Jacksonville, FL, Oct. 22, 2004 - - The Pulp and Paper Division of Hercules Incorporated will highlight various new technologies at Tissue World China 2004.  Visit Stand 5200 to discuss your needs with Hercules Applications experts and to understand how these innovative technologies can improve your tissue manufacturing productivity, product quality and profitability.

Recently developed high solids Kymene® Wet Strength Resins have improved environmental profiles and are more cost effective.  They also allow the tissue maker to meet the very latest regulatory and effluent discharge demands.

An extended range of ProSoft®Tissue Softener and Debonder Technology that enhances hand-feel and sheet flexibility allowing the tissue maker to increase surface smoothness and /or bulk softness.

Improved Hercobond® Dry Strength Technology can be used to increase wet and dry strength enabling increased production and/or enhanced tissue quality.

Latest additions to the range of Yankee coating products Crepetrol® Creping Technology are fully crosslinked.  This has the advantage of significantly reducing the impact of machine, wet end and other production variables on the creping process.

New ProSoft® Lotionising Technology is excellent for the surface treatment of tissue.  These state of the art products add extra value to the end product and can be formulated to impart conditioning properties to the final tissue product.