SPCI World Pulp & Paper Week is arranged by Adforum and the Swedish Association of Pulp and Paper Engineers (SPCI). The event is organized in Stockholm, Sweden, every third year. Next in line is the 15th edition scheduled on May 17-19 2011.

For SPCI 2011, the organisers are introducing a brand new concept - The Magic Future of Pulp & Paper. This concept involves free access for everyone to the SPCI 2011 conference, which will be held at the three activity squares in the exhibition hall.

Each square will have its own program and the three programs will be running simultaneously during the event, offering a variety of presentations for visitors and exhibitors throughout the day. World Market, Management and Innovations are some of the topics highlighted at the Magic Future Square. The East and West squares will host more of a technical based type of presentations and seminars divided into five different subject areas; Pulp & Paper, Innovations, Energy, R&D and Raw Materials/Bioenergy.

Exhibitors at SPCI 2011 can become Event Partners (Magic Future Partners and East/West Partners), which means that slot-time is already reserved. The conference program is set by the association SPCI and the Magic Future Partners. A preliminary program will be available in February 2011. If you would like to become an event partner and guaranteed not only slot times at the squares but also unique visibility during the event, please contact the Organisers, Adforum or SPCI, as soon as possible.

Booking and preparations for SPCI 2011 are in full progress and the booking pressure is significant. The exhibition floor is already filled to more than 80 percent with bookings and reservations. Please use below links to see an updated Floorplan and List of Exhibitors.

Please click to see the Hall Plan

Please click to see a List of Exhibitors

Thanks to an extended main hall at Stockholm International Fairs, the SPCI event will, for the first time, fit into one hall. To secure a good location in the hall, click here to fill out the online registration form and get in immediate contact with our sales team.

For more information on this year's largest and most international pulp and paper event, visit the website to find updated news and contact details.

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John D. Williams, president and CEO of Domtar Corporation, will present the keynote address at PaperCon 2011, May 1-4, 2011.

Join your peers and industry leaders for PaperCon, four days of concentrated technical content and unrivaled networking opportunities for papermaking professionals. The 2011 event will challenge attendees to rethink paper by focusing on lean manufacturing, operational excellence and environmental performance through three unique program tracks, as well as forums on sustainability and tissue.

Williams will keynote on Monday, May 2, and focus his address on Domtar's business approach and the integral role sustainability plays in its activities. Domtar is the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America and the second largest in the world. It is also a major manufacturer of papergrade, fluff and specialty pulp and strives to be recognized as a supplier of choice by its customers and consumers and as an industry leader when it comes to sustainability.

PaperCon is North America's largest pulp and paper conference, bringing together industry leaders and technical experts from around the world. In 2011, the theme is "Rethink Paper: Lean and Green" -- highlighting new ways to improve efficiency, use less water, fiber and air, and achieve operational excellence. The unique program of peer-reviewed papers and invited speakers will attract CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists and process engineers from around the world. Learn more.

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This October, 32 paper and chemical engineering students from Western Michigan University boarded a charter bus to visit the Appleton and Neenah areas of Wisconsin on an industry-sponsored field trip. Many thanks to Voith North America President and PTF Board Member Bob Gallo for sponsoring this outstanding trip. The Voith team toured students through Voith Fabrics, Voith Paper and Voith Coverings. Students were impressed with this supplier-based aspect of the business.

Appleton Paper then greeted the students for outdoor sports at their historical training facility, before dinner and overview of the company's research and development work. Many thanks to Dr. Paul Proxmire, Staff Scientist and PTF Board Member, for hosting this event.

The following day, students toured The Paper Discovery Museum to consider the history of paper with Executive Director David Lee, before touring the SCA Tissue Mill.

During October's recent PTF Board meeting, Student Recruiter/Outreach Officer Nikki Perk launched a first-time mentoring program to better assist new and returning students to meet and interface with board members. Students and board members alike had the opportunity to visit during lunch, as well as during another new event, PTF Greet and Meet, which took place prior to the board dinner, to continue conversations and learn more about one another.

Fifteen WMU students are anticipating attending January's TAPPI Student Summit to be held in Kingsport, Tenn., with Domtar sponsoring the event.

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Fund granting and energy organizations are in need of more standards that promote consistency in data reporting for the biomass and biofuels industry. TAPPI, an ANSI-certified developer of standards for the forest products, paper, packaging and converting industries, will conduct a Standards Summit in March 2011 to meet the growing demand for standardization of testing and best practices in bioenergy, feedstocks and biomass conversion technology.

One of the first steps toward adopting a full range of standards in the industry is the Bioenergy Standards Summit offered at the 2011 BioPro Expo & Marketplace™ to be held in Atlanta, Ga., USA, March 14-16, 2011, at the Hilton Atlanta.

"Our task force has been working diligently to craft the framework for a standards discussion at BioPro Expo," said Don Guay, chair of the TAPPI task force that was formed early in 2010. "We have taken into consideration the research being done, particularly in the area of feedstocks and have had initial conversations with those in the industry to begin to develop consistency in data reporting."

"National standards are needed that focus on characterizing the biomass raw material, as well as the different chemical and biological treatments that are used to treat the biomass material," said Colleen Walker, Ph.D. and TAPPI Project Manager. "Many established procedures are used today, but these are not national standards, nor is there consensus on which of these procedures is the best to use. National standards are important as they provide a universal guideline for all those active in the field."

"Initial conversations with those actively involved in bioenergy research show that they are willing to support the development of standards in these areas for the biomass industry," Guay said. "It would be beneficial to those seeking grants as well as to the field as a whole to have standards and best practices in place that are agreed upon universally. Other engineering disciplines have long established standards that guide research and testing. These did not come easily, nor were they developed in a vacuum. It will require a great deal of dialog to establish tried-and-true standards for bioenergy, and the meeting at BioPro Expo will certainly be an excellent first step."

BioPro Expo is the largest conference and exhibition in the Southeastern United States covering the full biomass processing spectrum for multiple industries, from supply through demand and utilization. In-depth educational sessions are backed by a trade show focused on cutting-edge technology, products and services available today. This event examines practical methodologies for quickly transitioning products, residues and waste streams into energy and biofuels.

BioPro Expo is organized by TAPPI, the leading association in the pulp, paper, packaging and related industries. TAPPI brings members with decades of experience in producing and utilizing bioenergy with wood waste feedstocks, as well as a strong history of more than 75 years in organizing key industry educational programs, conferences and exhibits. BioPro expo combines TAPPI's expertise in wood waste feed stocks and conference organization with information from government and academic entities, technology suppliers, renewable energy consumers and associations in multiple industries looking for more sustainable and profitable ways of doing business.

BioPro Expo & Marketplace is expected to draw industry leaders from across the United States. For registration information, visit 2011 BioPro Expo & Marketplace™.

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