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8ind staircases. KSM is a high speed log merchandizing facility which manufactures 

 logs ofsmziller diameters into high-quality, metric-dimension, planed lumber products. 

 Approximately 90 percent of KSM sawn products enter the worldwide structural lumber 

 market as finished merchandise. The balance of the sawn material from KSM is used 

 for tight-grain cut stock or studs, sold in domestic markets. 



Throughout its history, the primary product of KPC's pulp mill has been 

 ultra-pure dissolving sulfite "Tongacell" pulp, produced principally from hemlock fiber. 

 Our customers process "TongaceH" into viscose and cellulose for use in the manufacture 

 of a vciriety of products including rayon fabric, carpets, draperies, sponges, cellophane 

 packaging, pheuTnaceutical goods, food additives, rope, brush and broom bristles, 

 insulation, cosmetic products, rayon cord tires, peiint, and furniture lacquers. 



The pulp mill has an annual production capacity of over 190,000 tons of 90-plus 

 percent pure cellulose pulp. Our pulp is sold both domestically and to foreign buyers. 

 KPC is one of only eight stable suppliers of dissolving pulp worldwide. 



When the Forest Service provides a dependable supply of raw materials, we 

 employ over 1,000 people to harvest, transport and manufacture these lumber and pulp 

 products. Throughout the Ketchikan-Metlakatla-Prince of Wales area of southeast 

 Alaska, our pulp, sawmill, and timber operations directly support the employment of 

 an additional 1,500 people outside our company: contract loggers, road builders, 

 longshoremen, and tugboat operators, cunong others. Overall, approximately 25 



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