This washed fiber then goes to the bleach plant, where a multi-stage continuous process of chemical treatment removes color from the fiber to produce bright white pulp. This process is similar to bleaching your white clothes in your washing machine at home. This mixture is sprayed between moving endless mesh belts where they meet, and some of the water is drained. Creping imparts flexibility and stretch into the sheet and lowers the strength and density resulting in soft tissue products. Some tissue products are embossed during the converting process to further improve softness, thickness, and absorbency.
Tissue paper is transformed into finished consumer and commercial products.
Every year, Georgia-Pacific manufactures millions of cases of bath tissue, paper towels, napkins, and commercial tissue products.