Your perspective.
Our next advance.

A seat in the process that sets industry research priorities. Work with people who share the ambition—and bring different expertise.

Find your way in

companies, institutions
and research partners.

Explore the network

Progress starts
with participation.

APPTI provides a forum for manufacturers, suppliers, academic experts, and government agencies to develop pathways to advanced manufacturing technology for the pulp and paper industry. We seek breakthrough improvements in manufacturing processes and resource efficiency, and we tackle projects too complex for individual companies to pursue alone.

A say in priority research areas

Members and partners drive the selection of priority research areas and the content of the project portfolio.

A window into emerging technology

A way to keep up to date with progress that matters to them.

Meetings with peers

Participants enjoy exposure and networking with their counterparts and with universities and national laboratories.

Insight into customers' needs

Suppliers gain insight into the aspirations of their customers, building awareness of their visions and needs.

$60M+

Federal research funding

A wider reach
for research.

Federal research funding awarded to universities and national labs with APPTI letters of support.

DOE, NSF and USDA tell grant applicants to seek an APPTI letter of support.

There’s more than
one way in.

Companies, universities, public institutions and individuals each bring something to the work.

Companies

Companies join as Full, Associate or Platform members, depending on net revenue and on how many platforms they take part in. The tiers are set out below.

Contact the Executive Director to start. All memberships and partnerships require Board approval.

Universities

No fee for university partnership with APPTI, and faculty participation is unlimited. Faculty members receive relevant requests for proposals, which helps maintain awareness of expertise and interests.

Meetings held at partner universities bring faculty into contact with member companies, introduce industry partners to university capabilities, and connect faculty with industry technology leaders, national laboratories and Federal agencies.

Two researchers preparing pulp samples in a laboratory — Professor Adriaan van Heiningen and student Ravi Patel of the University of Maine preparing pulp samples for a Next-Gen team project

Government & labs

Government entities receive free membership.

Meetings are held at national laboratories and universities, fostering connections with member companies and introducing industry partners to Federal capabilities and interests. APPTI serves as a bridge between industry technology leaders, national laboratories, agencies and universities.

Three attendees seated side by side at a workshop — Jeffrey Gilman (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Peter Ciesielski (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and Professor Bernard Kippelen at the cellulose nanomaterials workshop at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, Georgia Tech, September 2015

Individuals

Individuals can visit the website, serve as co-authors and reviewers, attend public workshops, submit ideas, and receive mailings, with access to certain meetings by arrangement.

Choose your level of involvement.

Membership tiers and annual dues
Tier	Who it is for	Annual dues
Full	Companies with over $3B in net revenue. The only tier with a board seat.	$45,000since January 2026
Associate	Suppliers, and companies taking part in more than one platform, under $3B in net revenue	$15,750
Platform	Companies taking part in one platform, under $3B in net revenue	$5,250
Affiliate	Government entities, labs, universities, non-profits	$0
Alliance Partner	Government entities, labs, universities, non-profits	$0