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TAPPI - 2/3/2010
Northeast TAPPI and PIMA Sections Unite
Empire State TAPPI and New York/Canadian PIMA have joined to form Empire State TAPPI/PIMA. The
mission of the new organization is to provide service to individuals working in the Pulp and Paper,
Corrugated, Nonwovens and Packaging industries in the New England area as well as parts of Quebec
and Ontario.
“This combination is part of our continued streamlining of TAPPI and PIMA to better serve our members,”
said Larry N. Montague, President of TAPPI. “The two organizations are to be commended for taking this
important step in the future growth of TAPPI.”
The announcement culminates more than three years of planning between the two groups, forming a single
entity that represents partners in collaboration and will further create meaningful programs, social events and
services to members.
“Because we have joined these two organizations we are now in a better position to provide more services,
better programs and true value to our membership,” said Eric Ouderkirk of Nalco, immediate past Chair of
Empire State TAPPI and previous Chair of New York/Canadian PIMA. “The paper industry has been
under stress for a number of years. In the case of Empire State TAPPI and the NY/Canadian Division of
PIMA, our spirited collaboration over the past several years has resulted in a deliverable to the local paper
industry that is being valued and most importantly, utilized. We should have done it sooner.”
The organization has created a new logo that combines identities from both associations, solidifies the
relationship and details the geographic area that will be served. It includes Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Ontario and Quebec. The newly designed logo includes the brands of
both TAPPI and PIMA and represents the combined interests served by the local section.
To formalize the combination of Empire State TAPPI with the New York/Canadian Division of PIMA, the
decision was made by the heritage PIMA officers to gift our remaining funds,” Ouderkirk said. “Based on the
geography served, funds will be gifted to the University of Quebec at Trois Rivieres and SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse in support of scholarships. Both institutions provide higher
education in the engineering and technical aspects of the pulp and paper industry. They are fitting choices
for the gifted funds.”
“The combination provides new energy for the new organization and allows us to preserve PIMA traditions
such as the Spring Golf Outing which goes back nearly 50 years,” said Dennis Mikkelson of Voith and board
member of NY Canadian PIMA. “It also allows us to continue our Paper Makers Memorial Scholarship.”
TAPPI is the managing body of PIMA at the national level and joining the two groups together in the New
England area is one of the first to take place at the local section level. Since 2006, the local section leaders
have worked closely with officers and representatives from national TAPPI to ensure that this combination
was completed within the guidelines of TAPPI by-laws.
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