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Considering the question with me, “Woodfree” does the term have any real meaning and value today and does it communicate any useful information to paper buyer ?
Pulp, paper and Printing technologies continues to develop, with the qualities and the requirements of paper ever changing. In addition, there is a new generation of paper users who have no idea what some of the pulp and paper industry terminology means. And, let's face it, there are many other people who have been associated with the industry for many years, who also do not know what “woodfree” means ! In these circumstances, over the past few years there have been developments in various North America and European paper specifications, recognizing the fast developing technology that is available to us.
The most of those Paper Standards Committee revised its standards and omitted the traditional composition clause, stating that furnish content was “between buyer and seller”. Then, Aspen BCTMP is not any more caught under the current “groundwood” furnish limitations. There has been a growing momentum of change in attitudes to give maximum freedom to paper producer and user. This is also reflected in user acceptance of new paper grades and materials. What users want is quality and performance at a competitive price. The charges mentioned are helping paper makers looking to improve projectability and earnings.
Pulp and Paper Industry is truly a global industry. We need to develop new specifications, terms and descriptions in order to free-up the paper maker to optimize quality, performance and cost, to enable production of cost-effective products for new and emerging market and to improve user understanding of paper grade.
