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)

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.