Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Standard Time (EST)

POLICY OF THE PULP AND PAPER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA IN RELATION TO THE CANADIAN COMPETITION ACT
All who participate in PAPTAC activities share the obligation of ensuring that those activities do not contravene the Act. Subjects which should not be discussed are: the price of industry products; the allocation of markets; the terms and conditions of sales; and company production plans, operating rates, marketing plans, and strategies.
POLITIQUE DE L’ASSOCIATION TECHNIQUE DES PÂTES ET PAPIERS DU CANADA QUANT À LA LOI SUR LA CONCURRENCE
Tous ceux qui participent aux activités de PAPTAC partagent cette obligation d’assurer que ces activités ne contreviennent pas à la loi. Certains sujets ne doivent pas être discutés, dont les prix des produits de l’industrie, la répartition des marchés, les modalités de ventes et les programmes de production des sociétés, de même que leur taux d’exploitation, leurs programmes de commercialisation et leurs stratégies.

Please note you need to log in MSTeams using your PaperWeek credentials. You will NOT BE ALLOWED in the meeting sessions if you are connected with your personal or corporate MSTeams account.

*Preliminary Program Subject to Change / Programme préliminaire sujet à changement

MONDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2024 (On-Line)

Morning

  • 08:00 – 09:00: BIOFOR Keynote : RISE – Near-term technologies, biomaterials, emerging pulp-based processes
  • 09:30 – 10:00: Networking Break
  • 09:00 – 11:30: BIOFOR presentations
  • 10:00 – 11:30: Technical Sessions
    • Papermaking – Innovations in Paper Chemistry
    • Management
  • 11:30 – 12:30: Networking and Lunch Break

Afternoon

  • 12:30 – 14:00: Technical Sessions
    • Energy
    • Pulping
    • BIOFOR : Roundtable discussion – RISE Near-term technologies, biomaterials, emerging pulp-based processes
  • 14:00 – 14:30: Networking Break
  • 14:30 – 16:00: Technical Sessions
    • Tissue Making – Bamboo Pulp for Tissue Making
    • Bleaching
  •  14:30 – 18:00: BIOFOR Session : Textiles –  One Year Later!

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2024 (On-Site + On-Line)

Morning

  • 07:30 – 09:00: Mill Managers Forum – VIRTUAL
  • 08:00 – 09:00: BIOFOR Keynote – Competitive advantage and risk mitigation for a large-scale biofuels process: FlexSNG
  • 08:30 – 10:00: Technical Sessions
    • Energy
    • Reliability Workshop
  • 10:00 – 10:30: Coffee Break & Tradeshow
  • 10:30 – 12:00: Technical Sessions
    • Papermaking  – New Product Development Roundtable
    • Reliability Workshop
    • BIOFOR: presentations (continuation)
  • 12:00 – 13:30: Networking and Lunch Break

Afternoon

  • 13:30 – 15:00: Technical Sessions
    • Tissue : Safety Creating a Culture of Safety – PANEL
    • Reliability Workshop
    • BIOFOR: Roundtable on FlexSNG
  • 15:00 – 15:30: Coffee Break & Tradeshow
  • 15:30 – 17:00: Technical Sessions
      • Environment
      • Reliability Workshop
  • 17:00 – 19:00: Welcoming Reception

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2024 (On-Site + On-Line)

Morning

  • 07:30 – 09:00: Mill Managers Forum – VIRTUAL
  •  08:00 – 10:00: BIOFOR Keynote +  BIOFOR Session on Academia in Bioeconomy
  • 08:30 – 10:00: Technical Sessions
    • Sustainability
    • Energy Workshop
  •  10:00 – 10:30: Coffee Break & Tradeshow
  • 10:30 – 12:00: Technical Sessions
    • Papermaking : Advances in Papermaking  Technology
    • Energy Workshop
    • BIOFOR: Student Session
  • 12:00 – 13:30: Networking and Lunch Break

Afternoon

  • 13:30 – 15:00: Technical Sessions
    • Tissue : Innovations in Tissue
    • Energy Workshop
    • BIOFOR: Student Sessions (continuation) and potential plant visit
  • 15:00 – 15:30: Coffee Break & Tradeshow
  • 15:30 – 17:00: Technical Sessions
      • Process Optimization & Reliability
      • Energy Workshop

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2024 (On-Line)

Morning

  • 08:00 – 11:30: BIOFOR Session + European Landscape towards Bioeconomy
  • 09:30 – 10:00: Networking Break
  • 10:00 – 11:30: Technical Sessions  
    • Papermaking  – AI & Process Control
  • 11:30 – 12:30: Networking and Lunch Break

Afternoon

  • 12:30 – 14:00: Technical Sessions
    • Energy
    • Pulping
    • BIOFOR : First Nations and the Bioeconomy
  • 14:00 – 14:30: Networking Break
  • 14:30 – 16:00: Technical Sessions
    • Tissue 101 : Refresher Course
    • Bleaching
    • BIOFOR : Carbon Capture Utilization / Carbon Markets Strategy