Mercer International Inc.
Absorbent paper products having unique physical strength properties

Abstract:

An absorbent towel paper product is disclosed. The absorbent towel paper product has two web plies. Each web has from 20% to 90% of a soft wood pulp fiber mixture having from 18.5% to 88.5% of optionally refined soft wood pulp fiber; from 0.25% to 5.0% of cationic strengthening polymer, from 10% to 55% of a hard wood pulp fiber mixture; and not more than 10% moisture. The two-ply paper product has a Mean Square Dry Tensile Index ranging from 10 Nm/g to 18 Nm/g and a Cross-directional Wet Tensile Strength to Cross-directional Dry Tensile Strength Ratio value ranging from 0.295 to 0.33.