How to Create a Safety Culture At Your Mill

Ohio TAPPI's upcoming meeting on January 20, 2012 has several insightful presentations that outline in details how to set up a safety oriented culture.  The meeting program, however, does not "preach" about benefits of safety or use shocking stories about injuries to show why safety is important.

Instead, the program is designed to provide practical perspectives from employees, management, consultants and regulators on what it takes to implement a safety culture at a pulp and paper mill. 

The meeting will be held at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio, located just off 71 at the Route 68 exit (exit 50). Fees for TAPPI members are $25 for pre-registered and $40 at the door. Non-members fees are $50. In addition to information sesssions brief commercial breaks on safety solutions wil be provided by meeting sponsors.

Attendees can pre-register by contacting Glen Miller, Treasurer, at glen.miller@mohawkpaper.com.

For further details, see the Meeting Flyer.

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Gulf Coast TAPPI February 2012 Meeting

Dates:  Technical Sessions, Thursday, February 23rd; Mill Tour, Friday, Feb 24th

Location(s): Technical Sessions, South Birmingham, Ala., at the Marriott on Grandview Parkway, just off 459 & 280; Mill Tour, Resolute Forest Products, Coosa Pines, Ala.

Subjects: Lime Kiln & Recausticizing / Operations & Maintenance

The primary focus of the technical sessions will be on recent projects in these areas to improve efficiency, productivity & up-time.

Planned Presentations:

• Lime Kiln Dust Collection System Retrofit at Coosa Pines
• Increasing Lime Production with First LimeFlash Feed System
• Impact of Fuel Type on Kilns with Suspension Dryers
• Improve Kiln Operations Using Inside-the-Kiln Mud MC Sensor
• Lime Kiln and Recausticizing Systems Advanced Process Controls
• Hot vs. Cold Kiln Alignment
• Latest Technology for Lime Mud Precoat Filter Media
• Innovations in Direct Steam Injection for Liquor Heating
• General Review of Lime Kiln PM Procedures
• Additional presentations will focus on other operational and maintenance topics related to kilns, as well as the Recausticizing area

Mill Tour: Resolute Forest Products, Coosa Pines, Alabama (Resolute reserves the right to restrict competitors).

Hotel:  Birmingham Marriott (just south of I-459 on Hwy 280); Phone: 205-968-3775; Rate: $119 until Feb 8, Mention Gulf Coast TAPPI. Hotel Website.

Vendor Tabletops: $100, Contact Jim Thompson, 318-768-4581 or fthompson@TDC-home.com

For questions about this program, please contact: Glenn Hanson via phone at (404) 432-4498 or via email Glenn.Hanson@metso.com  

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Training Webinar for TAPPI Speaker Management System

TAPPI is pleased to announce a training webinar for prospective Speakers on the Speaker Management System on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM EST.

This webinar will teach you:

• How to submit an abstract for an event's technical program
• How to upload your files for an event

REGISTER NOW

This will be recorded and made available on the TAPPI website for those unable to attend the webinar.

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Leading up to the Sustainability Forum at PaperCon in April, a series of webinars are planned to help manufacturers and customers better understand key issues around sustainability. The first in this series reviews the updated FSC and SFI standards.

A Comparison of the FSC and SFI Forest Certification Standards
January 30, 11:00 am; Facilitated by: Katie Fernholz, Dovetail Partners

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards offer two approaches to forest management certification. Both programs recently updated their standards for forest certification auditing in the United States. This webinar will review the FSC and SFI standards and some of their key differences. The information from this discussion will be helpful to land managers that are audited to these standards as well as to manufacturers and customers interested in understanding the requirements behind these eco-labels.

Learn more and make plans to participate.

PaperCon 2012 will take place April 22-25, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and will focus on "Growing the Future"; leveraging renewable, recyclable raw materials and developing human capital to ensure value for customers, long-term sustainability for shareholders, and a future for our peers. Located in the heart of the Southern USA pulp and papermaking region, PaperCon sessions will highlight today's dynamic packaging sector.

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Call for Presentations/Posters - Deadline Extended

The 2012 Technical Program Committee invites contributions from participants working in research, development and deployment of renewable nanomaterials. The deadline to submit abstracts and papers are outlined below. The 2012 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Matgerials will be held June 4-7, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the Hyatt Regency Montreal.

The conference technical focus has been expanded to include other nanomaterials along with cellulose. Abstracts that focus on new and novel uses are highly encouraged. Analysis of challenges and trends in emerging markets for renewable nanomaterials are sought to provide a foundation for new research and industrial activities. The organizers also encourage submissions on other aspects of nanotech products including law, policy, economics and environmental health and safety

ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL

Submit title and 300 word or less abstracts via TAPPI's Speaker Management System: click here to sign in. Due by January 20, 2012. Extended abstracts or papers due March 7, 2012.

Requirements for extended abstracts: 2 pages, single spaced, in a Word format. Papers need to be single spaced, also in a Word format.

See the Conference Flyer and  Conference Website more information. Reduced conference rate available for speakers.

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Mark Your Calendar for PaperCon 2012

April 22-25, 2012 in New Orleans

Designed by industry professionals, PaperCon brings together CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists, process engineers and suppliers for the largest pulp and paper technical program in the world. No other event provides such a comprehensive program, networking opportunities and exhibit among such a distinguished group of industry leaders.

For 2012, PaperCon is about "Growing the Future", leveraging renewable, recyclable raw materials and developing human capital to ensure value for customers, long-term sustainability for shareholders, and a future for our peers. Located in the heart of the Southern USA pulp and papermaking region, New Orleans, PaperCon sessions will highlight today's dynamic packaging grades.

New this year:

• Control Systems 2012: Open to PaperCon attendees, this is the first US appearance for this highly-respected bi-annual conference.
• RPTA Production-Technical Seminar: Addresses the unique technical challenges and market dynamics of recycled paperboard manufacturing, making this a comprehensive conference for paperboard, linerboard, containerboard and packaging grade mills.
• Sustainability Forum: A fresh look at the "Science Behind Sustainability".
• OpEx Reliability Seminar: A two-day seminar designed for mill maintenance and reliability supervisors.
• Coating 101 Course: An introductory level 1.5 day course covering basic science behind paper and board coating.

Additional Program Highlights include:

• Executive Panel: Learn directly from Industry CEOs as they share their perspectives on the paper industry's outlook.
• Largest PaperCon Exhibit Ever: Encompassing two ballrooms at the Sheraton New Orleans, 2012 is the largest exhibit in the event's history..
• Young Professionals Program: Organized with the help of PIMA, these sessions are designed for pending paper science graduates and professionals new to the industry.

Learn more about PaperCon.

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The 2012 TAPPI PEERS Conference, October 14-17 in Savannah, Georgia, has announced the Call for Papers. PEERS is the perfect forum for paper industry professionals both to acquire practical operating insights and to network with industry peers in technical sessions, tutorials, round tables, new technology sessions and workshops.

Topics suggested for the 2012 technical program are as follows:

• Fiber and Pulping
• Mill Operations and Engineering
• Steam and Power
•  Recycling
• Environmental Management and Regulation
• Sustainability

Abstracts on other topics are welcome.

Learn more.

Authors interested in presenting a paper should upload their extended abstract to TAPPI's Speaker Management System by March 9, 2012.

Authors will be notified of acceptance by April 20, 2012 and must provide a full text manuscript by July 20, 2012.

For more information please contact Craig McKinney, TAPPI Program Manager at +1.770.209.7294

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