Dari-Towls®

Dari-Towls® help control the spread of infectious mastitis. More sanitary than rags or sponges, Dari-Towls® provide a set of clean, absorbent prep towels for each cow, virtually eliminating the chance of cross-contamination in the herd.

Dubl-Nature®

Dubl-Nature® Green Seal-certified products offer superior quality with a stylish and sophisticated appearance. Featuring a consumer-like embossing pattern, these products are made from a superior grade of 100% recycled wastepaper for exceptional brightness and absorbency. These products meet or exceed the U.S. EPA guidelines for post-consumer waste and are processed chlorine free.

Dubl-Nature® OptiCore®

Green Seal-certified bath tissue offers superior quality, with exceptional brightness and premium embossing. It features OptiCore® technology, which ensures the maximum use of each tissue roll in the dispenser before advancing to the next roll. This “controlled use” reduces product waste and cost. Made from a superior grade of 100% recycled wastepaper, is processed chlorine free, and meets or exceeds the U.S. EPA guidelines for post-consumer waste.

DublSoft®

DublSoft® premium paper products offer maximum softness, strength and absorbency, and will complement any décor. The DublSoft® product line includes premium controlled roll towels, folded towels, 2-ply bath tissue and box facial tissues.

Dubl-Tough®

Dubl-Tough® industrial wipers provide versatility ranging from light to heavy-duty applications. Dubl-Tough® wipers are strong, soft and absorbent and are offered in a variety of substrates and packaging configurations.

DuraTec®

Wausau Paper is the world’s largest producer of unsaturated tape backing, offering a consistently uniform high quality product.

OptiCore®

The new OptiCore® tissue technology offers a two-part core for controlled use when combined with our new Revolution® 3-Roll and Dubl-Serv® Side-by-Side 2-Roll dispensing systems. This new technology ensures the maximum use of each tissue roll in the dispenser before advancing to the next roll. This “controlled use” reduces product waste and cost.

OptiFold™

Designed for class A office buildings, luxury hotels, upscale restaurants and other fine establishments, the DublSoft® OptiFold™ is a premium alternative to traditional folded towels. The EcoSoft™ Green Seal® OptiFold™ is ideal for “green” applications where environmentally preferable products are required including green buildings, hotels, colleges and universities, government, healthcare, and other organizations.

OptiServ Hybrid™

The OptiServ Hybrid™ dual functionality dispenser design offers the benefit of electronic touch-free and mechanical hands-free dispensing. Receive a towel by waving your hand to activate the electronic sensor, pulling the exposed towel, or pressing the emergency feed bar. It is ideal for office buildings, colleges and universities, and high-traffic restrooms.

OptiSource®

The new OptiSource® Hand care line of soaps and dispensing systems provides style while maintaining personal hygiene. The soaps are available in liquid and foam formulations for use in a wide-range of applications. The lotion soaps are for general washroom use while the antibacterial soaps are ideal for healthcare concerns.

ProCare®

Wausau Paper offers a broad range of lightweight and heavyweight porosity controlled packaging papers suitable for sterilization methods. These papers have fiber orientation suitable for clean peel applications in a clean room environment. Common end uses include bandage wraps, surgical instrument packaging and lid stock.

ProCraft™

Wausau Paper manufactures a diverse family of products designed for the special qualities of craft, dual surface colors, art, gift and retail bag markets.

ProGard®

Wausau Paper produces highly engineered papers designed for specific end-use applications. These papers contain functional properties that make them the primary component of the end-use product.

ProPly®

Specialty Products offers unique char-resistant ovenable ProPly® brand papers for safe micro-wave, radiant and convection oven food preparation. Engineered with proprietary MicroBrite TM technology that prevents charring of the paper, makes these paper alternatives perfect for demanding portion control packaging where visual appearance is critical.

ProRedi®

Wausau Paper offers a broad range of grease resistant/proof papers and release application papers such as; cup stock, bacon layout, bakery panliners, and food interleaving. Examples of barrier papers include; deli & carry-out bag, sandwich wrap and quick service food (QSF) papers.

ProTec®

Wausau Paper produces sophisticated base papers for select clay-coated applications requiring barrier properties & excellent printing surface.

Silhouette®

Bay West brand Silhouette® dispensers offer choices of controlled-use and universal dispensers which provide an elegant coordinated washroom appearance. Sturdy plastic construction makes them durable as well as attractive to withstand years of commercial use. Silhouette® dispensers feature modern, translucent styling which allows service staff to see at-a-glance when it's time to refill.

Silhouette® Compatible™

Bay West brand Compatible™ controlled dispensers from Wausau Paper reduce towel usage 20% over uncontrolled roll towels and 40% over folded towels. Two controlled usage alternatives are available (button lever or lever models) to allow customers to meet their specific washroom needs.

Silhouette® Dubl-Serv®

The Dubl-Serv® dispensers' two-roll capacity ensures a constant supply of tissue, making them ideal for high-end installations. The Dubl-Serv® dispensers protect the reserve roll while the other roll is in use.

Silhouette® OptiServ™

With its curved structure and elegant style, the OptiServ™ is a natural addition to the Bay West® Silhouette® line of dispensing systems. The OptiServ™ hands-free roll towel dispenser features durable plastic contruction for years of commercial use, and for those environmentally conscious consumers, some internal components are made of up to 15% recycled materials.

Silhouette® Wave'n Dry®

With the newly redesigned Wave'n Dry® dispenser the only thing you touch is your personal towel. The towel is stored fully protected inside the dispenser until you pass your hand or arm underneath the sensor.

Sirrus®

Sirrus® bath tissue and household paper towels feature packaging compliant for retail sale. These products are heavily embossed for softness and absorbency. Sirrus® is 100% recycled and provides environmentally preferable bath tissue and household toweling for the retail market.

Glossary

Forward-Looking Statements
Form 10-K
Form 10-Q
Converting
Operating Profit
Shelf Registration
Private Placement Notes
Commercial Paper
Seasonality
Practical Capacity
Paper Segment
Tissue Segment
Uncoated Free-Sheet

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made on this website or during formal and informal investor presentations, other than those that refer to past results, are Forward-Looking Statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Securities Reform Act of 1995.

Such statements, including those concerning expected performance, price increases and future earnings or dividends, involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from the expectations set forth within this website or during any presentation or discussion.

Among other things, these risks and uncertainties include the risks and assumptions described in Item 1a and Item 7 of the company's most recent Form 10-K currently for the year ended December 31, 2010. The company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

Form 10-K

An annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Form 10-Q

A quarterly report to the SEC pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Converting

Any process by which the output of the manufacturing process is transformed into a product consumed by a customer or end-user. We routinely convert the output of our paper machines into sheets of various industry standard sizes and custom dimensions. Examples of this are individual rolls of tissue and/or toweling, packaged for end-user consumption in industrial, commercial or away-from-home applications.

Operating Profit

An alternative term for Operating Income. The profit earned from a firm's normal core business operations. This value does not include any profit earned from the firm's investments such as earnings from joint ventures, or the effects of interest and taxes. Also known as Earnings Before Interest and Tax" (EBIT). Calculated as: Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses.

Shelf Registration

A document, in some cases private, in still others, public and filed with the SEC allowing a firm to issue securities on multiple occasions during the effective period of the registration, typically two years. In 2010, Wausau Paper filed a private shelf registration with Prudential to allow the issuance of up to $125 million in Private Placement Notes to this investor. As of October 29, 2010, $50 million of Private Placement Notes had been issued pursuant to this Shelf Registration.

Private Placement Notes

Bonds issued directly to a limited group of institutional investors, such as a bank, mutual fund, insurance company, pension fund or foundation for investment purposes, rather than resale, in a non-public transaction, not requiring registration with the SEC.

Commercial Paper

An unsecured obligation issued generally by companies with high credit ratings to finance short-term credit needs, such as accounts receivable and inventory.

Seasonality

The generally predictable variability in product sales and shipments due to the calendar and budget year considerations of customer ordering behavior.

Practical Capacity

The amount of finished product a mill, or collection of mills, can produce with existing equipment, the mill’s current product mix and workforce. Usually an approximation of maximum production capacity.

Paper Segment

The division of Wausau Paper's business devoted to the production of premium specialty uncoated freesheet papers and high performance premium coated liner products.

Tissue Segment

The division of Wausau Paper's business engaged in the manufacture and distribution of premium tissue, towel, soap, and dispensing system to the away-from-home market.

Uncoated Free-Sheet

Uncoated papers that are produced to eliminate surface imperfections caused by visible wood pulp - an indication of a highly refined and quality paper. In this category are highly technical specialty papers designed for a broad range of commercial, industrial and retail application including food packaging and processing, tape substrates, industrial fabrication and protective barriers and most premium printing, craft and communications papers.

Coated Products