Tags: Conferences 2012

This year’s Specialty Paper Conference in Amsterdam, organised by AWA Conferences and Events, features a number of well-known speakers on paper-related topics, and offers a full program for all concerned with the manufacture, sale, and use of specialty papers.   The two-day agenda concludes with a special facility tour of independent paper maker Crown Van Gelder’s facility in Velsen-Noord, near Amsterdam.

Taking place at the Hotel Casa 400 in Amsterdam on March 13 and 14 2012, the event has established itself as a leading source of market intelligence on current status, trends, issues, and technology change in the specialty paper industry.

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Following a review of the global specialty paper and paperboard market in 2011 from Corey M Reardon, President and CEO of AWA Alexander Watson Associates, Ian Murdoch of PricewaterhouseCoopers provides a perspective on 2010 and 2011 in the forest, paper, and packaging industries and Saara Söderberg of Pöyry Management Consulting discusses the ‘marriage;’ between pulp and specialty papers.

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The agenda moves on to technical matters, highlighting raw material issues and challenges in the ever-expanding world of advanced applications for specialty papers;  and current industry thinking in relation to sustainability and recycling in pressure-sensitive labeling is discussed by Calvin Frost of Channeled Resources Group.  The second day ends with the special delegate tour of the Crown Van Gelder papermaking facility.

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The full program for the 2012 Specialty Paper Conference is detailed on the AWA website, www.awa-bv.com, where it is also possible to register online.