Leadership and Governance
RPTA Operating Board
The technical agenda of the Recycled Paperboard Technical Association is managed by the RPTA Operating Board. Made up of primarily technical directors from member companies, the Operating Board identifies technical projects and studies to be undertaken by the Association and creates the agenda for the yearly Production-Technical Seminar. The Operating Board also oversees the development of the Roundtable/Webinar educational program series that RPTA holds three times per year geared toward mill technical, production, and energy experts.
Operating Board Officers
Chair
Mike Gunderson
Smurfit WestRockVice Chair
Eric Charette-Bechamp
Cascades Containerboard Packaging
LATEST NEWS
Industry Benchmarking Survey
Sampling and sample preparation are complete for the 2025 Profile Study. Samples from 51 paper machines, collected during the first quarter, were blind-coded before shipping to test labs. Report will be issued in early September. All past Survey reports can be accessed at this member-only page.
2025 Production-Technical Seminar
On May 5 and 6, 2025, we held our annual production-technical seminar. For the first time, our seminar content was embedded into TAPPICon, instead of being co-located with it. RPTA members attending provided positive feedback regarding the new format.
In addition to technical presentations, RPTA members had the opportunity to network with other members at our RPTA Lunch, Roundtable Breakfast, and Networking Room.
RPTA members can access the RPTA presentations at this member-only site.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Summer Webinar
On July 16th, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm Eastern time, join us to hear from a diverse and experienced panel who will share their career paths, insights, lessons learned, and inspiration. This event is exclusive for employees of RPTA member companies and was recommended by the RPTA Young Professionals Task Team.
Based on input from our membership, the RPTA Operating Board selected these technical topics for Educational Events over the next year: Refiners; Waste Reduction; Coating Formulation and Application; Environmental; and Stickies Mitigation. Stay tuned for dates, times and locations.