Abstract
BCTMP has emerged as a significant market pulp in the last 10 years. From it's introduction in the late 1970's as a supplement to integrated mechanical pulps for use in newsprint, it has established a significant position in the furnish of a number of paper products around the world.The introduction of any new product in any industry is always accompanied by a resistance to change by users, rapid technological developments in both the production process and in the application and lingering hangovers from early failures. This has certainly characterised the history of market BCTMP.The success of BCTMP in the last 10 years in overcoming these obstacles has been due to a number of factors including : -Development of a number of new grades specifically designed for particular end uses-The use of species new to BCTMP-Focus on the functional advantages that BCTMP can bring to paper that other fibres can not match-Improvements in consistency of quality-Improvements in the BCTMP process which have lead to a greater members of products and lower production costs-Lowering or removal of North American barriers in paper specifications and standards-Continuing growth of user awareness resulting from BCTMP producers marketing effortsBCTMP is now well positioned for the future as a dynamic, low cost fibre, capable of meeting the rapidly changing demands of the worlds paper industry.
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