G-P uses modeling tool to optimize fiber sourcing and procurement

Post author:Optware Admin
Post published:May 24, 2019
Post category:Articles

Georgia-Pacific Corp. produces and purchases vast amounts of fiber each year. The company consumes over 60 million of tons of fiber per year in six geographic regions that cover virtually all of the wood producing areas within the nation.

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July 25th – 28th 2023
AWFS in Las Vegas: The Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers Fair (AWFS) brings together the entire home and commercial furnishings industry, including manufacturers and distributors of machinery, hardware, plastics, lumber, construction materials and other suppliers to the furniture, cabinet manufacturers and custom woodworkers. If woodworking is your business, then your business is here. The show attracts over 15,000 attendees and hundreds of exhibitors from throughout the United States and abroad. Get ready to be inspired at North America’s Largest Woodworking Show in 2023.
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August 23rd – 25th 2023
Forest Products Expo in Nashville: This year’s event will be a record-breaker with more than 185 companies covering nearly 60,000 square feet of exhibit space. Join the forest products community. See how adaptive technology is influencing manufacturing decisions.
See 37th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment EXPO

Past Events

2022

September 28 – 30, 2022
Timber Processing and Energy Expo (TPEE) will be held September 28 – 30, 2022 at the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon. This event is held every other year. More than 110 wood producer companies, representing hundreds of mill operations, sent personnel to the Timber Processing & Energy Expo. More than 1,200 (non-exhibitor) attendees from 35 states and 15 countries registered for the event. They combed the aisles of 170 exhibitor companies, who were represented by more than 900 exhibitor personnel Please visit our booth #1001.
For additional information see: www.timberprocessingandenergyexpo.com

2020

September 30 – October 2, 2020
Timber Processing and Energy Expo (TPEE) will be held September 30 – October 2, 2020 at the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon. This event is held every other year. The last event included 1,100 exhibitor personnel that used up 60,000 square feet to display machinery, technologies and supplies. More than 1,600 attendees from 110 forest products companies visited TPEE in the past. Attendees came from 39 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces and several overseas countries.
For additional information see: www.timberprocessingandenergyexpo.com.
May 27 – 30, 2020
PACWEST 2020 will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, and will feature a full program of meetings; technical sessions; roundtables; panel discussions; and short courses on industry topics. Learn about new technologies, process improvement, and the latest industry challenges.

2019

September 2019
WoodTECH 2019 is a unique technology event, where all major sawmilling companies in New Zealand and Australia come together at one location in each country. An opportunity for equipment and technology providers from New Zealand, Australia, North America and Europe meet with local wood producers. The New Zealand event is scheduled for September 11^th and 12^th. Australia event is scheduled for September 17^th and 18th.
www.woodtech.events
June 26 – 28, 2019
Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition – Expo 2019. The show will be held June 26 – 28, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Show hours will be 9am – 5pm June 26th and 27th; 9am – 1pm on June 28th.
Sponsored and conducted by SFPA since 1950, this event has traditionally included many of the biggest names in the forest products industry, displaying everything from sawmill machinery to materials handling equipment, attracting key representatives from the nation’s largest wood products manufacturers.
May 5 – 8, 2019
PaperCon brings together CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists, process engineers and suppliers for the largest pulp and paper technical program in the world. The event provides such a comprehensive program, networking opportunities and trade fair among such a distinguished group of industry leaders.
PaperCon 2019 will be held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.
www.papercon.org

2018

October 17 – 19, 2018
Timber Processing and Energy Expo (TPEE) will be held October 17 – 19, 2018 at the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon. This event is held every other year. The last event included 1,100 exhibitor personnel that used up 60,000 square feet to display machinery, technologies and supplies. More than 1,600 attendees from 110 forest products companies visited TPEE in the past. Attendees came from 39 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces and several overseas countries.
For additional information see: www.timberprocessingandenergyexpo.com.
Be sure to stop by our booth, #158.
May 18th – 19th, 2018
EXPO Richmond 2018
The 36th East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition includes the largest collection of sawmill, logging, biomass, pallet, and related manufacturing equipment supplies and services in the eastern United States. The most advanced machinery, equipment, and technology in the industry will be on display. The event will be held on Friday and Saturday at the Richmond Raceway Complex in Richmond, Virginia. See EXPORichmond.com for more information.
April 13 – 14, 2018
The fifth Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) will be held Friday – Saturday, April 13 – 14, 2018 in the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The PELICE event again immediately follows the Bioenergy Fuels & Products Conference & Expo, which will be held April 11 – 12, also in the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni Hotel. Stop by and see us at Booth 514.
www.PELICE-expo.com

2017

2016

September 28-30, 2016
Timber Processing and Energy Expo (TPEE) will be held September 28-30, 2016 at the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon. This event is held every other year. The last event included 170 exhibitor companies that used up 43,000 square feet to display machinery, technologies and supplies. More than 1,700 attendees from 115 forest products companies visited TPEE in the past. Attendees came from 30 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces and several overseas countries. Come join us to see the latest technology from our industry’s leading suppliers. Please visit us at booth #114.
For additional information see: www.timberprocessingandenergyexpo.com
May 14-19, 2016
PaperCon brings together CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists, process engineers and suppliers for the largest pulp and paper technical program in the world. The event provides such a comprehensive program, networking opportunities and trade fair among such a distinguished group of industry leaders. The 2016 theme is TAPPI’s Next Century: Meeting the Challenge of Change.
PaperCon 2016 will be held in Cincinnati, OH at the Duke Energy Center.
525 Elm Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
April 7-8, 2016
Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) will be held Thursday and Friday, April 7 – 8, 2016, at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The focus will be veneer, plywood, OSB, MDF, Particleboard and EWP. The PELICE event immediately follows the Bioenergy Fuels & Products Conference & Expo. Come visit us at booth 514. For more information see: www.PELICE-expo.com

2015

2014

October 15 – 17, 2014
The 2012 event included 162 exhibitor companies that used up 43,000 square feet to display and demonstrate their machinery, technologies and supplies. More than 1,000 attendees from 115 forest products producing companies and 200 specific mill site operations visited TP&EE. They came from 30 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces and several overseas countries.
Come join us to see the latest technology from our industry’s leading suppliers.
Our booth is #157. See you there!
www.timberprocessingandenergyexpo.com
May 6, 2014
PricewaterhouseCoopers Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada
Visit the PwC Global Forest & Paper Industry Conference. Participants hear views on the Canada-US lumber trade relations, the state of the current global market for pulp, paper and wood products, new developments in the bio-energy field and sustainability, the industry financial performance and outlook for the next couple of years, engaging communities and government to help maintain a healthy industry, and CEO’s perspectives on current issues and future trends.
March 20 – 21, 2014
The fourth Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) will be held Thursday – Friday, March 20 – 21, 2014 in the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The PELICE event again immediately follows the Bioenergy Fuels & Products Conference & Expo, which will be held March 18 – 19, also in the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni Hotel.

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