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Encyclopedia > Scott Paper

The Scott Paper Company is a USA based corporation which manufactures mostly paper based consumer products.


Scott Paper was founded in 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1890 it was the USA's leading manufacturer of toilet paper.


Scott was the first to market disposable paper towels and napkins in the 1930s.


In 1995 Scott Paper merged with the Kimberly-Clark Corporation which continues to market using the Scott brand.


External links

  • ScottBrand.com (http://www.scottbrand.com/)
  • ScottPaper.ca (http://www.scottpaper.ca/)

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Scott Paper Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (165 words)
Scott Paper was founded in 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by brothers E. Irvin and Clarence Scott, and is often credited as being the first to market toilet paper sold on a roll.
In 1995 Scott Paper merged with the Kimberly-Clark Corporation which continues to use the Scott brandname.
Scott Paper Limited, formerly a subsidiary, is no longer affiliated.
Fun Facts (11020 words)
Normally, paper loses most of its strength when saturated with water, and one which retains more than 15% of its dry-strength when completely saturated with water may be correctly referred to as "wet-strength paper".
Paper recovery is the practice of collecting paper for recycling or some other end use (such as composting).
Paper made from it is technically not recycled paper at all as it has never previously reached the public.
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