Work Is Rewarding During FBA’s Busy Fall Season BY MARY DRAIN
As representatives of the corrugated industry, Techni- cal Manager, Chase Kammerer and I work on these com- mittees and engage with other organizations, promoting industry efforts. And that working knowledge helps us keep our members informed on standards, progress and regulations that relate to packaging. Recent work that some committees are tackling in- clude: • The ASTM D10.19 Packaging – Sustainability subcom- mittee we are on facilitates appropriate certification for paper-based packaging customers who insist their boxes are certified compostable. • Collaborated with American Forest & Paper Associa- tion (AF&PA), Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmen- tal Council (PPEC), Recycled Paperboard Technical Assn, USEPA and many others, to update the Product Category Rules for North American Market Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Products, Tissue, and Containerboard. • And we meet monthly with other International Organi- zation of Standardization (ISO) TC/323 TAG members to support development of the global circular economy with guidance, like consensus standards and positions. This Fall is also noted for two big events: Corrugated Week 2022, held in September in San Antonio and Pack Expo, in October in Chicago. TAPPI’s Corrugated Week and SuperCorrExpo focus on corrugated machinery while
Fall can be a busy time of year for those who work in technical areas of the corrugated packaging industry. For
Fibre Box Association (FBA) mem- bers, technical areas include envi- ronmental responsibilities, worker safety, health protection and other regulations, production, productiv- ity, quality, and sustainability. Not only are you trying to wrap things up for year-end but hopefully, you are also participating in meetings,
Mary Drain
events and conferences. Participating on industry-related committees and at- tending industry-related events are great ways to expand your knowledge, network with peers and help shape solu- tions to industry issues. It’s also an opportunity to give back to the industry that supports you. This late-Summer and Fall, the TAPPI Corrugated Pack- aging Division committees, Corrugated Testing Committee (Fiscotec) and Corrugated Technical Committee (Corbo- tec), held meetings. And so did American Society for Test- ing and Materials/ASTM International, and International Safe Transit Assn (ISTA), among others.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
It's Time
Let's Print Our Story Garrett Jackson - Director of Creative Marketing Corrugated Supplies Company, LLC Email - Gjackson@vancraft.com
8 October 31, 2022
www.boardconvertingnews.com
Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator