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The system for review and development of TAPPI Standards requires an announcement of review dates so that any interested TAPPI parties may access the drafts, submit comments, and/or join the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) to cast an official vote.

Listed below are the Standards that will be up for review in 2025. The date indicated is the target date on which the draft will be distributed to the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) for that particular Standard. 

T 1215 sp-21 The determination of instrumental color differences (May 17, 2025)
T 257 sp-21 Sampling and preparing wood for analysis (May 17, 2025)
T 258 om-21 Basic density and moisture content of pulpwood (May 17, 2025)
T 272 sp-21 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (sheet machine procedure) (May 17, 2025)
T 402 sp-21 Standard conditioning and testing atmospheres for paper, board, pulp handsheets, and related products (May 17, 2025)
T 414 om-21 Internal tearing resistance of paper (Elmendorf-type method) (May 17, 2025)
T 437 om-21 Dirt in paper and paperboard (May 17, 2025)
T 454 om-21 Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers (May 17, 2025)
T 512 sp-21 Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing (May 17, 2025)
T 529 om-21 Surface pH measurement of paper (May 17, 2025)
T 537 om-21 Dirt count in paper and paperboard (optical character recognition - OCR) (May 17, 2025)
T 556 om-21 Bending resistance of paper and paperboard by single-point bending methods (May 17, 2025)
T 560 om-21 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (d/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer) (May 17, 2025)
T 562 om-21 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (45/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer) (May 17, 2025)
T 563 om-21 Equivalent black area (EBA) and count of visible dirt in pulp, paper and paperboard by image analysis (May 17, 2025)
T 657 sp-21 Sampling of fillers and pigments (May 17, 2025)
T 826 om-21 Short span compressive strength of containerboard (May 17, 2025)
T 829 om-21 Score quality test (May 17, 2025)
T 831 om-21 Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop penetration test (May 17, 2025)
T 462 cm-16 Castor-oil penetration test for paper (May 18, 2025)
T 627 cm-16 Determination of titanium dioxide (May 18, 2025)
T 1212 sp-21 Light sources for evaluating papers including those containing fluorescent whitening agents (October 14, 2025)
T 200 sp-21 Laboratory beating of pulp (Valley beater method) (October 14, 2025)
T 213 om-21 Dirt in pulp - chart method (October 14, 2025)
T 220 sp-21 Physical testing of pulp handsheets (October 14, 2025)
T 222 om-21 Acid insoluble lignin in wood and pulp (October 14, 2025)
T 227 om-21 Freeness of pulp (Canadian standard method) (October 14, 2025)
T 248 sp-21 Laboratory beating of pulp (PFI mill method) (October 14, 2025)
T 259 om-21 Species identification of nonwood plant fibers (October 14, 2025)
T 277 sp-21 Macro stickies content in pulp: the “pick-up” method (October 14, 2025)
T 278 sp-21 Pulp screening (Valley-type screening device) (October 14, 2025)
T 411 om-21 Thickness (caliper) of paper, paperboard, and combined board (October 14, 2025)
T 425 om-21 Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2 degrees, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing) (October 14, 2025)
T 428 om-21 Hot water extractable acidity or alkalinity of paper (October 14, 2025)
T 444 sp-21 Silver tarnishing by paper and paperboard (October 14, 2025)
T 448 om-21 Water vapor transmission rate of paper and paperboard at 23 degrees C and 50% RH (October 14, 2025)
T 459 om-21 Surface strength of paper (wax pick test) (October 14, 2025)
T 460 om-21 Air resistance of paper (Gurley method) (October 14, 2025)
T 465 sp-21 Static creasing of paper for water vapor transmission tests (October 14, 2025)
T 476 om-21 Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method) (October 14, 2025)
T 541 om-21 Internal bond strength of paperboard (z-direction tensile) (October 14, 2025)
T 564 sp-21 Transparent chart for the estimation of defect size (October 14, 2025)
T 566 om-21 Bending resistance (stiffness) of paper (Taber-type tester in 0 to 10 Taber stiffness unit configuration) (October 14, 2025)
T 572 sp-21 Accelerated pollutant aging of printing and writing paper by pollution chamber exposure apparatus (October 14, 2025)
T 573 sp-21 Accelerated temperature aging of printing and writing paper by dry oven exposure apparatus (October 14, 2025)
T 577 om-21 Score bend test (October 14, 2025)
T 650 om-21 Solids content of black liquor (October 14, 2025)
T 844 om-21 Determining construction (nominal basis weight) of corrugated board (October 14, 2025)
T 800 cm-16 Drum test for fiberboard shipping containers (revolving hexagonal drum) (October 19, 2025)

Any interested individuals who wish to be part of the voting for any Standard should send a message to standards@tappi.org and request voting membership on the corresponding SSIG, prior to the target ballot date, if possible. Anyone who joins the SSIG before the target balloting date will receive a notice of the ballot.

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