Leadership and Governance
RPTA Board of Trustees
The affairs of the Recycled Paperboard Technical Association are managed by a Board of Trustees representing member companies. Eight members meet regularly during the year to set policy, oversee special projects, and determine the annual dues and budget.
Officers of the Board of Trustees are:
President
Joe Michaud
Greif, Inc.Vice President
Cathy Foley
Pratt Industries, Inc.Ex-Officio
Paul Schutes
Executive Director, RPTA
LATEST NEWS
2023 Industry Profile Study
The 2023 Industry Profile Study includes 209 grade samples off 65 paper machines at 47 RPTA-member mills, with a targeted report release in September. Members can access reports from prior years at this member-only page.
2023 P-T Seminar
Presentations and recordings from the April Production-Technical Seminar are available to RPTA members only at this web page. Topics are Safer Operations, Fiber Recovery Optimization, Process Data Best Practices, and Wet End Operations
UPCOMING EVENTS
Summer 2023 Webinar
On Thursday, July 20th at 2:00 PM Eastern time. Treatment Technologies for Wastewater Reuse
Presented by Everett Gill and Kristen Jenkins of Brown and Caldwell Engineering, and moderated by Bill Doerr, Grief’s Corporate Environmental Manager. Intended for general managers and environmental professionals interested in how they might reduce the concentration of one or more chemicals in white water and/or effluent.
Use this link to register for this free member-only webinar.
2023 RPTA Fall Roundtable
SAVE THE DATE
The annual member-only event will be held October 18 and 19 in Kalamazoo, Michigan
This year’s Roundtable will include a tour of the new Graphic Packaging International mill in Kalamazoo.