JAPAN (News release) -- Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. has completed constructing a demonstration plant at Fuji Mill in Japan for new functional materials, "MinerPa®" which is a hybrid material composed of wood pulp and particulate minerals using our own unique pulp-modification technologies, as scheduled.

The new demonstration plant will start up operation with an annual production capacity of more than 450 tons. The Company has already developed "MinerPa®" with not only deodorizing/antibacterial properties but also new functionalities such as antiviral properties to meet the customer's demands.