Archived Events

The BLRBAC is a “Trade Association” that exists for the purpose of sharing knowledge and generating and maintaining guidelines to help facilitate the safe, reliable operation of Black Liquor Recovery Boilers.

Nanotechnology Webinar

This two-day course provides an overview of common paper making additives used in the industry today.

Tissue Webinar

This two-day class features morning classroom sessions followed by afternoon sessions of guided hands-on exercises using the UW-Stevens Point Fourdrinier pilot paper machine and testing the resulting paper. This combination has proven to be a highly effective and enjoyable way to gain fundamental knowledge of the industrial papermaking process. Class size is limited to 16 for this course to provide ample opportunities for questions and discussion during classroom sessions and hands-on experiences on the paper machine.

Co-Located with TAPPICon 2025

TAPPICon is the premier conference for the global forest products community. The program is designed to accelerate professional growth and incubate future leaders in an environment that cultivates sustainable ideas and solutions. TAPPICon addresses critical business and technical issues faced by pulp, paper, tissue and recycling mills/companies as they manage raw materials, assets, regulatory requirements and production assets. It also offers attendees multiple networking opportunities to help build their business connections.

Co-located with TAPPICon 2025 | TAPPI's Tissue 101: Properties and Processes Course is structured to provide participants with a solid understanding of tissue properties and how they are impacted by manufacturing processes, helping them to effectively achieve production goals and objectives.

TAPPI, The Paper Science and Engineering School, and The Business School at North Carolina State University bring to you the Basic Financial Training & Strategic Market Analysis Workshop for the Pulp and Paper Industry. This three-day workshop will give you basic and sophisticated tools to analyze and evaluate the effect of capital investment in your operations, global dynamics affecting the pulp and paper industry, evaluate business operations (profitability, cost absorption), estimate financial outcomes (investment return) and support decision-making across the whole pulp and paper operation.

This hands-on analytical introductory workshop is appropriate for technical and non-technical individuals with a desire for training in sustainability and life cycle analysis (LCA) to assess and compare the environmental impact of alternative products. The course will provide the basic background and theory of environmental life cycle analysis and sustainability through lectures. Moreover, instructors will teach and train participants in an open-sourced software to conduct environmental analysis.