A bright future for pulp bleaching: Highlights from the 2014 International Pulp Bleaching Conference

The bleaching of pulp is a core business in the production of pulp and bleached pulp is a commodity traded around the globe. Globally, there are over 400 individual bleaching lines processing kraft, sulphite, mechanical and deinked pulps. The major forum for the presentation and exchange of technical bleaching information is the International Pulp Bleaching Conference (IPBC) held every three years. The IPBC is dedicated to all chemical and process aspects of chemical pulp bleaching and the presentations are selected by the conference scientific committee, which is composed of renowned international experts in bleaching. The most recent IPBC was held from 29th - 31st October, 2014 in Grenoble, France and focused on the newest developments and research advances in bleaching.