Base paper (sanitary and hygienic paper or tissue paper) is a special type of thin crepe paper having a low mass per square meter (usually from 13 to 40 g / sq.m.) and intended for processing into paper sanitary and hygienic products: toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, paper disposable medical products, etc. Tissue paper it is made on special paper-making machines (BDM) from both primary (bleached coniferous or deciduous cellulose) and secondary fiber (waste paper). At the Turin Central Processing Plant, sanitary-hygienic paper is manufactured according to TU RB 101449608.002-2003 with a density from 16 g/m2 to 40 g/m2 of the following types:
- base paper for natural white toilet paper;
- the base paper for toilet paper is white (whiteness of at least 82%);
- the base paper for toilet paper is colored;
- base paper for toilet paper with moisture-resistant additives;
- paper is the basis for making napkins.
Sanitary and hygienic paper is supplied in rolls and in bobbins according to STO 00280459-004-2016
