The papers summarized here are from the August 2016 and September 2016 issues of TAPPI Journal. TAPPI Journal is an online publication of relevant and timely peer-reviewed research delivered via email and free to all TAPPI members. To receive TAPPI Journal, join TAPPI at www.tappi.org. AUGUST FIBER SUPPLY Examination of the potential to reduce water application rates for hardwood pulp ...

VIPIN SUMANI AND THOMAS S. SEGULJIC The pulp and paper industry is one of the heaviest users of water in the US, using almost 15,000 gallons of water per ton of finished product. With water used in nearly every step of the production process, the large volumes of wastewater and residual sludge waste present treatment, discharge and disposal issues. Coupled ...

New scanning sensors, soft sensors, open-ended multivariable control, and the first steps to integration with web inspection are expanding the definition of quality control. MARK WILLIAMSON It’s been almost 50 years since the first computer-based paper machine quality control systems hit the market. Over the intervening years, a lot has happened to advance the scope and effectiveness of the measurement ...

The PPI Awards are the only global awards recognizing and celebrating achievement in the pulp and paper industry. MARK RUSHTON The PPI Awards competition is now in its eighth year, and in that short space of time the event has become one of the most important dates on the pulp and paper calendar. This year, industry professionals from all over ...

MARTY KOEPENICK Known for making Incada premium folding boxboard, powered by steam and power solely from its biofuel boiler since 2013, Iggesund Workington also has a passion for reducing energy consumption. “Every time we use less energy in the mill, we have more to sell onto the UK national grid,” says Ian Black, head of pulp and power. “That’s why ...

  This once-niche market is growing, thanks to new products and new materials that offer properties traditional wood fibers can’t match. We interviewed members of TAPPI’s Nonwood Fiber Committee to learn more. JAN BOTTIGLIERI Ask most people what paper is made from and they’ll tell you “trees.” Yet, while wood fiber is certainly the dominant furnish for today’s global pulp ...

Meet Doyle Simons, President and CEO, Weyerhaeuser Doyle Simons counts on efficiency and work traits for a bigger Weyco REIT as the firm exits pulp and paper. GREG RUDDER When Doyle Simons took over at Weyerhaeuser, described by one insider as a “stodgy” company, he came to dramatically change things, traveling from his small-town Texas and Temple-Inland executive roots to ...

JAN BOTTIGLIERI At the end of each year, the Paper360° team likes to remind readers why the industries served by our publication are truly special. While our companies and products contribute to global commerce, health, energy, technology, education, home environments, and more, it’s our people who truly make us proud. Here are a few examples. Wake Up and Dream Diane, ...

…in case you missed it in TAPPI’s weekly electronic newsletter MANUFACTURERS Domtar Corp. plans to optimize fluff pulp manufacturing at its Plymouth, NC, mill. The restructuring includes the permanent closure of the small pulp dryer and a workforce reduction of about 100 positions. Huhtamaki North America will open a new manufacturing and distribution center in Goodyear, AZ. The 750,000-sq.-ft. facility ...

Many years ago I took a trip abroad with my oldest friend, Lisa. It was a group trip and, as happens on group trips, the first night at the hotel my friend and I were seated at a banquet table with eight or 10 other travelers; we were from all walks of life and all parts of America, and we ...