Three Highly Rated Workshops Coming Up at NC State to Deliver Excellent Learning Opportunities

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Basic Financial Training & Strategic Market Analysis Workshop for the Pulp and Paper Industry
May 6-8, 2025                Online Workshop
Register now to develop your business and financial analysis skills.

TAPPI and North Carolina State University are preparing an impactful agenda designed to help you understand market trends and business opportunities, as well as how to prepare your operation to embrace upcoming changes and maintain profitability.

You’ll learn how to:

• Analyze and evaluate the effect of capital investment in your operations;
• Understand global dynamics affecting the pulp and paper industry;
• Evaluate business operations (profitability, cost absorption);
• Estimate financial outcomes (investment return); and
• Support decision-making across the whole pulp and paper operation.

Hands-on Workshop to Evaluate the Sustainability and Carbon Footprint of Biomaterials
May 13-15, 2025          In-person Workshop, Raleigh, NC
Register now as the first step toward a more sustainable future.

Would you like to be in a position to influence sustainability action in your workplace? Join this exploration into environmental life cycle analysis (LCA) of plant- based fibers used in making hygiene tissue, packaging, textiles, and nonwoven applications. This introductory-level workshop is tailored for both technical and non-technical roles. 

You’ll learn how to:

• Conduct a life cycle assessment with commercial Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) software;
• Make informed decisions using the power of LCA;
• Identify LCA stages of products or services;
• Develop a life cycle inventory as the basis for an LCA; and
• Utilize the commercial LCA software loaded on your own computer.

Hands-On Workshop for Pulp and Paper Basics
June 9-13, 2025     In-person Workshop, Raleigh, NC
Register now to acquire basic concepts in pulp and paper manufacturing.

This workshop provides a comprehensive overview of pulping, bleaching, chemical recovery, recycling, papermaking and converting operations. Topics covered include wood structure and chemistry, chemical and mechanical pulping operations, stock preparation, as well as the importance of chemical recovery and environmental regulations in pulp mills.

You’ll learn how to:

• Understand the structure, chemistry and chip operation of wood;
• Describe how the different processes affect paper properties;
• Identify the major grades and properties of paper;
• Discuss pulp mill chemical recovery, waste treatment and regulation; and
• Explain wet end and dry end operations, converting, recycling, and more.