mills. Several mills have reduced annual energy cost by $1 million-plus by implementing recommendations from the energy evaluations.

After successfully completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Explain how to establish a paper machine performance audit
• Improve performance and optimize energy conservation and efficiency of your paper machine
• Determine the tools needed to benchmark paper machine operations
• Identify areas of PM performance that are sub-standard.

The educational material has been designed as an intermediate or advanced course for process engineers and mid- to upper-level manufacturing managers. Service technicians, sales personnel, and engineers within the chemical and equipment categories will also benefit by attending this course.
 
A degree in engineering or other technical field is suggested, but not required. A good working knowledge of the paper machine is recommended (this is not an introductory course). Please bring your laptop computer for this working course. If you don't have one you may share with another course participant.

There is only room for 25 course participants, so please register today.

For more information, please visit the course website.

Early registration, travel, and lodging discounts are available.

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PaperCon 2012 was held April 22 – 25, 2012, at the Sheraton New Orleans in New Orleans, La., USA.

The 2012 conference focused on "Growing the Future"- leveraging renewable, recyclable raw materials and developing human capital to ensure value for customers, long-term sustainability for shareholders, and a future for our peers.

New technology programs joining PaperCon 2012 included:

• Control Systems Conference
• RPTA Conference
• Inside and Outside the Box – Optimizing Paperboard Grades
• Sustainabililty Forum
• Procurement Forum.

PaperCon is designed by industry professionals, bringing together CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists, process engineers, and suppliers for the largest pulp and paper technical program in the world. No other event provides such a comprehensive program, networking opportunities, and exhibit among such a distinguished group of industry leaders.

This CD-ROM contains more than 125 presentations and papers presented throughout the conference and is only available on this fully searchable CD-ROM. PaperCon 2012 Conference Proceedings.

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Product code: PAPERCD-12

Member Price: $74.00

Non-Member Price: $111.00

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The 2012 TAPPI PEERS Conference, October 14-17 in Savannah, Georgia, USA has announced it's detailed technical program. 

Five programming tracks of peer-reviewed sessions, Pulping, Engineering, Environmental, Recycling and Sustainability, will answer the most pressing business and technical questions faced by pulp and paper companies as they manage raw materials, assets, regulatory requirements and production assets.  

In addition to the in-depth, peer-reviewed technical program, Keynote Speaker Don Roberts, Vice Chairman of CIBC World Markets will offer a global business perspective.  PEERS will also offer exclusive networking opportunities and insight into new technologies that can help you optimize your mill operations.
 
The TAPPI PEERS Conference will be co-located with International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference, creating a value-added opportunity for you  to expand your learning, networking and resources by attending both events.  See you in Savannah!

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TAPPI's International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference, October 17-19, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia, USA will focus on advancements and commercialization of bio-conversions that leverage the forest products manufacturing infrastructure, providing you with a deeper analysis of the technology and economics involved in commercializing bio-refineries.  Learn more about IBBC and see the entire technical program.

Keynote Speakers:

• Paul Spindler, Vice President of Technology at Catchlight

• John B. Crowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Office, Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

In addition, IBBC will include technical presentations, expert panels, case studies, and reports from projects that address:

• Feedstock and harvesting improvements to increase yield and quality of biomass

• Bioelectricity using combined heat and power (CHP)

• Bioconversion technologies for wood and biomass

• Production of chemicals and transportation fuels from wood and biomass

• Policies and incentives for bioconversion projects

IBBC will be co-located with the TAPPI PEERS Conference, creating a value-added opportunity for participants to expand their learning, networking and resources by attending both events.  

Exhibit and Sponsorship opportunities are available.  Contact Shane Holt at 800.369.6220, ext. 3345 for more information.
   
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TAPPI's International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference, October 17-19, 2012 in Savannah, Ga., will include a tour to Herty Advanced Materials Development Center the morning of Wednesday, October 17. Chartered by the State of Georgia, Herty has leveraged its industry-proven laboratory and pilot capabilities to execute its strategic plan that includes significant emphasis in the biopower and biofuels areas. Herty's focus is on feedstock with current impact of more than $1.5 billion in alternative energy commercialization projects. Herty provides a hub location needed for rapid cost-effective development of biomass resources for energy production. Learn more about Herty and this tour.

IBBC will focus on technical advancements and commercialization of bioconversion technologies that leverage the forest products manufacturing infrastructure. Learn more about IBBC and see the entire technical program.

IBBC will also feature Keynote Speakers:

•  Paul Spindler, VP of Technology at Catchligh
• John B. chairman and CEO, Buckeye Technologies Inc.

In addition, IBBC will include technical presentations, expert panels, case studies, and reports from projects that address:

• Feedstock and harvesting improvements to increase yield and quality of biomass
• Bioelectricity using combined heat and power (CHP)
• Bioconversion technologies for wood and biomass
• Production of chemicals and transportation fuels fromwood and biomass
• Policies and incentives for bioconversion projects'

IBBC will be co-located with the TAPPI PEERS Conference, creating a value-added opportunity for participants to expand their learning, networking and resources by attending both events.

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TAPPI Fellow, Dr. Kunio Hata, was a highly respected Japanese chemist with specializations in the development of novel pulping technology, including the enzymatic application in pulp and paper processes. Dr. Hata also researched the genetic engineering of forest trees. In addition to these direct contributions to pulp and paper R&D, he also studied the synthetic chemistry of antibiotic drugs and the productive development of glutathione, CoQ, and nucleosides.

Dr. Hata was a member of the Japanese Chemical Society, the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, the Japenese Wood Research Society, the Society of Fiber Science and Technology in Japan, Japan TAPPI, ACS, TAPPI, and CPPA. He was also a board member of the Empire State Paper Research Associates in the U.S. and chairman of the Overseas Technology Exchange Committee in Japan TAPPI.

By the mid-1990s, Dr. Hata had published at least 24 significant articles related to papermaking, three major reviews, three books, and 19 individual patents. In 1995, he was bestowed with TAPPI's highest honor for career achievement when he was nominated to become a TAPPI Fellow.

Born in 1931 in Sapporo, Japan. Dr. Hata graduated from the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Japan, in 1953. Two years later, in 1955, he received his Master of Science degree from the University and in 1961 became a Doctor of Science.

Dr. Hata started his career in 1955 as a research chemist for Jujo Paper Co. In 1968 he became GM of Akita laboratory, in 1984 GM of central research laboratory, in 1989 director of the R&D division, and in 1990 managing director and GM of R&D. In 1993, he became the senior managing director of the new Nippon Paper Industries Co. (Jujo changed its name after merging). Dr. Hata's extensive contributions to the R&D division as well as his warmhearted guidance of younger researchers were both greatly appreciated by his colleagues.

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Join us on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at the Mid-Valley Country Club in De Pere, Wis., USA.  An afternoon shotgun scramble golf outing is planned with dinner to follow. 

Your participation will help fund scholarships for local TAPPI and PIMA programs.

Multiple Prizes will be awarded and individual pin events will be held.

Those submitting registration with their fee, postmarked by August 9, will be assigned holes on a first-come, first-serve basis. Later registrations will be assigned as space is available. Foursome sponsors and all singles will be notified of their hole assignment at the course on the day of the event. 

Check-in registration will be at the main entrance of the golf course club house. Golf clubs will be unloaded, tagged, and placed on golf carts for your assigned hole. 

Beverage carts will also be available throughout the day on a cash basis.  Lunch will be provided prior to tee-off, with the standard fine cuisine of brats, hamburgers, and beverage. 

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Chris Wolslegel.

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Interested in nanotechnology but can't bear to wade through detailed technical reports?

Individual reports on nanotechnology by research and marketing firms as well as governmental agencies are comprehensive and insightful. But they can also be tedious to read, expensive to procure, and generally unknown to non-experts interested in nanotechnology. 

Offering a reader-friendly and affordable alternative to these options, Nanotechnology: Health and Environmental Risks introduces risk analysis as a tool for responsible environmental decision making in nanotechnology development. The text provides examples of past, present, and future technologies that demonstrate the need for and benefits of evaluating the risks of nanotechnology.

Access the most up-to-date and relevant information on the impact of Nanotechnology on our health and surroundings. After outlining the steps of risk analysis, this book examines the opportunity costs inherent in present day nanotechnology development. It then introduces life cycle analysis, examining the toxicology of nanoscale materials, and the known impacts of specific nanoscale materials on human beings.

The text also covers environmental impacts and exposure, followed by chapters on the state-of-the-art tools that adapt life cycle thinking into risk analysis for nanotechnology. The final chapters describe current practices for managing the hazards and risks of nanoscale materials and explore the numerous international efforts that address the risks, science, and policies of nanotechnology. 

Learn to recognize and overcome the risks involving nanotechnology. With full-color images and insights into the key health and environmental aspects of nanotechnology, this resource shows how risk analysis can play an important role in creating a sustainable future for nanotechnology.  

Product code: 11NANOENV

Member Price: $42.00

Non-Member Price: $52.00

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Authors: Wei-Hong Zhong and Bin Li, Jo Anne Shatkin, Russell G. Maguire, Vivian T. Dang, Gwen M. Gross, and Michael C. Richey

A comprehensive account of how nanomaterials are synthesized and processed, this book presents the theory and technology of introducing nano-based materials as value-added elements into product manufacturing. The book explains the fundamentals of vapor, liquid, solid phase, and biosystem-assisted nanoparticle syntheses, with sufficient analysis of each method to permit decisions on which is most productive, energy efficient, and safe. The text then confronts the problems of scaling up from lab-based syntheses to manufacturing and demonstrates how nanomaterials on the shop floor require new protocols of quality assurance and employee and environmental protection. The book concludes with case studies of individuals who endeavored to commercialize nanotechnologies for higher-volume production.

Nano Science and Nano Materials:  Synthesis, Manufacturing, and Industry Impacts.

Product code: 12NSNM

Member Price: $129.00

Non-Member Price: $149.00

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The Nonwovens Engineers and Technologists Division (NET) of TAPPI will co-locate its annual Innovative Nonwovens Conference (NETInc) next year with PaperCon 2013, April 28 - May 1 in Atlanta, Ga., USA.. The NETInc technical conference is a unique event developed by engineers and technologists to cover the latest market and technical developments and innovations in the global nonwovens industry. 

"Co-location of the NETInc Conference at PaperCon 2013, the pulp and paper industry's largest event and most comprehensive technical conference, will provide attendees an expanded range of options to network and learn the latest cutting edge technical content," notes TAPPI President and CEO Larry N. Montague. "The nonwovens industry is a dynamic, rapidly growing segment of our industry that encompasses a wide range of raw materials, applications, and market segments, and it employs some of the most innovative technology in the industry. We're excited about the synergy provided by having these two industry leading events located in one venue."

NETInc offers peer reviewed papers, expert speakers, and exclusive networking opportunities. A comprehensive technical program covers a wide range of products, innovative technologies, and topics including market trends, raw materials, fibers, and processing used in an array of applications including absorbent products, medical applications, building science, and many others.

TAPPI's NET Division covers the global nonwovens business and includes members and nonwovens experts from diverse markets and disciplines. It covers materials, equipment, and processes for the manufacture and use of nonwovens. The division's technical committees sponsor courses, conference sessions, roundtables, and TAPPI PRESS products, as well as networking and problem-solving opportunities.

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Wet End Chemistry is the eleventh of 15 CD-ROMs in the Making Pulp and Paper CD-ROM Series. Through this highly interactive, self-paced CD-ROM, participants learn wet end chemistry terms, concepts, and processes.

Learning outcomes
After completing the Wet End Chemistry CD-ROM, participants should be able to: 

• Understand the reasons why papermakers use wet end additives in paper
• Describe commonly used functional additives
• Describe commonly used process additives.

Benefits for Everyone
The series is designed for anyone who would benefit from a working knowledge of the pulping and papermaking process, including:

• Paper machine operators
• Process and product engineers
• Sales and technical support staff
• New employees
• Students.

It will also be beneficial to experienced production or technical employees who need a more thorough understanding of a specific area of the operation, especially for cross-training purposes. New employees of chemical and equipment suppliers and paper industry consultants will also benefit from this series.

The complete set of all 15 Making Pulp and Paper CD-ROMs are also available.

Product code: MPP-11

Member Price: $78.00

Non-Member Price: $119.00

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TAPPI member Mike O'Bryan, was born July 24, 1947, in New Bern, N.C., the son of the late Anne Craegh and Robert Carl O'Bryan. O'Bryan grew up in Pollocksville, N.C., and graduated from Jones Central High School in 1965. He was an alumni of UNC-Chapel Hill where he graduated in 1969.

O'Bryan built a distinguished sales career for more than 40 years with Burlington Industries, Lowenstein of Rock Hill, Sequa Chemical, and Eastman. He was awarded the Eastman Everest Award in 2009 for excellence in sales. He was devoted to his family, enjoyed the game of golf, and loved the Tar Heels. O'Bryan is survived by his wife Marian, his son Douglas, and his two granddaughters Grace and Charlotte.

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The Extrusion Coating Manual, Fourth Edition is now available through TAPPI Press.

Edited by: Thomas Bezigian

This comprehensive volume details all aspects of extrusion coating. The book will be a valuable training tool for new employees and a useful reference for everyone involved in extrusion coating. It includes information on classic materials and troubleshooting techniques as well as the latest materials and machine designs available anywhere in the world today.

Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition contains the work of more than 30 well-known industry experts.

View the Table of Contents.

Product code: 0102B065

Member Price: $93.00

Non-Member Price: $140.00

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Martin A. Hubbe and Kasy King

This handbook provides cost-saving strategies associated with the use of chemical additives during the manufacture of paper. Topics include:

• Loss of materials (i.e. "yield" of the papermaking process)
• Production rate issues
• Downtime
• Inefficient use of functional additives
• Process-enhancing additives and their control
• Strategies to reduce the amount of fibers required to make a paper product
• Strategies to reduce the amount of energy to make paper.

A glossary of terms and a brief introduction to selected principles of capital budgeting are provided as appendices.

This book is ideal for paper machine process engineers/scientists, paper machine superintendents, paper mill management, chemical supplier technical staff, product development engineers, paper mill consultants, and technical staff from allied industries, e.g. process control equipment, papermaking machinery, and environmental services.

Cost Saving Strategies in Papermaking Chemistry

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Product code: 0101R325

Member Price: $150.00

Non-Member Price: $215.00

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Tension Control

Author: Kee-Huyn Shinn, Ph.D.

This volume provides a thorough study of the longitudinal dynamics and tension control of web handling systems. Critical web handling problems that can be related to improper tension control include wrinkle, slack, breakage, lateral movement, and poor roll quality. This valuable text is the only reference currently available devoted entirely to tension control.

Tension Control

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 Product code: 0101R275

Member Price: $50.00

Non-Member Price: $75.00

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