Fall 2024 Paper Industry Career Fair
Thank you to all who participated in the 2024 Paper Industry Career Fair on Thursday, August 29! We had a record breaking 38 companies represented along with 200+ Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering students. A special shoutout to Clearwater Paper, International Paper, and Packaging Corporation of America for sponsoring the event!
2024 Companies
Clearwater Paper
EVENT SPONSOR
At Clearwater Paper, our commitment to people, products, and communities drives our success. With 3,800 employees across 14 U.S. locations, our associates’ passion and expertise make us a leader in tissue and paperboard manufacturing.
As a premier manufacturer of private brand tissue products and high-quality paperboard, we prioritize sustainability by responsibly sourcing renewable materials. Our dedication to creating environmentally friendly alternatives underscores our commitment to the next generation!
Our business thrives on the foundation of our talented individuals. Embodying core values like commitment, collaboration, communication, courage, and character, we foster an inclusive environment where every person is safe, respected, and valued.
Join us this fall on the NC State Campus to learn more about “Clearwater For All” from our team members. Discover how we embody our core values and drive innovation in the industry. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
International Paper Co
EVENT SPONSOR
Building on 125 years of manufacturing expertise, we’re ready for your next big idea. From planet-friendly packaging to absorbent pulp, we are a leading global producer of renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products with manufacturing operation in North America, Latin America, Europe, and North Africa.
As a global company, you will have opportunities to develop your talents and have your talents on display for the whole world to experience. From co-ops and internships to early career programs, opportunity awaits you at IP. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Packaging Corporation of America
EVENT SPONSOR
PCA is the third-largest producer of containerboard in the United States and the third-largest producer of uncoated freesheet in North America, based on production capacity. We have approximately 14,900 employees, with operations primarily in the United States. PCA’s Packaging segment includes eight mills and approximately 86 corrugated converting plants. In 2023, PCA produced about 4.5 million tons of containerboard and shipped 60.5 billion square feet (BSF) of corrugated products. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
ABB Inc.
ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on more than 140 years of excellence, ABB’s 105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Andritz Inc.
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation. The product portfolio also includes boilers for power generation, various nonwoven technologies, and panelboard (MDF) production systems. With waste-to-value recycling, shredding, and energy solutions, waste and by-product streams from production are converted into valuable secondary raw materials as well as into sustainable resources for energy generation. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Archroma US, Inc
Archroma is a global leader in color and specialty chemicals with strong market insight, highly talented people and a long history of material excellence and expertise. Archroma is headquartered in Pratteln near Basel, Switzerland, and operates with approximately 5000 employees and 35 production sites, over 42 countries. Through our two divisions: Textile Effects (TE) and Paper, Packaging & Coatings (PP&C), we deliver specialized performance and color solutions to meet customer needs in their local markets. A company committed to innovation, world-class quality standards, high service levels, cost-efficiency and sustainability, Archroma develops technologies that improve the beauty and performance of everyday products. Products enhanced, colors enhanced, performance enhanced – “Life enhanced”. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Axchem USA
Axchem supplies a broad and deep product range spanning water treatment, pulping, papermaking, converting, and other related specialty chemical applications. This toolbox is then supplied via a full-strength field sales and service team, representing expertise across the process areas we support. The combination of products, application expertise, and low product and overhead costs allows us to provide the right product / application / service solution for most P&P industry needs at a price point that offers a savings over traditional P&P specialty chemical suppliers. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, and Mechanical Engineering.
BTG
BTG is a multinational provider of highly specialized process solutions for the global pulp and paper industry. Every day our people help customers achieve sustainable gains in business performance through our application know-how and industry-leading technologies. This includes world-leading rods and beds for film-metering size presses; high-performance ceramic and cermet coating blades; high-performance tissue creping doctors and doctor holders, specialty doctor blades and pulp and paper process control sensors and laboratory instruments. All of these technologies are supported with expert services and application support. Several of our technologies are also widely applied in other industrial applications. BTG globally assists pulp and paper makers in achieving sustainable gains in business performance. We accomplish this through our world-class professionals, market-leading technologies, industry expertise and a passion for results. Interested in Paper Science and Chemical Engineering.
Cascades
Cascades is a Canadian based company that manufactures hygiene and tissue products, various packaging solutions and other fiber-based materials. The headquarters are based in Kingsey Falls, QC, Canada with various locations across the United States. Cascades mission is to improve the well-being of people, communities and the plant by providing sustainable and innovative solutions that create value. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Domtar
Domtar is a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and airlaid nonwovens. We turn sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on every day. Domtar is part of the Paper Excellence group of companies. Our approximately 6,200 employees are driven by a commitment to continually find ways to do a better job in developing our products, improving our manufacturing processes and managing natural resources responsibly. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
DuBois Chemicals
DuBois is an industrial specialty chemicals solution provider that operates in 35 countries and supports diverse industries. Our Paper Chemicals division specializes in creating customized chemical solutions for pulp, paper, and tissue manufacturers. We assist customers in improving their productivity and strive to enhance eco-efficiency by helping them make their products right the first time, reducing waste, and conserving water and energy. Interested in Paper Science, and Chemical Engineering.
Ecolab/Nalco Water
A trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that help protect people, planet and business health. With annual sales of $13 billion and more than 47,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, help maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. When you come to work at Ecolab, you get to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges and have the opportunity to learn and grow, shape your career, make an impact and quickly see the importance of your work. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil’s three primary businesses provide products that enable modern life, including energy, chemicals, lubricants, and lower-emissions technologies. We have an industry-leading portfolio of resources, and we’re one of the largest integrated fuels, lubricants and chemical companies in the world. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
First Quality Tissue SE, LLC
First Quality was founded in 1989 and has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
GAF
More homes and businesses in the U.S. are protected by a GAF roof than by any other product. We are the leading roofing manufacturer in North America, with plants strategically located across the U.S. As a Standard Industries company, GAF is part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world. At GAF, we have multiple engineering roles for students during school and after graduation. We have an Engineering Co-Op program for students who want to get hands-on experience during school and an Engineering Rotational Program for after graduation. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Georgia-Pacific
Our life’s work is to help people improve their lives by making and innovating products and services our customers value. With 130,000 employees and locations in nearly every U.S. state and 60 countries, Koch companies offer abundant opportunities to improve life’s most necessary things- like food, clothing, water, transportation, and the technology. Our focus is on delivering mutual benefit: Win-win outcomes that make life better for customers and employees alike. At Georgia-Pacific, our paper products, such as bath tissue and paper towels, are at-home essentials. And our sturdy building materials make homes and commercial buildings possible. Brands include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, and Dixie®. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Graphic Packaging International
Embarking on a new career? Make sure you’re considering your strongest options. While you might not know Graphic Packaging International by name, you’re certainly familiar with our work. In fact, chances are our sustainable, innovative products are in your pantry right now. We design smart and attractive packaging that stands out in the highly competitive retail marketplace. If you read the smaller print, you’ll find a quiet powerhouse of a company, stealthily revolutionizing an industry, producing the essentials that fuel our country, and growing quicker than you might expect. We’re looking for the next generation of talent to join our team! Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Greif
Greif is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services — pursuing its vision to be the best performing customer service company in the world. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
IBS of America
We are the worldwide unbeaten technology leader in the optimization of board, pulp, tissue and paper machines – with high-quality products and solutions, tailor-made services, and a global sales and service network. Almost all major paper machines worldwide use our products on a daily basis. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Irving Tissue
Irving Tissue is a division of the Irving Consumer Products Irving Consumer Products. Irving Consumer Products is a leading manufacturer of premium quality tissue products – including national brands and private label. We also manufacture private label diapers and training pants for North American retailers. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Isomer Project Group
Isomer Project Group exists for one purpose – to bring great ideas to life. We were founded on a simple principal – there must be a better way to execute industrial projects. We’re a unique engineering company with a distinctive culture that most of our competitors can only dream of replicating. We’re a people-focused company that wants to not only recruit top talent, but nurture and develop it as well. We know that teams are about people that trust and care for each other, not just who has the right special skills on their resume. If you’re looking for a company that will help you grow your career responsibly instead of pigeon holing you to “pay your dues” – then come meet our team. We’re the secret weapon that turns great new technologies and ideas into world-class operating facilities. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
James Hardie Building Products
James Hardie Building Products Inc. is the North American leader in fiber cement home siding and exterior design solutions. Hardie® products offer long lasting beauty and endless design possibilities with trusted protection and low maintenance. The company pioneered modern fiber cement building products and continues to invest in innovation to transform the industry. James Hardie is a high-performance organization, with an unwavering commitment to Zero Harm. The company proudly employs a diverse workforce of over 3,000 employees across operations in North America. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Kemira
Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water intensive industries with focus on pulp & paper, water treatment and energy industry. Interested in Paper Science and Chemical Engineering.
Kimberly-Clark
For 150+ years, Kimberly-Clark has challenged conventional wisdom to reimagine how we can better serve our consumers and impact the world around us. We’ve invented new product categories and built an +$18 billion global business behind top brands such as Kleenex®, Scott®, Huggies® and U by Kotex®. In 2019, Kimberly-Clark is rated by Forbes Magazine as one of the most reputable companies. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
New-Indy Containerboard
New-Indy Containerboard is an independent, privately-owned manufacturer and supplier of corrugated boxes, recycled containerboard and virgin linerboard in the industrial packaging industry. With over 2,000 employees and products proudly made in America, New-Indy has established a perfect balance in its manufacturing process. New-Indy is the only company in the industry today that uses 100 percent recycled fiber to produce 50 percent high-quality brown paper products and 50 percent virgin paper products to serve every need of the customer. We invite you take a closer look at our joint venture between The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners. Representatives from Carolina Container, a division of New Indy Containerboard, will also be in attendance. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions
Pixelle Specialty Solutions is one of the largest and fastest-growing manufacturers of specialty papers in North America, with one of the most comprehensive portfolios in the industry. Through innovation, quality, and expertise, Pixelle delivers high-performance solutions that help customers boost brand appeal, improve customer experience and support sustainability goals. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, and Electrical Engineering.
Pratt Industries
Pratt Industries is America’s 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 9,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, and Mechanical Engineering.
Procter and Gamble
Our brands are trusted in millions of living rooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, and bathrooms—and have been passed down from generation to generation. We are the people behind the brands you trust, and we’re committed to making peoples’ lives better in small but meaningful ways, every day. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
RYAM
RYAM is a global leader of cellulose-based technologies, including high purity cellulose specialties, a natural polymer commonly found in filters, food, pharmaceuticals and other industrial applications. The Company also manufactures products for paper and packaging markets. With manufacturing operations in the U.S., Canada and France, RYAM employs approximately 2,500 people and generates approximately $1.4 billion of revenues. More information is available at https://ryamglobal.com RYAM’s intellectual property and manufacturing processes have been developed over 90 years, resulting in unique properties and very high quality and consistency. RYAM is consistently ranked among the nation’s top 50 exporters and delivers products to 79 ports around the world, serving customers in 20 countries across five continents. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical and Mechanical Engineering.
Sappi
At the heart of our business is a renewable, recyclable natural resource – wood fiber. We use this to create dissolving pulp, packaging, specialty papers, graphic papers, casting and release papers and biomaterials that make everyday products more sustainable. We believe it’s our responsibility to use the full potential of each tree harvested by building a biobased circular economy. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Smurfit Westrock
Smurfit Westrock, a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging, operates in 40 countries with over 500 packaging converting operations and 63 paper mills.
We offer an unparalleled portfolio of innovative packaging solutions, ranging from corrugated and consumer packaging to Bag-in-Box® packaging and point-of-sale displays.
With the circular economy at the core of our business, we use renewable, recyclable and recycled materials to create sustainable packaging solutions.
As a trusted partner to companies across the world, Smurfit Westrock is dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges.
We are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Solenis
Solenis is the leading supplier of specialty chemicals to the pulp and paper industry and a leader in many other water intensive industries. Interested in Paper Science and Chemical Engineering.
Sonoco Products Company
Sonoco is a $7.0 billion global manufacturer of consumer packaging, industrial products and protective packaging provider of packaging services for many of the world’s best-known brands. We have 21,000+ employees, and 300+ nonoperative around the globe. Sonoco is proud of being voted the Worlds Most Admired Packaging Company (Fortune) for three consecutive years, and a Best Employer by Forbes (2018) as well as receiving a spot on Barron’s Most Sustainable Companies list for multiple years. We are world class in our abilities to allow employees to use their talent and skills to grow themselves, their careers and our Company. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Suzano Pulp and Paper America
We are a Brazilian multinational company with 100 years of history. We learned from trees that life is always renewing itself and that, with them, it is possible to create a more sustainable future. As the largest pulp manufacturer in the world, one of the largest paper producers in Latin America and the leader in the toilet paper segment in Brazil, we are part of the bioeconomy. This drives us to develop sustainable, innovative and renewable products made from eucalyptus, which is planted and harvested by us for this purpose. Interested in Paper Science and Chemical Engineering.
Sylvamo Corporation
Sylvamo is a global producer of uncoated paper headquartered in Memphis, TN. We bring the world’s most iconic paper brands to market. Every day, people use our products to educate, communicate and entertain. Recognizing that paper connects us to one another and is an enduring bond to renewable natural resources, our purpose is to produce the paper you need in the most responsible and sustainable ways. The future of paper deserves a company committed to the success of the entire ecosystem. From the forests we love, to the communities where we live, to those who rely on our paper, we know the well-being of each depends on the well-being of all. We are Sylvamo, built to help the world realize the promise of paper. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Twin Rivers Paper Company
Twin Rivers Paper Company, headquartered in Madawaska, Maine, is an integrated specialty paper manufacturer producing 400,000 tons of paper per year for the publishing, label, technical and packaging sectors. The company operates a pulp mill in New Brunswick and diverse paper assets in northern Maine and upstate New York that produce uncoated and coated specialty papers in a broad range of basis weights and finishes. Customized product development and dedicated technical services support are company hallmarks. With U.S. ownership by Atlas Holdings and Blue Wolf Capital, a sound financial structure and a strong balance sheet that fuels continuous investments in its assets, Twin Rivers Paper offers its customers the security of local product availability and the assurance of long-term viability. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Valmet
Valmet is a Finnish company that develops and supplies automation systems, process technologies, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. Valmet’s services include flow control solutions, automation projects, and energy solutions based on biomass, waste, or other fuels. The company has over 19,000 employees worldwide and its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.
Wood Group USA
Wood Group is a global consulting, engineering, construction, and operations support services provider. The Pulp & Paper/BioProducts sector is a strategic area of services, having extensive expertise and experience in all types of facilities and technologies. Interested in Paper Science, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.