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Editor's Note
Environmental Accountability. Editor-in-Chief, Jack O'Brien, points out that the paper industry continues to improve its environmental performance. view article

David Price
The Chinese Are Coming. How does China learn about modern pulp and papermaking technology? They simply come to the west and see for themselves.view article

Sally Love
Motivating For Top Performance? Creating an inspirational environment in the workplace is the key to developing a motivated employee. view article

John Yolton
It isn't (only) about reducing maintenance costs… It's about reliability Integrating EAM and ERP applications will help a mill focus not only on the product and its delivery to the customer, but the assets and the processes around the equipment. view article

AF&PA
SFI - Progressive, Revolutionary, Evolving. W. Henson Moore, President & CEO of AF&PA, discusses the many challenges the paper industry must overcome to remain competitive at home and abroad. view article

George J. Harad, Executive Papermaker of the Year
Boise Cascade's George Harad worked his way up from administrative assistant to Chairman & CEO. He has since made significant, progressive changes to the structure of integrated forest products company—and says if the paper industry is to survive, it must do the same.
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PM5 Utilizes Online Calendering at Lang Paper
To increase its stake in the SC paper market, German paper manufacturer Lang Papier developed a plan to produce a sheet called "LPT". With the installation of PM 5, the mill has been able to do that and more.
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Stabilized Enzymes - New Options for Paper Machine Boilouts
Advances in enzyme-based products have provided additional solutions to the some of the problems associated with paper machine boilouts.
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Don't Rewind It, Resize It
Salvaging damaged rolls of paper or resizing excess inventory can now be handled by a service company that comes to you. view article

Creating Customer Value Through Optimized Business Processes
Companies that develop a common way of working are able to implement "best practices" that ultimately allow them to achieve greater efficiency and continued improvement opportunities. view article

The Day Curley Tricked Me Into Fighting Kid Ellis, a Tough Carnival Fighter or
Moving from Plugger to Back Tender at
65 cents per Hour!
Carl lets his buddies talk him into fighting at a local carnival and jeopardizes his roll plugging promotion at the mill. view article