PURO-THRESH Tobacco Process At Granville Plant
A new tobacco process, used from February 1966, matures Virginia tobaccos in Australia and overseas to yield cleaner, better tasting cigarettes. Granville Tobacco Processors Pty. Ltd operates a $3,000,000 PURO-THRESH plant at Bundamba Queensland, among the first of its kind in the world, now influencing leading Australian brands.
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Granville Tobacco Processors Pty. Ltd
Europe
North America
Granville Tobacco Processors
Bundamba
Q’id
Granville Theses
Puro-thresh process promises cleaner tastier cigarettes
A tobacco industry article discusses the PURO-THRESH method claiming leaf maturity is clean and free of contamination, preserving Virginia tobacco flavor and reducing harshness. Endorsed by Swiss and Australian experts, it notes idle plants lacking modern tipping and threshing equipment and the export trade demand.
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E Register
Virginia
The
Tobacco Association of the United States
Parker
Tobacco exports shift as tipping and threshing rise
U S A October 10 1965 report cites Dibrell Brothers vice president R B Bridgforth Jr noting large foreign manufacturers demand tobacco processed by tipping and threshing. Smaller export firms failing to switch face sales losses while industry spokesmen say older plants are outmoded and hard to retrofit due to size and weight constraints.
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R. B. Bridgforth, Jr
Dibrell Brothers
Pure-Thresh process effects on tobacco maturation
The description contrasts two approaches. The first notes dust and foreign material remaining during the full maturation period and stems and woody parts staying intact. The second asserts removal of all dust and foreign matter before maturation and claims lamina is gently stripped by modern machinery with all stems and woody parts removed beforehand.
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