Paper & Paper Products
Papermaking is the process of making paper, a material which is used universally today for writing and packaging. In papermaking, a dilute suspension of fibres in water is drained through a screen, so that a mat of randomly interwoven fibres is laid down. Water is removed from this mat of fibres by pressing and drying to make paper. Since the invention of the Fourdrinier machine, most paper has been made from wood pulp because of cost. But other fibre sources such as cotton and textiles are used for high-quality papers.