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==Production== {{Main|Paper tissue}} Paper towels are made from either virgin or [[paper recycling|recycled]] [[pulp (paper)|paper pulp]],<ref name="quick">{{cite web |url= http://www.quickerpickerupper.com/faq.shtml#4|title= Frequently Asked Questions |publisher= quickerpickerupper.com |access-date=2007-06-28 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070609222029/http://www.quickerpickerupper.com/faq.shtml#4 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-06-09}}</ref> which is extracted from wood or fiber crops. They are sometimes [[bleaching of wood pulp|bleached]] during the production process to lighten coloration,<ref name="Sasser">Sasser, Sue Lynn. [http://fcs.tamu.edu/money/your_money/cdm/2001_2002/paper_towels_01_02.pdf Paper Towels] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906042906/http://fcs.tamu.edu/money/your_money/cdm/2001_2002/paper_towels_01_02.pdf|date=2006-09-06}} from the [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] website. Retrieved on June 29, 2007</ref> and may also be decorated with colored images on each square (such as flowers or teddy bears). [[Sizing|Resin size]] is used to improve the [[wet strength]].<ref name="Sasser" /> Paper towels are packed individually and sold as stacks, or are held on a continuous roll, and come in two distinct classes: domestic and institutional.<ref name="ppiOct2008"/> Many companies produce paper towels. Some common brand names are [[Bounty (brand)|Bounty]], Seventh Generation, [[Scott Paper Company|Scott]], Viva, and Kirkland brand among many others.
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