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History

Clifford Paper was incorporated June 1, 1985 with four employees and sales of 16.6 million. Today Clifford is projected to distribute over 750,000 tons of printing paper from a full line of global suppliers.

No paper distributor can match the breadth and depth of our mill relationships.
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• Alberta Newsprint
• American Eagle
• Appleton Coated
• Atlantic Newsprint Co.
• Blue Heron Paper
• Boise Inc.
• Brigl & Bergmeister
• Cartiera Del Maglio S.P.A
• Cartiere Burgo
• Cartiere Del Garda
• Cascades
• Catalyst Paper
• Cellulosa Argentina
• Chenming
• Clearwater Paper
• Condat
• Domtar Industries Inc.
• Evergreen Packaging
• Finch Pruyn And Co. Inc.
• FutureMark Paper
• Gebr Lang GMBH Papierfabrik
• Glatfelter
• Gold East Paper
• Gorham Paper & Tissue
• Hokuetsu Paper
• Holmen Paper
• International Paper Co.
• Irving Forest Products
• Kruger Inc.
• Lecta
• Lincoln Paper & Tissue
• Manchester Industries
• Manistique Papers Inc.
• Mitsubishi
• Mohawk Paper
• Monadnock
• Myllykoski Paper
• Newpage Paper
• Newton Falls
• Nippon
• Norpac
• Oji
• Papeteries Du Léman (PDL)
• Resolute Forest Products
• Sappi Fine Paper
• Schweitzer-Mauduit Intl. Inc.
• Sihl GmbH
• Smart Papers
• Sonoco
• St. Mary’s Paper Ltd.
• Stora Enso
• Suzano
• Temboard
• Tervakoski Paper
• Tullis Russell
• Twin Rivers Paper
• UPM-Kymmene Inc.
• Verso Paper
• Wausau Paper
• West Linn Paper
• White Birch Paper

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Warehousing & Converting

Public warehouse locations throughout the U.S. and Canada

Consignment programs available to maximize efficiency

Mill relationships support considerable and diverse stocking programs

Converting needs outsourced to full service facilities

Clifford Paper has numerous locations throughout North America.

United States Offices: NJ – NY – OH – FL – WI- CA – CT

Canada Offices: Toronto – Montreal

Corporate Headquarters

Sherbrooke Office Center

600 East Crescent Avenue
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Telephone: 201-934-5115
FAX: 201-934-5188
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Buffalo, NY Sales Office

Tom Logan

375 North French Street, Suite 104
Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: 716-691-1001

Fax: 716-691-1147


Kettering, OH Sales Office

Roger Zappe

1612 Prosser Avenue – Suite #300
Kettering, OH 45409
Phone: 937-298-1300

Fax: 937-293-0157


Vero Beach, FL Sales Office

John Clifford

500 Beachview Drive Ph North
Vero Beach, FL 32963
Phone: 772-234-5525

Neenah, WI Sales Office

Jeffrey Hintz

1620 Beethoven Way
Neenah, WI 54956
Tel: 920-727-9602
Fax: 920-727-9606


Sacramento, CA Sales Office

Ron Alessi

14 Shorecliff Court
Sacramento, CA 95831
Phone: (916) 427-3311

Cell: (916) 806-1820

Fax: (916) 427-5126


Stamford, CT Sales Office

Ray Germin

460 Summer Street , Suite #301
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: 203-708-0023

Fax: 203-708-0024

Concord, MA Sales Office

Mark Giddings, Vice President

30 Monument Square
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: 978-318-6990


Montreal, Quebec, Canada Sales Offices

Luc Girard

Specialty & Converting Sales

4425 Decarie Boulevard
Montreal, Quebec H4A 3K4
Phone: 514-342-7770
Fax: 514-342-5837

Lucie Dunn

Commercial Printing and Publication Sales

2 De La Milice
Levis, Quebec G6V 1V3
Phone: 514-234-5034
Fax: 450-589-1080

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sales Offices

Mike Catalfamo

Commercial Printing and Publication Sales

HQ Toronto Airport Centre
Suite 200
5925 Airport Road
Mississauga, Ontario L4V1W1
Phone: 905-405-6220
Fax:905-405-6264

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

Conservatree Master Paper List

Markets Initiative Eco Database

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Chlorine Free Products Association

Co-op America’s WoodWise Program The Magazine Project

Environmental Paper Network

Forest Ethics

The Green Press Initiative

<strong>Unbleached</strong>
Unbleached paper is either gray or dyed during papermaking. This process involves the least environmental impact. Unbleached paper with post-consumer waste is often non-deinked as well. The ink is visible in the paper in the form of tiny ink dots.

<strong>TCF – Totally Chlorine Free</strong>
Virgin paper that is unbleached or processed with a sequence that includes no chlorine or chlorine derivatives. It may have been whitened with Hydrogen Peroxide, Ozone or biologically.

<strong>ECF – Elemental Chlorine Free</strong>
Processed without the most environmentally threatening whitener of all time: chlorine gas (pure chlorine). Chlorine compounds such as chlorine dioxide or sodium hypochlorite (common household bleach) are likely used. These chlorine compounds are much, much more stable than pure chlorine.

<strong>PCF – Process(ed) Chlorine Free</strong>
Applies to post-consumer recycled content only as it means that no chorine (or compounds) were used “this time around” but there may be traces of chlorine present because of earlier processes. Common bleaching agents are hydrogen peroxide (which, when used, breaks down into water and oxygen), and ozone.

<strong>Chlorine Gas</strong>
This bleaching process is the most harmful for the environment and is largely responsible for the release of dioxins into the environment. Unfortunately, even today, many mills still use chlorine gas during the bleaching process.

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What is pre-consumer waste?
Pre-consumer materials are those that have not met their intended end-use by a consumer and include allowable waste left over from manufacturing, converting, and printing processes. Examples: mill-converting scraps, pre-consumer deinking material, pulp substitutes. Magazines and newspapers that were never bought also are termed pre-consumer.

What is deinked pre-consumer waste?
This paper has been printed but not used by consumers, such as waste from printers and unsold magazines and publications. It is processed like post- consumer waste and is deinked for reuse.

What is post-consumer waste?
This is paper that has already been used and returned through a recycling program, thereby diverting it from a landfill or incinerator. It is usually deinked and then processed to make new paper. Office paper waste makes up the majority of post-consumer waste content that is used to make recycled copy and printing papers.

How is recycled paper made?
Recycled paper, either pre or post-consumer materials needs to be washed and is often deinked prior to being pulped. The pulp goes through a bleaching process to make it whiter. There are many bleaching processes; New Leaf Paper chooses a processed chlorine free process. Once the pulp is bleached, it enters a series of phases including the following: the paper forming section; the press section where water is removed by pressing the wet paper between rolls and felts; and the drying section where the moisture content is reduced to the desired level; and the calendering section where the paper is compacted and smoothed progressively as it travels down a stack of steel rolls. Once completed the paper is stored in either rolls or cut into sheets.

What is deinking?
The deinking process removes applied inks, finishes, glues, and other contaminants from wastepaper in order to extract the cellulose fiber. Typically this requires extensive processing through a variety of pulping, screening, cleaning, washing, and/or floatation equipment.

Recycling Links

Conservatree Master Paper List

Markets Initiative Eco Paper Database

Clifford Paper, Inc. Chain of Custody Sustainable Forest Certifications

Clifford Paper recognizes our commitment to environmental stewardship. We share a vision and a responsibility with our clients and suppliers to ensure the sustainability of forests and other natural resources.

Clifford Paper has earned Chain of Custody certification from FSC ® (Forest Stewardship Council ®), SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) and from PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes), all of which are third party certified forest sustainability standards.

FSC ®(Forest Stewardship Council ®) 
The Forest Stewardship Council ® (FSC ®) is an international organization that brings people together to find solutions which promote responsible stewardship of the world’s forests.

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PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) 
The PEFC Council (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, founded in 1999 which promotes sustainably managed forests through independent third party certification.

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SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) 
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) program is based on the premise that responsible environmental behavior and sound business decisions can co-exist.

SFI program participants practice sustainable forestry on all the lands they manage. They also influence millions of additional acres through the training of loggers and foresters in best management practices and landowner outreach programs.

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Clifford Paper Environmental Policy

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Recycling

Bleaching

Environmental Links