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Amid virus, humble toilet paper is suddenly a hot commodity
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PORTLAND, Maine – There's no denying Tissue Plus is on a roll. As luck would have it, the company launched production of toilet paper a couple of weeks ago — just as the reality of the coronavirus outbreak was starting to hit the U.S.
Consumers began stocking up on the basic necessity in the event they had to isolate or quarantine at home for weeks. “You could argue this is impeccable timing," President Marc Cooper said from the plant in Bangor, Maine.
But in reality, he said, it's stressful because the company is inundated with frantic customers seeking to buy more toilet paper than the small factory can produce.
From Maine to Oregon, toilet paper producers are ramping up production and shipping operations to resupply stores wiped out by
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