papiNet is a global communication XML standard for the paper and forest products industries. papiNet facilitates the automation of the business processes within the industry, making it easier for the business partners to agree on data definitions and formats.
Main benefits are:
papiNet User Groups
In order to facilitate the implementation of the standard, User Groups (UGs) have been formed.The scope of those groups is to agree upon business rules, processes and data to be used in a specific paper market segment, basically a template.
Segment User Groups today:
Interoperability
The papiNet Standard is an open and non-proprietary XML message standard.
This enables the standard to be utilized by any communication messaging service which allows the exchange of electronic business documents.
papiNet enables data sharing among the business partners in the paper industry, making it a fully interoperable standard.