Pulp Products
Chemical - Kraft Pulps
NBSK (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft): Pulp made from softwood trees, characterized by high strength, suitable for tissue, packaging, and specialty paper applications.
NBHK (Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft): Pulp derived from hardwood trees, known for its smoothness and opacity, commonly used in printing and writing papers.
BSKP (Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp): A general category of bleached softwood kraft pulp, valued for its strength and versatility in tissue, board, and printing paper production.
BHKP (Bleached Hardwood Kraft Pulp): A broad term for bleached hardwood pulp, offering good formation and smoothness, often used in fine paper products.
BEKP (Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp): Pulp from eucalyptus trees with high brightness, suitable for tissue and printing papers due to its softness and bulk.
LBKP (Bleached Kraft Pulp): Bleached pulp, typically from a hardwood mix, used in general-purpose paper products.
UKP (Unbleached Kraft Pulp): A strong, unbleached brown pulp primarily used in packaging materials, such as corrugated boxes and kraft paper.
UBK (Unbleached Kraft): Another term for unbleached kraft pulp, used for industrial and packaging applications.
USKP (Unbleached Softwood Kraft Pulp): A durable, unbleached pulp used in high-strength applications like linerboard and corrugated packaging.
DWP (Dissolving Wood Pulp): High-purity pulp with a high cellulose content, used in textiles (e.g., rayon/viscose), cellophane, and acetate products.
Specialty Cellulose: A refined pulp similar to DWP, used in chemical, pharmaceutical, and specialty applications.
Fluff Pulp: A soft, absorbent pulp for hygiene products, including diapers, sanitary pads, and incontinence products.
High-Purity Pulps (Specialty Pulps)
Mechanical Pulps
BCTMP (Bleached Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp): Pulp created by chemically treating and mechanically refining wood, offering bulk and smoothness, used in board, tissue, and printing papers.
CTMP (Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp): Less bleached than BCTMP, suitable for packaging and products requiring strength and bulk.
TMP (Thermomechanical Pulp): Produced by mechanically refining wood chips under heat, used in newsprint, packaging, and board.
PGW (Pressure Groundwood): A mechanical pulp made through pressurized grinding, commonly used in newsprint and lightweight coated papers.
Recycled Pulps
Recycled Pulp: Pulp made from recovered paper, used in applications such as tissue, newsprint, and lower-grade packaging.
DIP (Deinked Pulp): Recycled pulp with ink and contaminants removed, used for high-quality recycled paper products