| Donna Harman was named AF&PA President and CEO, serving in this capacity from January 2007 to present. |
| 2007 |
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| 1995 |
| Former Congressman Henson Moore (R-La.) was named President and CEO of AF&PA, serving in this position until 2006. |
| The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) was founded January 1, 1993, forming with the merger of the American Paper Institute and the National Forest Products Association. Red Cavaney becomes AF&PA’s first President and CEO, serving until 1994. Immediately prior, Cavaney had led the American Paper Institute. |
| 1993 |
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| 1991 |
| The American Wood Council merged into the National Forest Products Association. |
| The American Paper Institute was created when the Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Institute was consolidated with 14 other specialized pulp, paper and paperboard associations. |
| 1966 |
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| | 1965 |
| the National Lumber Manufacturers Association was renamed to be the National Forest Products Association. |
| the American Pulp and Paper Association merged with the National Paperboard Association to create the Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Institute. |
| 1964 | |
| | 1932 |
| the National Paperboard Association was founded. |
| the National Lumber Manufacturers Association was formed through a merger of the Southern Lumber Manufacturers Association and the Mississippi Valley Lumberman’s Association. |
| 1902 | |
| | 1897 |
| American Paper Manufacturers Association was renamed the American Paper and Pulp Association. |
| a wood pulp division was added to the American Paper Manufacturers Association. |
| 1887 | |
| | 1883 |
| the American Paper Manufacturers Association was formed when the American Paper Makers Association reorganized and was renamed. |
| A German chemist, C. F. Dahl, developed the kraft (from the German word meaning "strong") pulping process. The Kraft process went on to allow the United States to become a major producer of paper products. |
| 1879 | |
| | 1878 |
| the American Paper Makers Association was formed. |
| An American, Benjamin Tilghman, developed the sulfite pulping process. The first mill using this process was built in Sweden in 1874. This was the dominant pulping process until 1937. |
| 1866 | |
| | 1861 |
| The Writing Papers Manufacturers Association was established: the oldest ancestor organization of AF&PA. |
| William Rittenhouse and William Bradford founded the first North American paper mill at Wissahickon Creek, near Philadelphia. |
| 1690 | |
| | In 105 A.D. |
| Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court official, invented paper. |
Papyrus appeared in Egypt and was used for writing and drawing.
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| Around 2400 B.C. | |