Article2 min read Oct 30, 2025Discover Your Company’s Next Generation of LeadersBecome a 2026 TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit Sponsor and Connect with Top Talent
Article3 min read Sep 15, 2025Creating a National Bipartisan Forest Products Workforce CouncilFour industry veterans propose establishing a National Bipartisan Forest Products Workforce Council to address critical workforce challenges facing the $80 billion forest products industry. The collaborative initiative brings together CEOs, educational leaders, policymakers, and TAPPI representatives to tackle aging workforce demographics, skills gaps, and recruitment difficulties in rural manufacturing communities. The Council will focus on strengthening educational programs, integrating emerging technologies like AI, expanding apprenticeships, and developing targeted outreach to veterans and underutilized talent pools. With quarterly virtual meetings and dedicated leadership, this strategic workforce development initiative offers experienced professionals meaningful opportunities to shape industry standards, mentor next-generation talent, and ensure long-term sustainability of America's forest products manufacturing sector.
Article1 min read Jul 3, 2025TAPPI Women’s Summit to Empower Industry Voices at CorrExpo 2025The 2025 TAPPI Women’s Summit, co-located with CorrExpo, will unite professionals from across the forest products industry for a high-impact day of leadership, learning and connection.
Article1 min read May 15, 2025Save the Date: CorrExpo 25 Heads to SavannahThe corrugated industry is heading to Savannah this October to explore what’s possible and build what’s next.
Article1 min read Feb 13, 2025Ox Industries Promotes Sal Soldana to General Manager of Aurora Converting PlantOx Industries announced the promotion of Sal Soldana to General Manager of its Aurora, Illinois converting facility, effective January 27, 2025.
Article13 min read Sep 17, 2024Impact and Opportunity: Meeting the Needs of Young ProfessionalsYoung professionals in pulp and paper manufacturing share insights on career development, industry retention, and recruitment strategies as the sector faces 3.8 million job openings over the next decade. TAPPI Young Professional Division members discuss what attracts new talent, including authentic company culture, technical skill development, and leadership opportunities. Industry veteran Kari Lindberg emphasizes mentorship and taking calculated risks for career advancement. The article highlights essential professional development resources, international recruitment campaigns like Europe's Turn the Page initiative, and upcoming TAPPI training webinars focused on staff turnover management and knowledge transfer strategies.
Article2 min read Sep 5, 2024Cascades and Its Employees Win a Host of AwardsCascades Inc. (TSX: CAS) is the proud recipient of five awards recognizing the excellence of its employees and its sustainability efforts: four of the company's young leaders were named in Pulp & Paper Canada's 2024 Top 10 Under 40, and its innovative packaging solution, Cascades Fresh GUARD EnVisionTM, won a Canadian Grocer's 2024 Impact Award in the Sustainability category.
Article1 min read Jul 25, 2024Domtar's Kingsport Mill Health and Safety Manager, Randy Adams, Wins PPSA's Highest HonorDomtar announced that Randy Adams, Health and Safety Manager at the company's containerboard mill in Kingsport, Tennessee, recently won the Pulp and Paper Safety Association's Distinguished Service Award. The award is the PPSA's highest honor, recognizing individuals for their leadership and service to the association and the paper industry during their careers.
Article4 min read Oct 11, 2023When Standard is Anything But...there is a tidal wave of change coming in the corrugated industry as far as safety is concerned... Tom West
