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The art of refining waste paper.
WEPA sees itself as a company that takes on responsibility. For instance when it comes to the environmentally-oriented use of waste paper as a raw material for the production of hygiene papers. 40 per cent of our products are based on this raw material. The remaining 60 per cent are chlorine-free bleached wood pulp products.

In 1999 the existing material recovery plant in Giershagen was enlarged; followed by the one in Müschede in the year 2000. As a result, 145,000 tons of de-inking pulp can be marketed every year for our own finished products as well as semi-finished goods for third parties. The objective was to achieve a whiteness of over 80% and a drastic reduction of impurities when using medium and low-grade types of waste paper. This de-inking pulp is used for the production of a high-quality toilet paper that has increased the acceptance of waste paper as against wood pulp to a further degree.

The de-inking pulp not only serves to increase the quality of hygiene paper, but it has also allowed the development of a new sales channel. De-inking pulp is used in the fine paper, tissue, carton board and paper industry.

The art of refining waste paper.
The 17 state of the art paper machines comply with the latest developments in technology and specialise in the individual product groups. As a result we are able to achieve optimum performance and a paper quality that is oriented towards the individual applications and client requirements, e.g. a special softness and absorbency for handkerchiefs and cosmetic wipes: volume and consistency for toilet paper and high absorbency and resistance to tearing for kitchen paper.

Thus for the millions of consumers of WEPA hygiene papers, products are created whose constant high standard is ensured by permanent quality checks and a continuous process of improvement. This quality already begins during the selection of the raw materials and continues during all the manufacturing stages involved in the paper production.

All the produced rolls are registered on the appropriate paper machines. The respective types, date and the most important technical data are scanned and stored by the stock maintenance computers in order to guarantee complete documentation and traceability.