{"id":9,"date":"2016-02-08T14:47:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T14:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuecenter\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:01:09","slug":"consortium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/consortium\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/SAFI-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"Upper left image is some stacked hay bales; Upper right image is some stacked tissue paper rolls; lower image is the logo of SAFI Consortium- Tissue Pack Innovation Lab, College of Natural Resources at NC Statue University\" class=\"wp-image-2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/SAFI-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/SAFI-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/SAFI-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/SAFI-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/SAFI-2048x1283.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/SAFI-480x300.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<strong> Tissue Pack Innovation Lab<\/strong> is evaluating the performance of hygiene tissue products made of non-wood fibers, in collaboration with <a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/safi\">Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) Consortium<\/a>. In a sustainable and economic vision, this initiative aims to evaluate the potential of alternative fibers from agricultural residues as a supply for the tissue industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invention Disclosures <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In just three years the <strong>Tissue Pack Innovation Lab<\/strong> has filed 10 invention disclosures and five patents. Our approach is data-driven and business-oriented. This is a sample of our R&amp;D pipeline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/Research.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic summarizing the Tissue Pack Innovation Lab\u2019s R&amp;D pipeline, featuring fiber reduction, bio-based additives for bulk improvement, antimicrobial tissue, and fast disintegration technologies- Tissue Pack Innovation Lab, College of Natural Resources at NC State University\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comprehensive Benchmarking <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have performed cross-sectional analyses for the hygiene tissue industry in North America. In our comprehensive <strong>benchmarking,<\/strong> we have analyzed 95% of the market, the analysis includes complete product performance (lab testing), pricing, correlation of product performance and pricing, the value of sustainability on the shelf and evolution of private labels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/Data-analysis.jpg\" alt=\"Benchmarking scatter plot of tissue products showing that higher absorbency capacity and wet tensile energy absorption are associated with premium and ultra market segments- Tissue Pack Innovation Lab, College of Natural Resources at NC State University\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) The Tissue Pack Innovation Lab is evaluating the performance of hygiene tissue products made of non-wood fibers, in collaboration with Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) Consortium. In a sustainable and economic vision, this initiative aims to evaluate the potential of alternative fibers from agricultural residues as a supply&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1992,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"views\/homepage.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/split-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"backgroundColor\":\"red_400\",\"imageID\":1991,\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/Picture2.jpg\",\"imageAlt\":\"Scanning electron microscope image of a cellulose fiber showing surface fibrillation- Tissue Pack Innovation Lab, College of Natural Resources at NC State University\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2247,"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/2247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/tissuelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}