Expera Coated Products announced today a new brand of liners used in the manufacture of Advanced Composites. AeroBak™ liners are designed with specific properties and performance characteristics to meet the extreme challenges encountered during the manufacture and delivery of prepreg. These properties represent years of development of both the base sheet and the coatings. “Expera Coated Products’ AeroBak™ liners deliver solutions to the market using unique technologies that extend our products beyond traditional release liners,” explained Harry Challender, Vice President of Expera Coated Products. “Through collaboration, our team leverages the depth of experience we have in both paper and coating technologies to provide a distinct product to address individual requirements. Expera Coated Products is committed to this industry as witnessed by our recent investment in capacity designed around the unique needs of the composite market.” Click Read More below for additional information.

Our commitment to manufacturing safety is shared by every team member and every facility in our network. This shared commitment has led to a wide range of safety milestones and awards in 2024. Safety is, and will always be, our number one goal. “We need our employees to be constantly engaged in safe work practices,” says Richard Tremblay, president of our Pulp and Tissue Business Unit. “Ensuring safety at work is one way we care for one another and propels us to reaching our ultimate safety goal — zero injuries.” Luc Thériault, president of our Wood Products Business Unit, agrees. In a recent article, he said, “When you step back and look at the progress we’ve made in the area of safety over the past 15 to 20 years, it is truly impressive. … Our success is the result of a strong vision, unwavering determination, a refusal to compromise and the hard work of many people.” 

Tork, an Essity Brand, has announced a strategic partnership with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) once again in 2022. APIC is the leading association for infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, with more than 15,000 infection preventionist (IP) members. The APIC Strategic Partner program establishes long-term relationships with industry partners united in the common goal advancing the science and practice of infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities and beyond. APIC Strategic Partners play an important role in supporting many of the educational initiatives and services that benefit APIC’s membership, which is comprised of nurses, physicians, epidemiologists, microbiologists, public health professionals and other individuals dedicated to preventing the spread of infection.