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July 2023

From the office

ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2023: Leap to a new level!

Dear members and friends of ZELLCHEMING,

The ZELLCHEMING General Meeting and Expo is now a few days behind us. Numerous representatives of the international paper and cellulose industry found their way to the RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) in Wiesbaden.

We would like to thank 2,647 registered participants and about 150 exhibitors, sponsors and partner companies!

There were extensive opportunities for an intensive exchange of information and casual networking. We welcomed around 400 guests to the popular summer evening at Chausseehaus in Wiesbaden.

We wish you all a great summer - stay healthy!

Best regards,

Petra Hanke

From the association

Members' assembly

Report from the association's fiscal year 2022

At the annual general meeting, the chairman Dr. Ernst-Ulrich Wittmann, together with Prof. Dr. Helga Zollner-Croll and the managing director Petra Hanke, reported on the association's year 2022, focusing among other things on the topics of compliance rules with adaptation of the articles of association, restructuring of membership fees and junior staff campaigns.

Prof. Markus Biesalski presented in his lecture the work of the main committee, the technical committees and regional groups. The goal is to increase the visibility and transparency of the work in the technical committees and regional groups and to strengthen the attractiveness for (new) members.

In the financial report, the treasurer Carsten Melchert and Petra Hanke presented to the members the financial situation of the association after the successfully mastered Corona period and the challenges ahead.

The motions included the approval of the annual report as well as the resolution on the preliminary annual financial statements 2022, the discharge of the Executive Board and the management for the association year 2022 as well as an amendment to the Articles of Association.

In addition, a vote was taken on the recruitment of the EDUC technical committee and an application for a funding initiative for start-ups. This was followed by the honors for 40 and 50 years of membership in the association.

Elections

New board

Prof. Dr. Helga Zollner-Croll and Dr. Frank P. Meltzer

A new board was elected, the new chair is Prof. Dr. Helga Zollner-Croll, who is supported by her vice-chair, Dr. Frank P. Meltzer. Carsten Melchert was confirmed in office as treasurer, as was Prof. Markus Biesalski as main committee chairman.

f.l.t.r.: Dr. Frank P. Meltzer, Prof. Dr. Helga Zollner-Croll, Petra Hanke, Carsten Melchert

In addition, the following persons were confirmed in their positions on the ZELLCHEMING Advisory Board or newly elected:

Assessors (re-election)
Dr. Ing. Ernst-Ulrich Wittmann (Altpräsident)
Holger Baumgartner
Erich Kollmar
Gerrit Lund
Prof. Dr. Frank Miletzky
Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Porkert
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jukka Valkama
Alexander von Reibnitz
Xaver Weig
Dr. Markus Wildberger

Assessors (new election)
Andreas Jäger
Frank May
Albrecht Miletzky
Rosario Othen

Honours Committee 2023-2025
Field: Production and processing technology of paper, board and cardboard
Philipp Katz (new election)

Field: Pulp Technology, Cellulose and Paper Chemistry
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Belle (new election)

Cash auditors
Tobias Hain (re-election)
Nils Press (new election)

We are looking forward to the cooperation in the next two years!

We are happy to welcome new members again this month!

• Falk Albrecht, J.M. Voith SE & Co. KG
• Dipl.-Ing. Hagen Brzezinka, Sappi Alfeld GmbH
• Dipl.-Ing. Florian Fröhlich, Neenah Gessner GmbH
• Dr. Ute Höötmann, ICL-Ludwigshafen Service GmbH
• Dr. Wolf Johnssen, Landwirtschaftl. Technikum
• Dr. Tobias Kleemann, Institut für Verfahrenstechnik Papier e.V. (IVP)
• Philipp Köhler, TITK e.V.
• Gerald Krätschmer, c-square bioscience GmbH
• Claudia Kronberger, Christof Industries Austria GmbH
• Christian Loidl, TeLo GmbH
• M.Sc. Martina Loidl, TeLo GmbH
• M.Sc. David Seelinger, TU Darmstadt Makromolekulare Chemie und Papierchemie

Good reasons for a ZELLCHEMING membership

Jan Wollschläger, student at Munich University of Applied Sciences, Process Engineering for Paper and Biofibers.

• What role does the paper, pulp or fiber-based industry play for you/your company/institute?

  I am a bachelor student at Munich University of Applied Sciences and the paper industry gives me the opportunity to further my education in a sector with great future potential.

• What made you decide to become a member of ZELLCHEMING?

  A presentation about the association by Prof. Dr. Helga Zollner-Croll.

Jan Wollschläger

• In what way would you like to contribute to ZELLCHEMING?
  In the future, I would like to contribute something to the professional exchange in order to advance the goals of the association.

Regulars' table of the regional groups South VPM/ZELLCHEMING

The district groups south of the VPM & association ZELLCHEMING cordially invite to the next regulars' table:

Folk Festival Bruckmühl
July 18, 2023 from 18:30 hrs.
Festival tent: Table number 146 "Verein ZELLCHEMING/VPM-Süd".

Information on registration and overnight accommodations can be found here.

Dates

• 18 July 2023
  Regulars' table of the regional groups South VPM/ZELLCHEMING
• 2 September 2023
  Meeting Technical Committee Recovered Paper Utilization (RECO)
• 28 September 2023
  Meeting Technical Committee Plant Engineering & Energy (ENEN)
• 19 October 2023
  Meeting Technical Committee Chemical Additives (CHAD)
• 29 November 2023
  Meeting Technical Committee Pulp and Paper Testing (DATA)

ZELLCHEMING-Expo

Networking events - Get together!

On the first evening of the Expo, the exhibition hall stayed open longer for the networking evening for all visitors and numerous exhibitors had come up with something special for the parties at the booths, which was very well received.

The following evening then attracted almost 400 guests to the ZELLCHEMING Summer Evening at the Chausseehaus in Wiesbaden's Stadtwald. "The opportunities for exchange and togetherness were very well received, our industry is indeed highly technical, international and efficiency-driven - but it is also based on a strong and reliable network of personal contacts and the cultivation of these valuable connections is very important to us in the association!", said Ulrich Wittmann, the new ZELLCHEMING former president.

Women4Paper

The Women4Paper meeting and lunch were among the highlights of the second day of the event. Mia Kainz, HR Strategy Manager at international paper and packaging manufacturer Mondi, delivered a rousing keynote and shared many valuable career experiences with the numerous women - and men - in the audience. Afterwards, the participants of the network initiated by ZELLCHEMING met for a sponsored lunch at the AFRY booth.

Focus on career

On the third day of the trade fair, the ZELLCHEMING Career Day celebrated a brilliant premiere. More than 300 young professionals, who had traveled to Wiesbaden in groups, filled the foyer and exhibition hall and spread out over ten customized program spots. These included, for example, the presentation of the ZELLCHEMING Young Talents Award, the key note on the topic of "No need for run-of-the-mill-jobs - What Generation Z really wants", a visit to the Newcomer Pavilion and a live guided tour in ABB's demo truck, but also participation in the Paper Rally, with professional game management.

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