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Editor's Note
Expanding Our Scope. Editor-in-Chief Jack O'Brien talks about some of the exciting developments happening at PaperAge. view article

From Ken Patrick
Back to the Future. During the 1990s, when discussion turned to pulping and bleaching technology, EPA's Cluster Rules and their implementation were a major part of the discussion. But just a few years later, talk of Cluster and its cost to industry are elusive topics.
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David Price
APP - Industry's Biggest Crash? International columnist David Price looks into the factors that led to the collapse of one of the world's largest pulp and paper companies--Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). view article

Sally Love
Power-up the Effectiveness of Your Meetings! Tired of conducting meetings that never seem to accomplish much? Get back on track and organize an effective, productive meeting. view article

John Yolton
The Maintenance Process Delivers Reliability. It might have been another management fad or it might have lived up to its billing as the greatest change in business organizations since mass production—Reengineering.
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AF&PA
Paper Recovery Is an Important Part of Environmental Stewardship.
Henson Moore, President of the American Forest & Paper Association, provides a statistical/historical overview of the industry's paper recovery efforts and looks towards future paper recovery efforts. view article

Cost-Quality Issues Drive Coating Pigment Markets
Paper coating pigment technologies have evolved dramatically in recent years. Ken Patrick examines current and near future developments in the coating pigment area, specifically kaolin clays, engineered and structured pigments, and ground calcium carbonate. view article

Advanced Drying Enhances Paper Brands
Suppliers and papermakers tend to focus on how to remove more water from the dryer section, rather than on how to impart desired sheet properties to the final product. A critical shift in thinking can contribute to relatively easy advances in enhancing quality of existing brands and new brand development. view article

Industrial IT: Supply Chain Solutions
Converging information flows in a mill is one way a paper company can become more profitable, efficient and cost-effective. Taking advantage of the Internet to develop eBusiness and eManufacturing strategies that integrate the supply chain is part of that equation. view article