TAPPI Standards, Technical Information Papers (TIPs) and Useful Methods provide practical information and best practices used in the manufacture, evaluation, and description of pulp, paper, and related products.

 

We publishfour types of TAPPI Standards:

1. Test methods
2. Specifications 
   
3. Guidelines 
4. Glossaries.

Since 2009, we have been certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standards development organization.

Our latest TIPs and Standards for 2016 are:

• TIP 0404-39 "Dryer surface temperature measurement" (Revised)
• T 233 "Fiber length of pulp by classification" (Revised)
• T 267 "Compression wood identification in pulpwood" (Reaffirmed)
• T 403 "Bursting strength of paper" (Revised)TIP 0404-65 "Chemical cleaning guide for press fabrics" (New). 

*TAPPI does not engage in activities or publish Standards that could lead to standardization of products or services in ways that would reduce competition, impede the development of improvements to those products or services, or would result in a stabilization of costs for those products or services.