Ahead of the Curve Archive

Still working (overtime): Life-saving nonwovens and continued innovation

08 Sep 2021 The division consists of hundreds of professionals who focus on the mechanical preparation of fibers prior to the paper machine, the preparation and evaluation of the effect of papermaking additives

National Poll Shows Overwhelming Parent Preference for Physical Books Over Digital

01 Sep 2021 This article excerpt is based on an exclusive interview that TAPPI conducted with Brian Dietz, Cascades Tissue Group. It originally ran in the most recent issue of Tissue360° magazine. Access the complete article here.

Digitalization: The Key to Resource-Efficiency

25 Aug 2021 The full-length version of this article originally ran in the July-August issue of Paper360°, and is excerpted here for AOTC readers who may have missed it.

Trees Are Climate Change, Carbon Storage Heroes

18 Aug 2021 J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, once wrote, “I longed to devise a setting in which the trees might really march to war.” If climate change is a battle for Earth’s survival, then trees will be a vital army holding the line. When Tolkien imagined trees marching to war, he couldn’t have foreseen how relevant those words would one day be.

Standards development: Authors and reviewers welcome

11 Aug 2021 This article originally appeared in the July, 2021 issue of TAPPI Journal, a monthly publication of peer-reviewed research for TAPPI members.

Seven Myths of Maintenance Management

04 Aug 2021 There are many paradigms and legends surrounding maintenance management in plants. Often, the myths are known to be untrue, but people live with them because it is politically correct, or simply convenient.

Top 50 Power List Sneak Peek: The Top 10 Countdown

28 Jul 2021 In 2021 the pulp and paper industry has shined, above all proving that the products our mills make are essential ingredients for everyday life, particularly when it comes to packaging and tissue. So who—and what—will grace the 2021 Paper360° Top 50 Power List? We’ve excerpted a “sneak peek” countdown for Ahead of the Curve readers. Find the entire Top 50 Power List, and much more, when the July/August 2021 issue of Paper360° posts at paper360.tappi.org.

US Consumers Underestimate Print and Papers’ Unique Contributions to Circular Economy

21 Jul 2021

Climate change a bigger threat to landscape biodiversity than emerald ash borer

14 Jul 2021 “We really wanted to focus on isolating the impact of the emerald ash borer on biodiversity, forest composition, biomass, and other factors,” said Stacey Olson

New Podcast Brings Innovation to Your Ears

07 Jul 2021 In September 2020, TAPPI’s Paper360° magazine announced the debut of a new monthly podcast series titled Better Together: Conversations with Innovative Leaders. Hosted by Paper360° Editorial Director Jan Bottiglieri