Industry, research and government. Working together to turn shared challenges into manufacturing progress.
Alliance for Pulp & Paper Technology Innovation
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Some challenges are too important—and too complex—for one company to solve alone.
Our mission & storyIdentify industry technology needs and R&D priorities.
Inform universities and government agencies about industry research needs and opportunities.
Promote collaborative R&D programs to seize these opportunities.
50%
less purchased energy
500+ TBtu per year
50%
less water per ton
480B gallons per year
$5B
in new biobased products
annual sales
400,000
jobs across 359 mills
in 40 states
Where collaboration becomes more than an idea.
$60M+
Federal research funding awarded to universities and national labs with APPTI letters of support.
Meet the research institutionsCommercialized via Via Separations · International Paper / Global Cellulose Fiber.
Explore black liquor researchWhen the technology becomes commercial, APPTI steps out.
$2–3M/yr
savings for one 2,000 tpd mill
23 TBtu
black liquor concentration target
The people behind the progress.
These projects make it much easier for me to justify ongoing membership to the executives of my company.
Being part of this organization was one way to deliver Forest Service-developed technology and insight back into our industry and it also gave me a way to make appropriate contacts with progressive companies interested in creating the technological future of the industry.
We value Appti as a unique resource for the advancement of core technology and new revenue opportunities in forest-based bioprocessing.
Research…follows funding. If industry-wide consortia such as APPTI and AF&PA can define research questions and then fund research on a competitive basis, paper and bioresource programs will respond.
APPTI unleashes the power of collaboration among major industry's companies, world-class research universities and government agencies.
Research roadmaps for the challenges ahead.
Energy and Scope 1/2 emissions profile; decarbonization technologies and research needs. Developed by the APPTI Energy Efficiency & Innovation Committee, led by Antonio Suarez (Smurfit Westrock) and Barry Malmberg (NCASI).
Increase dryness of paper webs entering the dryer section
Advanced membranes to cut energy used to concentrate black liquor
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The Energy Efficiency & Innovation Committee organized a workshop focused on reducing carbon emissions in the pulp and paper sector, hosted by Dr. Carson Meredith and…
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APPTI offered a three-part webinar series to share research updates on the multi-year, multi-phase research collaboration between Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)…
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The APPTI Next-Generation Pulping Team hosted a workshop at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Duke Energy Hall, in Raleigh, NC, to examine and refresh research priorities…
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APPTI was a co-organizer of the 2nd Annual Manufacturing Renew3D workshop, held May 23 and 24 at the University of Maine.
Bring your perspective to the research shaping our industry.
