PRODUCT NEWS

Pulp & Paper, Aug 2005

PAPER, PAPERBOARD, AND TISSUE PRODUCTS

NEENAH PAPER

Due to customer demand, Neenah Paper is introducing Environment Papers Wise Choices - three additional weights for its trademarked Environment Papers, which feature a 100% recycled option and a 100% post-consumer fiber option certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Twenty colors are available, as well as a variety of finishes and weights. The new offerings include 70-, 80-, and 100-lb text weights. Suggested uses for the 70-lb weight include multi-page projects like periodicals, catalogs, and annual reports, and it can be ordered in rolls for larger web projects, with no limit on quantity. The 80-lb and 100-lb options are economical and work well for brochures, newsletters, posters, and annual reports. Special orders of other weights, colors and finishes can be turned around in two weeks.

FINCH, PRUYIU & CO.

Finch, Pruyn & Co. announced all stock folio sheets of its Finch Fine brand of uncoated papers are FSC-certified. It received both FSC Forest Management and FSC Chain-of-Custody certification awarded after a third-party audit by the SmartWood program.

SP NEWSPRINT CO.

In response to changing market demands for lightweight newsprint, SP Newsprint Co. has developed SPADVANTAGE - a cost effective 45-gsm newsprint product that meets new demands from advertisers, publishers, and the environmental community. The newsprint is priced competitively, enabling customers to enjoy the cost benefits from an 8.44% yield improvement compared to standard 48.8-gsm newsprint. The recycled-content sheet has been improved to satisfy increased color demands from advertisers without loss of show through in comparison to standard newsprint. Other benefits include reduced warehouse space, fewer pasters, increased yield, and lower mailing cost.

APPLETON

Appleton is adding theTru-Tech line of durable paper products to its family of durable products. Tru-Tech is a division of TempleInland, with manufacturing operations in Linden, N.J. TruTech, available in sheets and rolls, features a wide range of tear-, moisture- and puncture-resistant products. These materials are water-, oil- and grease-resistant and, because they are made using paper, they print and convert like paper. Their design (paper-poly-paper) makes them laser-printable as well, unlike most synthetic durable materials. There are 10 grades in the Tru-Tech product line. Current uncoated applications include manuals/instruction sheets, continuous forms, ID cards, tags, and dust jackets for books. Current coated applications include point-of-sale signs, CD sleeves, brochures, playing cards, labels, menus, and wall maps.

TEMBEC

Tembec announced that it has begun offering FSC-certified Softwood Kraft (NBSK) and Temcell High Yield pulps to the market, which are used in a variety of products, including tissue, towel, printing and writing, and specialty paper. Tembec's Smooth Rock Falls and Temiscaming High Yield pulp operations have FSC Chain-of-Custody certification, and the Skookumchuck, B.C., pulp mill will soon offer FSC-certified NBSK pulp to the market. These three operations produce approximately 770,000 tonnes of NBSK and BTCMP High Yield pulps annually, and use FSC wood fiber from a combined area totaling 10-million acres.

KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL

Kimberly-Clark Professional has introduced a new hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) conversion kit for its trademarked In-Sight and Windows touchless roll towel dispensers that provides additional water resistance and towel protection for food processing and grocery operations. These towel dispensers provide workers with a clean, absorbent towel without their having to touch the dispenser's surfaces. Because they are touchless, the dispensers help reduce the risk of spreading bacteria in food processing and grocery operations. The optional HACCP conversion kit is easy to install and provides for quick removal of the dispenser during wash downs.

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