The RONII is manufactured for the Company in Spain and is sold through the Company's distribution channels. The RONII is a pocket lighter that meets the new child resistant requirements issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In 1995 Ronson Consumer Products introduced a new lighter product, the RONII refillable butane lighter, in both the United States and Canada. The lighter products are marketed in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Ronson Consumer Products also distributes three lighter products - the "RONII" refillable butane lighter, the Ronson "WINDII" liquid fuel windproof lighter, and the Ronson "Varaflame Ignitor", used for lighting fireplaces, barbecues, camping stoves and candles. The sources and availability of raw materials for this segment's packaged products are not significant factors. Since Ronson Consumer Products produces packaged products in accordance with its sales forecasts, which are frequently reviewed and revised, inventory accumulation has not been a significant factor, and this segment does not have a significant order backlog. These subsidiaries' consumer products face substantial competition from other nationally distributed products and from numerous local and private label packaged products. Ronson Consumer Products is a principal supplier of packaged flints and lighter fuels in the United States and Canada. The consumer products are distributed through distributors, food brokers, automotive and hardware representatives and mass merchandisers, drug chains and convenience stores in the United States and Canada. Sales to various units of WalMart in 19 accounted for 12% and 10%, respectively, of Consolidated Net Sales of the Company and 18% and 15% of Net Sales of the segment in 19, respectively, most of which were to its distributor subsidiary. Management does not believe that this segment is substantially dependent on WalMart or its distributor subsidiary because of the presence of many other distributors which provide retailers with Ronson's consumer products. ("WalMart") is a significant distributor for the consumer products segment and, as such, supplies Ronson's products to numerous retailers. The Company also distributes its consumer products in Mexico. RCPC and Ronson-Canada together comprise Ronson Consumer Products. ("Ronson-Canada"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. In addition, the Company's consumer packaged products are marketed in Canada through Ronson Corporation of Canada, Ltd. (1) Consumer Products The Company's consumer packaged products, which are manufactured in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and distributed in the United States by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Ronson Consumer Products Corporation ("RCPC"), include Ronsonol lighter fluid, Multi-Fill butane fuel injectors, flints, wicks for lighters, a multi-use penetrant spray lubricant product under the tradename "Multi-Lube", a spot remover under the product tradename "Kleenol", and a surface protectant under the tradename "GlossTek". Narrative description of the current business. RONC's products include lighters and related products, surface protectants and lubricating sprays. Ronson Corporation is engaged in the businesses of consumer products and aviation operations and services.
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