Mineral Oil
Recycled paperboard is an important component of an environmentally responsible and sustainable future that can and should be used in a wide number of applications. Here you will be able to keep up with the most pressing issues related to the RPTA and recycled paperboard.
Currently food packaging and mineral oil is of an utmost priority. The safety of recycled paperboard food packaging is of the utmost priority to the paperboard industry.
Read more here about RPTA and Mineral Oil:
- RPTA Mineral Oil Issue Paper
- Statement on U.K. Food Standards Agency Testing, December 15, 2011
- Critical Analysis of Recent European Publications on Mineral Oil
- UK Food Standards Agency
- FDA's comments on mineral oil in Food Chemical News, March 18, 2011
- North American Response to Draft German Regulation of Mineral Oil in Recycled Paperboard, submitted on behalf of the industry by Graphic Packaging International, submitted June 25, 2013
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.