Sector mourns paper pioneer Schleicher, 78

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09 July 2003

Carbonless paper pioneer Lowell Schleicher, whose work with the encapsulation process led to the evolution of carbonless paper, has died, aged 78.

After graduating from the University of Michigan, he began his career as a chemist with the National Cash Register Company (NCR) in Ohio.

At NCR Schleicher met Barry Green, with whom he worked to refine the microencapsulation process, the method used to develop carbonless paper. They patented the system in 1953.

The two worked with Appleton Coated Paper Company to introduce commercial production of carbonless paper in 1954.

Schleicher joined Appleton in 1973, and remained until he retired in 1990.

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