TAPPI News

An Accent on Innovation

14 May 2014 An Accent on Innovation On May 13, 2014, Eric Fletty and I had the opportunity to visit with one of TAPPI’s Sustaining Member companies, Kadant Inc., at its Kadant Johnson facility in Three Rivers,

The Year of the Dragon - Part 2: APRIL in May

12 Aug 2012 The Year of the Dragon - Part 2: APRIL in May This past May 31, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with personnel from APRIL's pulp mill in Rizhao, Shandong Province, China. First Impressions.

There is No Place Like Home

02 Aug 2016 There is No Place Like Home Do you know where Sumter, South Carolina is located? Eric Fletty and I didn’t either. The genesis of our adventure began nearly three years ago from a conversation with

Paper Shows up in the Strangest Places—Who Says Our Industry Is Not Creative?

07 Mar 2013 Paper Shows up in the Strangest Places—Who Says Our Industry Is Not Creative? What's in your hometown? I have adopted nine cities in my career in this industry, but my hometown was and remains to be

You Never Know

07 Nov 2013 You Never Know We had a wonderful CorrExpo2013 in the great city of Indianapolis, Ind., USA, last month. More than 900 of the corrugated industry’s best attended this gathering. I tried to speak to

International Research Management at Its Best

07 Nov 2013 International Research Management at Its Best On Nov. 4-7, 2013, 36 of our industry’s’ top research leaders, representing more than 30 institutions, companies, and associations from 10 countries,

Is it the People or the Equipment?

12 Dec 2013 Is it the People or the Equipment? Finally an answer to that age old argument—is it the people or the equipment that make a good plant and product? HIT THE JACKPOT Earlier this month, Eric Fletty and