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The ISWFPC serves as a melting pot of innovative ideas, fostering collaboration and the dissemination of groundbreaking discoveries across diverse domains such as wood components, lignocellulosic materials, forest biotechnology, and biorefinery practices.

ISWFPC History and Past Events

The International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry (ISWFPC) was organized in 1980 by many scientists from Europe, Japan, Canada, and the USA to consolidate international conferences. The first ISWFPC was held in Stockholm in 1981, organized by STFI and co-sponsored by ACS, CPPA, EuCePa, SPCI, and TAPPI; 327 scientists from 27 countries attended the Symposium. The Symposium has been held every two years around the world, rotating among the regions (Europe/Africa, Asia/Oceana, and North/South America).

  • 1981 – Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1983 – Tsukuba, Japan
  • 1985 – Vancouver, Canada
  • 1987 – Paris, France
  • 1989 – Raleigh, USA
  • 1991 – Melbourne, Australia
  • 1993 – Beijing, China
  • 1995 – Helsinki, Finland
  • 1997 – Montreal, Canada                 
  • 1999 – Yokohama, Japan     
  • 2001 – Nice, France              
  • 2003 – Madison, USA             
  • 2005 – Auckland, New Zealand                  
  • 2007 – Durban, South Africa                
  • 2009 – Oslo, Norway              
  • 2011 – Tianjin, China                    
  • 2013 – Vancouver, Canada              
  • 2015 – Vienna, Austria                   
  • 2017 – Porto Seguro, Brazil        
  • 2019 – Tokyo, Japan          
  • 2021 – Raleigh, USA (cancelled due to COVID)
  • 2023 – Venice, Italy

Symposium Organizers

The 22nd edition of the ISWFPC will be organized by the Department of Forest Biomaterials from North Carolina State University (NC State). The event will take place from June 2-6, 2025 at Talley Student Union on the NC State campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

About NC State

  • Our 9,000 faculty and staff and 34,000 students are world leaders in their fields, working to meet tomorrow’s challenges.
  • NC State is the flagship university for applied science, engineering and technology in the Southeast U.S.
  • NC State occupies one vertex of the Research Triangle Park (RTP), the largest research park in the U.S., with over 170 national and international companies employing over 45,000 scientists.
  • NC State’s 1,000-acre Centennial Campus provides a model of a “university of the future” with its cooperative model in research efforts between university, corporate and government R&D facilities. It has excellent facilities for meetings and conferences with an onsite hotel, world-class golf and a Top Ten university library.

Department of Forest Biomaterials

  • Distinct program for 70+ years (founded in 1950s)
  • 21 faculty members (including 12 in PSE)
  • Undergraduate: PSE & SMT, Graduate: M.S., Ph.D.
  • A global leader in research and educational excellence in the areas of pulp and paper manufacturing, biomass utilization, and sustainable biomaterials.