Company founded
1984
Cellu Tissue Corporation was founded in 1984 by a group of private investors who purchased a two-paper machine facility in East Hartford, Connecticut. The East Hartford mill produced approximately 16,000 tons of tissue used in the manufacturing of private label bathroom tissue and furniture wadding. In 1986 the company made a strategic move to improve its margins by producing highly engineered tissues for use in the hygiene markets, i.e. baby diapers, adult incontinence products and surgical wadding.