Sylvamo Visit
Hello everyone! It is good to be back visiting members and their companies.
Have you ever used copy paper, printing paper, magazine stock or specialty paper such as ACCENT ® OPAQUE, HAMMERMILL®, SPRINGHILL®, or WILLIAMSBURG to name a few brands? Then you do know Sylvamo.
I have another question for you. How many Paper360° Magazine readers have noticed the fresh look and feel of our revised magazine? Several of you, including our staff, have commented on how fresh the magazine looks and feels these days.
We have heard so many positive comments that I had to put my detective hat on and figure out how this metamorphosis occurred.
It would not have been possible if Sylvamo had not stepped up with a donation to TAPPI of their high-quality uncoated freesheet paper. It turns out that Neki Catron, Sylvamo’s Global Community Engagement Manager, and our own Jan Bottiglieri, Editorial Director of Paper360° Magazine, put their heads together and made this happen.
Inquiring minds wanted more information, so we set up a Teams meeting in May with a group at Sylvamo. That led to a face-to-face meeting at their headquarters in my hometown, Memphis, TN.
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TAPPI COO Lawton Roberts and I were welcomed with lunch at Amerigo, not far from their office. Back at Sylvamo World Headquarters, we had the pleasure of meeting with some industry friends that we have known for years and some new ones. These included Pat Wilczynski-Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence; Matt Barron, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative & Legal Officer; James McDonald, Chief Sustainability Officer; Neki Catron, Global Community Engagement Manager; Nathan Elser, Global Sustainability Manager; Anna Stavrum, ESG Data & Reporting Analyst; Jace Athow-Innovation & Commercial Strategies Consultant; and AJ Layo, Sales Manager.
One thing all of them have in common is a strong passion for Sylvamo and the customers they serve. They are also passionate about the power of paper and print and call themselves “The World’s Paper Company.” TAPPI shares those same passions, which makes this the perfect partnership. That was the motivation for Sylvamo’s generous paper donation in support of TAPPI’s Paper360° Magazine, the paper and packaging industry’s magazine.
At Sylvamo, we heard the word “global” mentioned many times. In addition to Memphis, Sylvamo has seven paper mills across Europe, Latin America, and North America, a European Headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium and a Global Business Service in Krakow, Poland. They own nearly 250,000 acres of forestland in Brazil located near their mills where they grow eucalyptus trees. Sylvamo has 6,500 global employees.
They supply the world with paper to “Educate, Communicate and Entertain.”
Did you know that “Sylvamo” means Love of Forest?
They certainly practice what they preach. They could not exist without sustainable land management. Their entire business depends on the sustainability of forests. A sustainably managed forest is one that maintains and enhances economic, social, and environmental values for the benefit of present and future generations. Responsibly managed forests provide improved air and water quality, wildlife habitats, and recreational opportunities, and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Responsible forestry is part of the circular economy; healthy working forests enable us to produce renewable and recyclable paper that people need for education and communication while contributing to the health of our entire ecosystem.
Sylvamo is committed to sourcing 100% of its fiber from sustainably managed forests while safeguarding forest biodiversity and watersheds. Sylvamo is one of the world's largest producers of fiber-based, renewable paper, and they play an active role in preventing deforestation and forest degradation, promoting and increasing the use of responsibly managed forests and supporting markets for certified products.
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This is done by adhering to the company’s Global Fiber Procurement Policy, which clearly states their unwillingness to accept wood that: comes from an unknown region or origin; has been illegally harvested or acquired; threatens high conservation value forests; comes from sources that are known to be involved in the violation of human rights, including conflict timber, or where indigenous peoples and local communities have not had the opportunity to give or withhold their free, prior and informed consent; or comes from deforestation or conversion.
Sylvamo means business!
For more information about Sylvamo go to Sylvamo.com and for information about TAPPI, go to TAPPI.org.
Remember, there are two types of people in this industry: TAPPI members and those who should be!
Until next time……….. Larry
Inside this Section
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- TAPPI’s Paper and Board Division Announces Formation of a Fiber Molding Committee
- Keynote Speakers Announced for TAPPI Nano 2025 in Girona, Spain
- TAPPI Journal Awards Best Research Paper for 2024
- TAPPI Selects Fellows and Outstanding Young Professional for 2025
- Group Chief Executive Officer and President of Smurfit Westrock Receives TAPPI/PIMA 2025 Executive of the Year Award
- David Schwerbel, Principal of Telos-US, Named Recipient of TAPPI’s Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding Local Section Award
- Anthony “Tony” Lyons, Ph.D., Honored with TAPPI’s 2025 Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award
- Wadood Y. Hamad, Ph.D., Named Recipient of TAPPI’s 2025 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award
- TAPPICon 2025 Expands to Include Pulp and Fiber Innovation
- Important Leadership Changes in 2025
- TAPPI Journal Announces New Editorial Board Members
- Subject Matter Experts Invited to Present at TAPPICon 2025
- Early Bird Registration Opens for Two Co-Located TAPPI Courses
- TAPPI/AICC’s 2024 Box Manufacturing Olympics Winners Announced
- TAPPI’s Corrugated Packaging Council Elects Two New Members
- SuperCorrExpo 2024 comes to a close, exceeding expectations
- Fiberglass Mat Community to Meet October 1-3, 2024 in Denver, CO
- TAPPI/AICC Announce Cris Carter to Keynote at SuperCorrExpo® 2024
- TAPPI & AICC Now Accepting Entries for Box Manufacturing Olympics
- TAPPI & AICC Announce Attendee Registration Opening for SuperCorrExpo® 2024
- Sean Ireland, CEO of CapaTec, to Deliver Keynote Address at TAPPI's 2024 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials (Nano)
- Sean Ireland, CEO of CapaTec, to Deliver Keynote Address at 2024Nano
- CEO of ND Paper Receives TAPPI/PIMA 2024 Executive of the Year Award
- TAPPI Selects Fellows and Outstanding Young Professionals for 2024
- Converter Advanced Registration Discount (CARD) Program Provides Affordable, One Price Registration
- Paula Hajakian Honored with TAPPI’s 2024 Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award
- Seyhan Nuyan, Ph.D., Named Recipient of TAPPI’s 2024 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award
- What’s In Your Flexible Packaging?
- TAPPI Announces Newly Elected Directors from Irving Consumer Products, Valmet and Auburn University
- TAPPI Journal Awards Best Research Paper for 2023 and Announces Editorial Board Changes for 2024
- Early-bird Registration Opens for the 2024 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials
- Interactive Panel Explores Flexible Packaging’s Challenges and Limitations in Creating More Sustainable Solutions at TAPPI’s FlexPack PLACE Conference
- TAPPI/AICC Announce Jake Hall and Greg Gumbel to Keynote at SuperCorrExpo
- Keynote Speakers Announced for TAPPI’s 2024 FlexPack PLACE Conference
- Corrugated Boot Camp Hosted by Chicago TAPPI Following Annual Board Meeting
- TAPPI Foundation Names 2023-2024 Scholarship Winners
- Call for Presentations Extended for TAPPI’s FlexPack PLACE Conference
- Fiberglass Mat Community to Meet October 17-19, 2023 in Chattanooga, TN
- Abstracts Sought for TAPPI’s FlexPack PLACE Conference
- TAPPI Announces CorrExpo 2023 What’s New/Tech Talks Presentations
- TAPPI Announces 2023 Award Winners For the Corrugated Packaging Division
- Call for Speakers Issued for TAPPI’s 2024 FlexPack PLACE Conference
- Announcing TAPPI’s CorrExpo 2023 Box Plant Deal
- TAPPI’s Women in Industry Division Names Sappi North America’s Vice President of Research, Development and Sustainability and North Carolina State University’s Assistant Dean for Advancement in the College of Natural Resources Recipients of the 2023 Woman
- Announcing TAPPI’s CorrExpo 2023 Keynoters: Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO, Barry-Wehmiller and World-Class Drummer Mark Schulman
- President and CEO of Stora Enso Receives TAPPI/PIMA 2023 Executive of the Year Award
- TAPPI Journal Awards Best Research Papers for 2022
- TAPPI Selects Fellows and Outstanding Young Professionals for 2023
- Brian N. Brogdon Honored with TAPPI’s 2023 Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award
- North Carolina State University’s Professor and Buckman Distinguished Scientist Named Recipient of TAPPI’s 2023 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award
- TAPPI Announces New Directors and Officers of the Board
- TAPPI Journal Announces New Editorial Board Members
- Chemical Recovery in the Alkaline Pulping Processes, Fourth Edition Now Available from TAPPI Press
- Education and Networking to Take Center Stage at Fiberglass Mat Event
- TAPPI European PLACE Conference Offers Valuable Educational and Networking Opportunities
- Innovation to Take Center Stage at Biennial European PLACE Conference
- New Handbook Assists Paper Mills to Achieve Efficient Operation through Utilization of Process Chemicals
- Chairman and CEO of Green Bay Packaging Inc. Receives TAPPI/PIMA 2022 Executive of the Year Award
- TAPPI Journal Awards Best Research Paper for 2021
- TAPPI Selects Fellows and Outstanding Young Professionals for 2022
- Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding Local Section Award
- John Neun Named Recipient of 2022 Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award
- WestRock’s Director-Research and Innovation Named Recipient of TAPPI’s 2022 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award
- Introducing TAPPI’s Newest Directors
- Interactive Panel Provides Perspectives on 2025 Sustainability Initiatives In the Flexible Packaging Industry
- Two Major Training Events for the Pulp and Paper Industry Set for January 10 – 13, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida
- TAPPI Foundation Awards 2021-2022 Scholarships
- Lime Kilns and Recausticizing: The Forgotten Part of a Kraft Mill Now Available from TAPPI Press
- TAPPI Journal Awards Two Best Research Papers for 2020
- New TAPPI Board of Directors and Officers Announced
- TAPPI Announces 2020 Engineering Division Technical Award and Beloit Prize Winner
- TAPPI Academy Announces Addition of Web and Winding Courses to eLearning Offerings
- TAPPI Announces Cash Prize to Accompany TAPPI Journal Best Research Paper Award
- Master Papermaking Additives to Gain Competitive Advantage and Better Meet Customers’ Needs
- Film Extrusion Manual, Third Edition Now Available from TAPPI Press
- TAPPI Selects Fellows and Outstanding Young Professionals for 2020
- Black Liquor Evaporation Now Available from TAPPI Press
- Kraft Recovery Boilers, Third Edition Now Available From TAPPI Press
- Guidelines for Safe Assessment and Operation of Yankee Dryers Now Available from TAPPI Press
- TAPPI Awards Highest Honors for 2020
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- April 2019 Committee of the Month - Runnability Planning Committee
- Mentor Match Signup - Spring 2019
- A Guide to the Nanotechnology used in the Average Home
- 65 North American Companies Remove Go Paperless - Go Green Claims
- 5,000 journals articles and conference papers now available to search
- 2017 starts with sales soaring for paper diaries, notebooks and planners
- 20 never seen before packaging designs
- Better Together Podcast