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2021 TAPPI/PIMA Awards: Rising to the Challenge

Each year in its May/June issue, Paper360° is honored to spotlight the recipients of TAPPI’s National-level awards

US Consumers Underestimate Print and Papers’ Unique Contributions to Circular Economy

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Maria J. Doa, Ph.D is the director of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Chemical Control Division in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Doa will be the keynote speaker at TAPPI’s 2016 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials, which will be held June 13-16 in Grenoble, France. This interview was conducted for TAPPI by Jack Miller, founder and principal consultant, Market-Intell LLC.

Researchers Turn Paper Waste into Multi-Use Aerogels

A research team led by Assistant Professor Duong Hai Minh from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Faculty of Engineering, has achieved a world’s first by successfully converting paper waste into green cellulose aerogels that are non-toxic, ultralight, flexible, extremely strong, and water repellent.

New process turns paper manufacturing waste into valuable chemicals

A group of researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has discovered a way to convert a common byproduct of the paper manufacturing process into valuable chemical precursors for making nylon.

Perspectives on Change: Celebrating 100 Issues of Paper360°

Since Paper360°’s first issue in 2006, our industry has evolved in exciting ways. At 100 issues and counting, this magazine has delivered insight into those changes to desktops and laptops around the world.

Reliability and Maintenance Management Beliefs

This article appears in the forthcoming Nov/Dec issue of Paper360° and is offered here as a “sneak peek” for AOTC readers. This is Part 1 of a multi-part series in Paper360°.

DoD Invests US$87.5 Million in Bioindustrial Manufacturing

This article was sourced from both the Engineering Biology Research Consortium at https://ebrc.org, and Georgia Tech’s College of Sciences, where parts were originally published in this article by Brad Dixon.

The Evolving Role of the Mill Engineer

By Graeme Rodden This is an advance-look excerpt from the cover story of the March/April issue of Paper360°.

Prospect of New Caribou Plan a Major Concern in Rural Quebec

Some environmentalist groups suggest that forestry activities in Quebec, Canada, should be considerably reduced—a measure that would threaten thousands of jobs in this industry, according to a new short documentary produced by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) in the North Shore region. In November 2015, the VP of the MEI, Jasmin Guénette, met with forest engineers, mill workers, and others on the ground in Baie-Comeau to give a voice to those who make their living from the forest.