September 15-17, 2015 The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin www.specialtypaperconference.com #specialtypapers15 @smitherspira Tuesday 15 September 2015 5:00 Offsite Reception at Lakefront Brewery supported by Imerys 4:45 pm shuttle departs from the Pfister Hotel for Lakefront Brewery Wednesday 16 September 2015 8:00 Registration and Refreshments 8:50 Opening Remarks and Presentation of the Advisory Board Remarks by Scott Springmier, Division Manager, Pulp and Paper, TAPPI and Barbara Fowler, Conference Director, SMITHERS PIRA Chair: Steve Ottone, Technical Director, SNP Inc 4 Graham Moore, Strategic Consultant, SMITHERS PIRA; 4 Frank Perkowski, President, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY, INC.; 4 Chuck Klass, President, KLASS ASSOCIATES INC; 4 Steve Ottone, Technical Director, SNP, Inc; 4 Tom Rodencal, Principal Consultant, Graphics Group, Global Paper Services, NALCO COMPANY; 4 Scott Springmier, Division Manager, Pulp and Paper, TAPPI 4 Kelly Helein, Key Accounts/Business Development Representative, Surface Modification Technology, DAIKIN AMERICA, INC 9:00 Investments in Specialty Papers: facts and insights around the world In this presentation we will review the recent and upcoming specialty paper new investments, conversions and grade changes as well as discuss activity and compare regional markets to identify success factors and risks. Soile Kilpi, Director Strategy, POYRY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING 9:30 Facts, Forecasts, Fantasies, and Fibs about Specialty Paper Markets, a Panel Conversation Panelists: 4 Graham Moore, Strategic Consultant, SMITHERS PIRA 4 Frank Perkowski, President, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY, INC 4 Soile Kilpi, Director Strategy, POYRY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING 10:00 Networking Break Innovation Coming from Paper Makers 10:45 Review, Refocus, Reinvent & Reorganize; can you bring your company to a new level, new product, and new customers? • Review - a look at your company’s current status in the market, the trends and its future. Do you know your customer’s needs, their wants? • Refocus - How do we get there? Who do we need? Where do we find them? What do we need? • Reinvent - A look into new markets, directions. What are we capable of? What are our limitations? • Reorganize - Who’s going to make this happen? Commitment! • Win fast, lose faster! Rob Binnall, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, PAPERLOGIC, a Southworth Company Conference Agenda
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September 15-17, 2015 The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5:00 Offsite Reception at Lakefront Brewery supported by Imerys 4:45 pm shuttle departs from the Pfister Hotel for Lakefront Brewery
Wednesday 16 September 2015
8:00 Registration and Refreshments
8:50 Opening Remarks and Presentation of the Advisory Board Remarks by Scott Springmier, Division Manager,
Pulp and Paper, TAPPI and Barbara Fowler, Conference Director, SMITheRS PIRA
Chair: Steve Ottone, Technical Director, SNP Inc 4 Graham Moore, Strategic Consultant, SMITheRS PIRA; 4 Frank Perkowski, President,
BuSINeSS DeveLOPMeNT ADvISORy, INC.; 4 Chuck Klass, President, KLASS ASSOCIATeS INC; 4 Steve Ottone, Technical Director, SNP, Inc; 4 Tom Rodencal, Principal Consultant, Graphics Group,
Global Paper Services, NALCO COMPANy; 4 Scott Springmier, Division Manager, Pulp and Paper, TAPPI 4 Kelly helein, Key Accounts/Business Development
9:00 Investments in Specialty Papers: facts and insights around the world
In this presentation we will review the recent and upcoming specialty paper new investments, conversions and grade changes as well as discuss activity and compare regional markets to identify success factors and risks.
Soile Kilpi, Director Strategy, POyRy MANAGeMeNT CONSuLTING
9:30 Facts, Forecasts, Fantasies, and Fibs about Specialty Paper Markets, a Panel Conversation
Panelists: 4 Graham Moore, Strategic Consultant, SMITheRS PIRA 4 Frank Perkowski, President,
BuSINeSS DeveLOPMeNT ADvISORy, INC 4 Soile Kilpi, Director Strategy,
POyRy MANAGeMeNT CONSuLTING
10:00 Networking Break
Innovation Coming from Paper Makers
10:45 Review, Refocus, Reinvent & Reorganize; can you bring your company to a new level, new product, and new customers?
promotions, technology impact Jim McDermott, executive vice President of Sales &
Marketing, PACON CORPORATION | STRAThMORe ARTIST PAPeRS™
11:45 Moving Beyond Paper ®: The Glatfelter Story •HistoricalOverviewofLegacyBusiness •LeadershipTransitionsandBusinessStrategy •KeyAcquisitions •ProductOverview&MarketsServed •CurrentDayBusinessStrategy •MarketGrowth&FutureOpportunities Chris W. Astley, President - Advanced Airlaid Materials
Business unit, GLATFeLTeR
12:15 Lunch
value-added Food Packaging Applications
Chair: Kelly helein, Key Accounts/Business Development Representative, Surface Modification Technology, DAIKIN AMeRICA, INC
1:45 Bridging the Barrier; Barriers from Plastic to Paper •Thefunctionalityofethylenevinylalcohol(EVOH)inhighgas
Dr. Pablo Garcia, Research engineer PvOh Business unit, KuRARAy
2:15 Nobody Really Cares About your Brand Packaging •Largecompaniesspendmillionsofdollarsonfocusgroups,
segmentationanalysesandsocial-mediapromotionsthatproduceamultitudeofdatathatfoolusintobelievingthatrealpeopleactuallythinkalotaboutyourbrandand/orproductcategory.Because of that data, we think that our task is simply to convince peoplethatwe’rebetterthanourcompetitors.Whetherthatisbettergraphics,functionaldesignormessaging-wespendtoomuch of our time focused on letting people know what we stand for, when in actuality, they will tell you themselves.
4:00 Intelligent Packaging - Brand Loyalty and Authentication •Arjowiggins,oneofthelargestpapermanufacturersworldwide,
hasdevelopedapaperproductwithintegratedNearFieldCommunication(NFC)RFIDtags.Theproduct,knownasPowerCoatAlive,providesuserswithuniformNFC-taggedpapersheetsthatcanbemodifiedasnecessaryforuseonpackaging,labels,businesscardsorotherpaper-basedproductsthatcanbetrackedelectronically.Learnhowtheproductisbeingusedforbrandprotectionorloyaltyandisbeingmarketedtobrandowners,retailers and other potential users.
Michael Carlisle, Business Development Manager - North America, ARJOWIGGINS CReATIve PAPeRS
4:30 Specialty Paper and Sustainability - Technical Strategy for Laboratory Scale Testing of Compostable and Biodegradable Products
•Environmentalsustainabilityinitiativesarepushingproductdesigninto providing a wider spectrum of performance, from the sourcing ofrawmaterialstotheuseanddisposalofproductsincomplexwastestreams.Biodegradableorcompostableproductsareoftenlookedatasanimportantstrategytodeliver‘sustainability’toasupplychainorproductline;howeverabsentinmanyofthedriversforbiodegradableorcompostableproductsisaprovenmetricforsuch performance claims and means of effective testing to assure performance and value.
•Awarenessoftherangeofapplicabletests(ASTMD6400,ASTMD6868,etc.)andhowtheseworkwithpulp-basedproductsiskeytodemonstratingperformance.Comparisonsbetweenthemethods and how these demonstrate relative performance will providemanufacturerswithabroadersetoftoolsanddevelopmentstrategies to pursue as markets, customers and regulators increasing focusonsustainableproductsandsupplychains.
Dr. Don Satchell, Technology Director, SITu BIOSCIeNCeS
5:00 Closing Remarks for the day
5:00 Mix it up! Drinks, nibbles and network with colleagues supported by Eastman
Thursday 17 September 2015
8:50 Opening Remarks Chair: Graham Moore, Strategic Consultant, SMITheRS PIRA
Specialized Applications for Specialty Papers: Digital Printing and Printed electronics
9:00 Development of Coated Polyethylene Based Synthetic Papers for Specialty and Digital Printing Applications
Dr. Cheng yang, Senior R&D Specialist, ARJOBex AMeRICA, INC
9:30 Adding value to Paper with Printed electronics •ThermalPrintingiseverywhere •ThermalPrintenginesutilizeCPR(ControlledPyroReactors) •ThermalprintinghasapplicationsandbringsvaluetothePrinted
ElectronicsIndustry Michael Londo, Corporate Technology Leader, APPvION
10:00 Networking Break
The Nano Session: commercial developments in nanocrystalline cellulose and nanocellulose fiber
10:45 uSDA Forest Service Contributions to Advancing the Commercialization of Cellulose Nanomaterials
Theproductionanduseofcellulosenanomaterialsoffersimportantand potentially large new opportunities for the forest products industrytoexpandintonewsectorsandmarkets;meshwithemergingtechnologiessuchasadditivemanufacturingandflexiblehybridelectronics;andbuildupontheindustry’scorecompetencies,capabilities,andinstalledassetsfordisaggregatingwoodintoitsbasiccomponents.Theforestproductsindustryhasdoneanoutstandingjobofexploitingthecommercialvalueofwoodandwood-derivedmaterialsfromthemacroscaletothemicroscale.Extendingcommercializationtowood-derivednanoscalematerialsrepresentsthenextlogicalstepinthisprogression.TheUSDAForestService,primarilythroughtheForestProductsLaboratory,isfocusedonhelpingadvancethecommercializationofcellulosenanomaterialsbydevelopingtheunderlyingscienceandtechnologyneededtoliberate,characterize,modify,andutilizethesematerialsinvariousenduseapplications.TheForestServiceisamemberofthefederalUSNationalNanotechnologyInitiative;workscloselywithforestproductsindustry partners in identifying key information gaps that need to befilled;isinvolvedincodesandstandardsworknationallyandinternationally;hasdevelopedapublic-privatepartnershiptoadvancecommercialization;andhaspartneredwiththeUniversityofMainetosupplyworkingquantitiesofcellulosenanocrystalsandnanofibersforresearchers and early adopters.
11:45 Commercial Manufacture and Application of Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose in Paper and Paperboard
Thispresentationwilldescribemicro-fibrillatedcellulosemadeinthepresenceofmineralandthesubsequentperformanceofthecompositeproductwhenitisaddedtothewet-endofapapermachine.Thisnovelprocesscanbeusedforunitsofsignificantsizeandgoodeconomyofscale.Theresultingmicrofibrillar-mineralcompositeallowspaperproducerstheuniqueabilitytoreplacesignificantamountsoffiberwithfillerwhileincreasingwettensileandinternalbondpropertiesofmostgrades.TheadditionalfillerloadingmitigatestheretardationindrainageseenwithMFCandproductionratesonpapermachinesmanufacturingawiderangeofbasisweightshavenotbeenimpactedinanadversemanner.Theon-siteproductionplatformisflexiblewithrespecttothelevelofmineralusedforMFCprocessing,allowingthepaperproduceranabilitytoisolategradesrequiringspecific strength improvements versus grades where increased filler andMFCtogethercanbeoptimizedforbestpossiblecost-savingsandto improve optical, surface and coating hold out properties.
Leslie McLain, North American Commercial Manager, FIBeRLeAN, IMeRyS
12:15 Lunch
New Technologies for equipment and Mechanical Properties
Chair: Steve Ottone, Technical Director, SNP INC
1:45 Opportunities of Foam Forming technology for Special Paper Applications in view of the Pilot machine results
Latestproveninnovationsforspecialpaperstoimprovequality,productivityandenergysavingsarepresented.Agradeconversioncasetoincreasetheaddedvalueisalsopresented.TheroleofR&Dand Pilot runs to verify the correct technical solution for customer specific technology is also demonstrated.
Timo valkama, Senior Technology Manager, vALMeT
2:15 New Machine Meets Flexibility Needs of the Market In2012,ZellstoffPolsdecidedthatanewspecialtymachinewas
