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T 1215 sp-25 The determination of instrumental color differences (Reaffirmed)
T 210 cm-25 Sampling and testing wood pulp shipments for moisture (Reaffirmed)
T 257 sp-25 Sampling and preparing wood for analysis (Reaffirmed)
T 258 om-25 Basic density and moisture content of pulpwood (Reaffirmed)
T 272 sp-25 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (sheet machine procedure) (Reaffirmed)
T 414 om-25 Internal tearing resistance of paper (Elmendorf-type method) (Reaffirmed)
T 437 om-25 Dirt in paper and paperboard (Reaffirmed)
T 454 om-25 Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers (Reaffirmed)
T 480 om-25 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 75 degrees (Reaffirmed)
T 512 sp-25  Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing (Reaffirmed)
T 529 om-25 Surface pH measurement of paper (Reaffirmed)
T 556 om-25 Bending resistance of paper and paperboard by single-point bending methods (Reaffirmed)
T 560 om-25 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (d/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer) (Reaffirmed)
T 562 om-25 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (45/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer) (Reaffirmed)
T 563 om-25 Equivalent black area (EBA) and count of visible dirt in pulp, paper and paperboard by image analysis (Reaffirmed)
T 567 om-25 Determination of effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) by infrared reflectance measurement (Reaffirmed)
T 627 cm-25 Determination of titanium dioxide (Reaffirmed)
T 657 sp-25 Sampling of fillers and pigments (Reaffirmed)

Special thanks to the SSIG member below for being the Working Group Chair in the recently published review of TAPPI Standards:

Michael Lakins - WGC for T 567

The TAPPI Standards Department would also like to express its gratitude to all volunteers who participated in the review of those Standards as SSIG members.

Sixteen TAPPI Standards approved as American National Standards

The following TAPPI Standards have been approved as American National Standards by the ANSI Board of Standards Review:

Approved reaffirmation of current American National Standards:

T 1215 sp-25 The determination of instrumental color differences
T 257 sp-25 Sampling and preparing wood for analysis
T 258 om-25 Basic density and moisture content of pulpwood
T 272 sp-25 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (sheet machine procedure)
T 414 om-25 Internal tearing resistance of paper (Elmendorf-type method)
T 437 om-25 Dirt in paper and paperboard
T 454 om-25 Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers
T 480 om-25 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 75 degrees
T 512 sp-25 Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing
T 529 om-25 Surface pH measurement of paper
T 556 om-25 Bending resistance of paper and paperboard by single-point bending methods
T 560 om-25 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (d/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer)
T 562 om-25 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (45/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer)
T 563 om-25 Equivalent black area (EBA) and count of visible dirt in pulp, paper and paperboard by image analysis
T 567 om-25 Determination of effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) by infrared reflectance measurement
T 657 sp-25 Sampling of fillers and pigments

Notices of the approvals of the TAPPI Standards as American National Standards were placed in the November 14, 2025, edition of ANSI Standards Action.

Check here the list of TAPPI Technical Information Papers (TIPs) recently published:

TIP 0402-13 Guidelines for specification and inspection of electric resistance welded (ERW) and seamless boiler tube for critical and non-critical service (Revised)

We extend our special appreciation to the following volunteers who served as Working Group Chairs in the recently published reviews of TAPPI TIPs: 

Margaret Gorog - WGC for TIP 0402-13

Special note: Documents appearing in the TAPPI online version of the Standards and TIPs are updated once a month (usually around the 30th). So it is possible that there is a delay between the publication announcement and the posting online. If you are a subscriber to the online access to Standards and TIPs and you are in a hurry for new documents that have not yet been posted, you can send a request for TIPs to tip@tappi.org or for Standards to standards@tappi.org.

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