Raw Wide Perforated Tips were created to get the burning ember further away from our faces. The thing with tips is that everyone rolls differently and has different preferences.
Raw Tips are made on an antique Fourdrinier paper machine. For the thick tipping paper, RAW had to travel to an old paper mill in Northern China that was still using an original Fourdrinier.
Modern paper mills use small-structure cellulose to make paper. The original paper mills used fiber instead. For tipping paper to perform best, it needs to be made from fiber – not just boiled cellulose. Fiber-based tips roll smooth and have enough structural rigidity to both keep their shape in your mouth and not dissolve.