Our Member Companies
Our member companies are dedicated to a long-standing commitment to the use of recovered fiber and recycling. They are committed to a member-exchange of information and activities that are mutually beneficial to the industry and consumers alike. Product stewardship, benchmarking, materials investigations and education are integral to the work of our member companies and the Association.
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Beloit Box Board Company, Inc. |
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Cartones America International Ltd |
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Cartones Ponderosa |
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Cascades |
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Graphic Packaging International Inc. |
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Greif |
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Kruger Inc. |
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Liberty Paper Inc. |
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McKinley Paper Group |
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Newman and Company |
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Ox Industries |
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Paperworks Industries, Inc. |
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Pratt Industries |
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Seven Hills Paperboard LLC |
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Smurfit Kappa. N.A. |
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WestRock |
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Valley Converting |
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LATEST NEWS
Industry Benchmarking Survey
The next Profile Study will be initiated this December for first-quarter ’25 sampling. All past Survey reports can be accessed at this member-only page.
2024 Summer Webinar
On July 24th, we held a webinar on In-Line Freeness Measurement, presented by BTG Instrument Representatives Jason Shipman and Tyler Spivey. Webinar slides and recording are available at this RPTA members only site, along with materials from other past webinars
UPCOMING EVENTS
2024 Fall Roundtable
Paper Machine Roll Design and Operation, Appleton, WI.
Wednesday, October 16, 1:00 to 5:00 PM – Engaging seminar on roll design and operation, at the Hilton Paper Valley Hotel, followed by a group dinner.
Thursday, October 19, Morning - Tour of a roll manufacturer’s facility
2025 Winter Webinar
A mid- to late-January Zoom webinar on Recovered Fiber Grades and Quality, to include presentations on the incoming product and on impacts to the production process.
2025 Production-Technical Seminar
Next year’s P-T Seminar will be held on May 5 & 6, at the Minneapolis Convention Center, co-located with TAPPICon 2025. Session topics will be:
- Safer Operations
- Ways to improve paper properties, e.g.; ply bond, formation
- Wet end chemistry optimization (a 2-hour mini-course by highly experienced consultant)
- Solid waste reduction
An exciting change: RPTA members will register with RPTA and we will register the group with TAPPICon. The cost for each member will be less than prior years and will include the entire 4-dayTAPPICon program, instead of just RPTA’s two days.
Stay tuned as details develop.