COLUMNS

Editor's Note
Blowing 'em Away. The tissue market is growing, thanks mostly to the tissue manufacturers themselves for developing innovative products, encased in creative packaging.

Ken Patrick
On the Information Highway to Hell. Remembering the late Jim Young (technical editor at Pulp & Paper magazine from 1989-1995), and his early wariness of the Information Superhighway.

David Price
Bright Spots in Europe. The 18 members of the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) had a reasonable year in 2002. By next year, CEPI's membership will increase to 28 with the addition of the East European producers. But CEPI does see some hopeful signs.

AF&PA
Paper Industry Should Support End To Double Taxation Of Dividends. The U.S. is one of the few major industrialized nations to tax dividends twice, once at the corporate level and again at the individual level, and there is really no logical policy reason to tax any income stream twice. Elimination is a bold change that is long overdue.

FEATURES

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Tissue Watch 2003
A comprehensive look at the economics of tissue, new capacities, the impact of through-air-drying and a global overview of the market.

New Investments in Process Control Key To Higher Productivity, Cost Reductions
Spending for process automation has slipped against information technology in recent years, and aging mill systems are now approaching obsolescence, especially in the U.S.

Motor Decisions Matter
How motor management can help reduce plant operating costs.