KENNETH L. PATRICK, is the Pulp & Paper Publications Technical Lead for TAPPI. He serves as senior editor of Paper 360o magazine, and develops, edits and manages TAPPI electronic publications including Over the Wire, Bioenergy Technologies Quarterly, E-Corr Newsletter, and the Industry News section of the TAPPI website.
FRANK PERKOWSKI is president of Business Development Advisory (BDA), an industry-focused consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. Prior to founding the company in 2002, Frank worked in senior manageent and marketing capacities at James River, Georgia-Pacific, Riverwood International, and Jacobs Engineering. Frank has done extensive work in a wide range of specialty paper and board market with specific expertise in the areas of growth strategy development, opportunity identification, market research and analysis, and feasibility studies.
THOMAS E. RODENCAL is president of Rodencal Paper Consulting Inc. and has 35 years experience working with paper machines and pulp dryers to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality. He has worked in several large paper companies including Hammermill Paper, International Paper, Georgia-Pacific, and Domtar Paper. Over the years, Mr. Rodencal has worked with many grades of paper including specialty, fine, bleached and unbleached board, coated groundwood and coated free sheet, as well as tissue and towel.
DR. FRANK ADAMSKY is the Market Development Manager for Daikin's Unidyne™ products. He is responsible for the market development and sales of Unidyne products in the nonwoven and paper markets. He joined Daikin in 2003 with experience in the development and application of chemicals used in the pulp and paper industry. His areas of expertise are emulsion, inverse emulsion, and dispersion polymers and their applications.
DAVID B. CUTLER is an Expert Process Engineer at Domtar Inc., Espanola, Ontario, Canada. He has worked in technical and specialty papermaking mills in Espanola and St. Catharines for the past 27 years.
CHARLES P. KLASS, President, Klass Associates Inc, is recognized as an expert in development of coated and other value-added papers, processing and use of recycled fiber, and application of innovative technology to the paper industry. His four decades of paper industry experience include technical and operating positions with Hamilton Paper, Oxford Paper, Union Camp, and Westvaco; editorial experience with Paper Trade Journal; sales/marketing management positions with Merck Chemical, Lockport Felt, Asten Group, and Inventing/BTG Coating Systems.
Currently serving as Sr. Director, Business Development and Innovation for Neenah Paper's Technical Products business, Steve Rosenberg has over 30 years of varied experience in the paper industry. After beginning his career with Appleton Papers, he has served in a variety of product development, sales, marketing and general management roles with Neenah Paper and several different business units of Kimberly-Clark and MeadWestvaco before returning to Neenah Paper in 2006 following spin-off of that business from K-C.
Agenda
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
8:00 Continental breakfast and registration
8:50 Opening remarks by the session co-chairs
Chuck Klass, President, KLASS ASSOCIATES INC and Tom Rodencal, President, RODENCAL PAPER CONSULTING INC
I. Markets Overview: Trends Around the World for Specialty Papers
9:00 a.m. The Future of the Specialty Paper Sector over the Next Five Years
Graham Moore, Senior Consultant - Paper, PIRA INTERNATIONAL
9:25 a.m. China's Specialty Papers - An Overview
Michael Sun, Consultant, SUNTECH RESOURCES, LLC
9:50 a.m. Joint Q&A with Graham Moore and Michael Sun
Networking break
10:30 a.m. Specialty Paper Opportunities in NA Packaging Paper Markets
Frank Perkowski, President, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY (BDA)
10:55 a.m. Future Printing Technologies and Media Needs
John Stoffel, Distinguished Technologist, HEWLETT PACKARD
11:20 Joint Q&A with Frank Perkowski and John Stoffel
II. Improving Manufacturing Processes and Cost Reduction Session
Remarks from the session chair, Ken Patrick, Pulp & Paper Publications Technical Lead, TAPPI
11:30 a.m. Random MD Variability-A Problem Affecting Many Older Specialty Machines
Tom Rodencal, President, RODENCAL PAPER CONSULTING, INC
11:55 a.m. Material and Water Savings Experiences with a Compact Wet End
Timo Koivisto, President, POM TECHNOLOGY OY AB
12:20 p.m. Joint Q&A session with Tom Rodencal and Timo Koivisto
12:30 p.m. Hot Topics Round Table Lunch
III. Technology and Applications Developments Session
1:50 p.m. Remarks from the session co-chairs
Steve Rosenberg, Sr. Director, Business Development and Innovation, NEENAH PAPER Technical Products Business and Frank Perkowski, President, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY (BDA)
2:00 p.m. Morphology Matters: Selection Criteria for a World of Market Pulp
Alan F. Button, President, BUTTONWOOD CONSULTING, LLC and Vice-President, WOMP, LLC
2:25 p.m. Antimicrobial Products in the Production of Specialty Grade Papers
Linda Robertson, President, INTERNATIONAL MICROBIAL ASSOCIATES INC
2:50 p.m. Joint Q&A session with Alan Button and Linda Robertson
Networking break
3:30 p.m. Low Cost Conductive Nonwoven and Its Applications
Thomas Ales, Research Scientist, KIMBERLY CLARK
3:55 p.m. Production of Nanocrystalline Cellulose and Its Applications in Specialty Paper Products
Xuejun Zou, Ph.D., Program Manager, Product Performance, FPINNOVATIONS
4:20 p.m. Para-aramid Pulps and Fibrids for Specialty Paper Applications
Dr. Monica Lopez Lorenzo, TEIJIN ARAMID BV
4:45 p.m. Joint Q&A Session with Thomas Ales, Xuejun Zou and Monica Lopez Lorenzo
Networking reception
Thursday, November 11, 2010
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Opening remarks from the session co-chairs
Dr. Frank Adamsky, Market Development Manager for DAIKIN UNIDYNE™ and David Cutler, Senior Process Engineer, DOMTAR INC
IV. Sustainability and LCA Session
8:40 a.m. Rising Societal Expectations in an Era of Increasing Environmental Concern: Implications for Wood Products Manufacturers
Jim Bowyer, Consultant, DOVETAIL PARTNERS
9:05 a.m. Environmental & Regulatory Updates on Barrier Coatings for Specialty Papers
Shawn Hickey, DAIKIN UNYDINE
9:30 a.m. Green Imperative: Environmental and Performance Certifications
Gerry Rector, Associate Director Marketing, NEENAH PAPER
9:55 a.m. "Sustainability = Survival...."
Archie Beaton, Executive Director, CHLORINE FREE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
10: 20 a.m. Joint Q&A session with Jim Bowyer, Shawn Hickey, Gerry Rector and Archie Beaton
Networking break
V. Printed Electronics Innovations Session
Remarks from the session chair, Chuck Klass, President, KLASS ASSOCIATES INC
11:30 a.m. Printed Electronics and Requirements for Specialty Papers Substrates
Margaret Joyce, WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
11:55 a.m. Thin Crystal Kaolins; Barriers, Coverage/Smoothness and Printed Electronics
Phil Jones, IMERYS
12:20 p.m. Joint Q&A session with Margaret Joyce and Phil Jones
12:30 p.m. Viscose Rayon Fibers for New Specialty Papers
Walter Roggenstein, Head of R&D, KELHEIM FIBRES GMBH
12:55 p.m. Closing remarks
1:00 p.m. Hot Topics Round Table Lunch and end of Conference
*** Please note that the schedule is subject to change.