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Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. is a diversified producer of specialty papers. It operates in two segments: Paper and Reconstituted Tobacco. It manufactures and sells paper and reconstituted tobacco products to the tobacco industry, as well as specialized paper products for use in other applications. The primary products in the group include cigarette, plug wrap and base tipping papers, or cigarette papers, used to wrap various parts of a cigarette and reconstituted tobacco leaf (RTL), which is used as a blend with virgin tobacco in cigarettes, reconstituted tobacco wrappers and binders for cigars. Paper segment primarily produces Cigarette Papers, such as cigarette (including LIP), plug wrap and base tipping papers used to wrap various parts of a cigarette for sale to cigarette manufacturers. The Reconstituted Tobacco segment produces RTL and wrapper and binder products for sale to cigarette and cigar manufacturers.