About Agenda 2020

The Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance is an industry-led partnership with government and academia that holds the promise of reinventing the forest products industry through innovation in processes, materials and markets. The collaborative, pre-competitive research, development, and deployment supported through Agenda 2020 provide the foundation for new technology-driven business models that will enable our industry to meet competitive challenges, while also contributing solutions to strategic national needs.

Initiated in 1994 in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to improve energy efficiency in the industry's manufacturing processes, Agenda 2020 is now organized as a membership alliance to accelerate research, demonstration and deployment of breakthrough technologies. Agenda 2020 is building on the continued success of its partnership with DOE to develop collaborations and partnerships with other federal , state , international and cross-industry organizations.

The Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance is a Special Project of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), the national trade association of the forest products industry.