STAR - May 2025 - TAPPI Standards in Ballot

Listed below are TAPPI Standards that have recently gone out for ballot to the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). The date in parentheses is the closing date for voting.

T 454 om-21 Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers (June 14, 2025)
T 512 sp-21 Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing (June 14, 2025)
T 529 om-21 Surface pH measurement of paper (June 14, 2025)
T 537 om-21 Dirt count in paper and paperboard (optical character recognition – OCR) (June 14, 2025)
T 556 om-21 Bending resistance of paper and paperboard by single-point bending methods (June 14, 2025) 
T 560 om-21 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (d/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer) (June 14, 2025)

The TAPPI Standards regulations require public review of standards that are up for ballot. Send a message to standards@tappi.org if you want to request a copy of the draft in ballot. If you would like to participate in the SSIGs that review and vote on the Standards, please contact TAPPI Standards Department at standards@tappi.org.