PAPTAC

July 17, 2024

New Leadership for the Alkaline Committee

PAPTAC’s Alkaline Committee is proud to announce its new chair : Olivia Carter from Dryden Fibre Canada Following Rory Ralph’s move to a new career path, we are pleased to announce that Olivia Carter is taking over the responsibilities of Chair for the Alkaline Pulping Committee. In addition, we are…
March 20, 2024

PAPTAC CENTRAL: New Leadership for the Bleaching Committee

PAPTAC’s Bleaching Committee is proud to announce its new chair : John O’Donnell, Director of Fiberline Optimization at Domtar. As a member of PAPTAC since 2015, John has been actively involved in the Bleaching Committee and is a natural choice to lead the group’s upcoming activities. We take this opportunity…
September 28, 2023

Atlantic Branch Fall Meeting 2023, Agenda and Registration

It is with great enthusiasm that we announce that the PAPTAC – Atlantic Branch mini-conference, like many meetings currently, is returning to an in-person event this November 7-8, 2023 in Saint John NB and will feature a full day of technical presentations, a group dinner, followed by a mill visit…
May 31, 2023

Save the Date for the next ECBLRBAC Meeting 2023

The next ECBLRBAC Committee meeting will take place Tuesday and Wednesday November 14-15, 2023. We are delighted to announce that ECBLRBAC will be returning to an in-person meeting this Fall. The event will bring together key stakeholders and industry experts of the sector to share insights and discuss emerging trends,…
May 25, 2023

Bleaching Committee Fall Meeting 2023

PAPTAC’s Bleaching Committee Fall 2023 meeting will be held October 24-26 in Kamloops, BC, hosted by Kruger Kamloops Mill. The technical session theme for the meeting is “Brownstock/Bleach Washing”. The first two days of the meeting (October 24th and 25th) will be at the Coast Hotel and Conference Center in…
March 29, 2023

Passing of David McDonald

It is with sadness that we learned of the passing of David McDonald on March 21st at the age of 72. Dave spent 45 years in the pulp and paper industry as a research scientist and was a member of PAPTAC for many of those years. He wrote many peer-reviewed…
September 19, 2022

Industry Must-Have Book for Mills at PAPTAC’s online Bookstore

PAPTAC provides a wide source of technical publications including textbooks, conference preprints, monographs, standards, data sheets, glossaries and modules. These manuals represent an invaluable daily tool for all mill personnel by providing crucial technical information with easy and quick access to consult. Their pocket size also allows you to order…