The second volume of the 1997 conference of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry includes papers addressing such topics as nylon chemistry, equipment, and processing (coating and casting); the utility of polyolefin plastomers and ethylene acrylic acid copolymers in applications requiring dissimilar sealants; coatings and laminates of improved ehtylene alkyl acrylate copolymer with polypropylene and polyester; the evaluation of various stabilization systems for polyethylene film applications; and assessing coated ground calcium carbonate in linear low density polyethylene films. Book.