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Learn About the Science Behind Innovative Paper and Wood Products

From the box that lands on your doorstep to the bag that carries grocery items—there are many examples of paper-based products that have innovation and technology built-in by design.

In fact, the paper industry has come a long way in the past couple of decades thanks to new technologies, processes and ideas used by paper mills around the countries.

Especially as e-commerce grows in popularity, our members are looking to more innovative ways to create paper-based materials that guarantee a shipment arrives safe and sound.

Our world is changing every day, and our products are too. Meanwhile, our members and their employees are continuously using new methods and science that can meet consumers’ busy lives.

Discover how in a video featuring members of the Pulp and Paperworkers Resource Council.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance public policies that foster economic growth, job creation and global competitiveness for a vital sector that makes the essential paper and packaging products Americans use every day. The U.S. forest products industry employs more than 925,000 people, largely in rural America, and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 44 states. Our industry accounts for approximately 4.7% of the total U.S. manufacturing GDP, manufacturing more than $435 billion in products annually. AF&PA member companies are significant producers and users of renewable biomass energy and are committed to making sustainable products for a sustainable future through the industry’s decades-long initiative — Better Practices, Better Planet 2030