MARK RUSHTON The pulp and paper industry in Europe has shown real resilience in the face of challenges presented by COVID-19 and has been instrumental in keeping things going as normally as possible by supplying essential hygiene and packaging products. Jori Ringman, director general at Cepi, says “We reported early on in the pandemic to the European Commission. In fact, ...

While the hybrid approaches may be more sustainable for all organizations moving forward, time will tell where, exactly, the balance between work-from-home vs. at-the-office or school will land.

In our last issue, Christer explained “Beliefs 1-9” of his maintenance strategy in depth. This time, we’ll take an overview of the next four in a set of 15 Beliefs developed from his time spent in various reliability and maintenance positions over the span of six decades throughout 52 countries. The final two Beliefs will be covered in the May/June issue.

There are “hot spots” where potential growth opportunities exist in this declining market.

A new concept exploits the surface design of suction and press rolls and comprehensively analyzes optimum dewatering characteristics

2,200 m/min design speed for maximum capacity.

Lotta Lyrå takes the helm at Södra after a 12-year absence, having spent the last decade in the retail sector. Now she plans to bring what she’s learned back to the pulp industry.

Planning and preparation work. This is especially true in the pulp, paper, and converting industries.

At TAPPI’s recent Student Summit (tappistudentsummit.org) we asked a few of the industry professionals involved in the Summit’s annual Career Fair two critical questions.

When I look at the pulp and paper industry I see a common thread: all of the support, opportunities, and flexibility it offers young professionals—including working mothers and diverse colleagues from a variety of engineering backgrounds—makes it a great sector to work in, now and into the future.