Selecting the Best Market Pulp Fiber - All Pulps Are Not the Same

摘要

It all started with Brazil. Brazilian companies have revolutionized the market pulp industry. They first had a significant impact on the global scene close to 40 years ago, targeting printing and writing paper and the consumer towel and tissue segment. Discussion of eucalyptus pulp relative to Northern Hardwoods continued for years, but today no one doubts that eucalyptus has carried the day. Eucalyptus had an unmatchable advantage over the northern species; it matured perhaps 10-12 times faster offering cost advantages and flexibility. Critical to its technical success was the opportunity it presented to clone and genetically engineer trees with fibers adapted to the needs of papermakers.