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support that market,” he said. Delmarva has a long history with its paper supply part- ners and does not spot buy to save a buck here or there. “If I’m just in the spot market every month getting the best deal I can at some point when the chips are down, I’m not going to have as much control over my procurement architecture as I need and I may put Todd at risk in terms of

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not having the right amount of the right paper on his floor so he can take care of the PepsiCos of the world. That’s not a risk we’re willing to take. It’s a very normal way that lots of independents function, it’s just not the way we do it,” Mehiel said. His paper partners are those, however, who embrace the science of fiber optimization. “They are a little more likely to be on the cutting edge in terms of reducing basis weight and putting us in a position where we can compete with the integrated guys,” he said. Core Values Above even profit, Mehiel said that safety is everything. That means when an employee’s boss’s boss — namely Dennis D. Mehiel himself — comes into the plant without wearing earplugs, they let him know. And that’s just the kind of culture Mehiel says he wants along with a top-of- The spacious height at the new plant provides ample vertical storage for paper rolls.

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