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Pumping Up Eco-Friendly Paper Production

SETÚBAL, PORTUGAL—Known as the “hard worker,” the Eucalyptus globulus is a natural resource that can regenerate itself. It is no wonder, then, why Portuguese company grupo Portucel Soporcel (gPS)—the largest Portuguese producer of “green energy” coming from biomass—chose the Eucalyptus globulus as the prime raw material to produce its uncoated Navigator brand of papers. Compared with other trees, the Eucalyptus globulus provides more pulp and, therefore, more paper for the same amount of wood. And the low lignin content also implies fewer chemicals in pulp making.