Papermaking history a summary
AD 10
5
Chin
ese
of pap Han Dynasty
er as w
e know : the birthpla
ce
it toda
y.
AD 61
0
Pape
Fibres
Primari
ly
as raw rags were u
s
m
de-fibre aterial and ed
la
d bam
boo. ter
A num
be
develo r of types w
pe
ere
coated d, such as
siz
and dy
ed pap ed,
er.
14th ce
ntury
Use o
power f water to
machin
A stam
ery.
to prod ping mill wa
s
uce pu
lp more developed
efficie
ntly.
Export
o
techniq f the paperm
a
u
of imp e to Europe king
rovem
ents to and a series
the pro
cess.
16th ce
ntury
The ad
vantag
es
aking s of mill-base
d
pread
throug
hout E
u
paperm
rope.
19th ce
ntury
More m
achin
es were
invente
d
leadin and improv
g to in
crease ed
produc
d
ti
for ins on speed,
ta
cylinde nce the
r mach
ines.
The Ara
b
paste s coated pa
th
p
propert at gave pape er with starc
h
r
ies an
d a fin good writin
g
e appe
arance
.
Wood
be
materi came the m
al
a
thanks for paper m in raw
ak
to
the wo the inventi ing,
on of
od-grin
ding m
achine
.
20th ce
n
Full sc
a
le indu
Paper
pro
fully au duction pro
to
c
pulpin mated from ess became
g to pa
perma preparatory
king a
nd finis and
hing.
rma
Asia, M king spread
a
iddle E
ast, an cross
d Euro
pe.
were c
reate
by bea d
ting.
Of all the writing materials mankind has employed down through the ages, paper has
become the most widely used around the world. Paper has a long history stretching back
to ancient Egypt in the third millennium BC. The word ‘paper’ is derived from papyrus, a
plant that was once abundant in Egypt. Paper as we know it traces its roots back to China
at the beginning of the first millennium AD. Originally intended purely for writing and
printing purposes, a dazzling array of paper products are available to today’s consumer.
Develo
p
lightw ment of pap
eig
er
used in ht coated p grades suc
ha
ap
magaz
ines, fl er that are n s
yers o
r coup ormally
ons.
tury
strialis
ation
21st ce
ntury
Paper
for rec
ycling
an imp
has
o
paper rtant raw ma become
makin
terial fo
g.
r
Paper
is
consta innovative a
nd it is
ntly ev
olving.
using
pa
N
includ pers are be ew ways of
in
ing us
a
ge in th g devised d
chemic
aily,
e te
al; and
medic chnologica
al indu
l,
stries.
More p
a
create per is
d
better thanks to
machin
ery.
7th and
18th 1
c
entury
Inventi
on of
facilita machines
to
te pap
ermak
such
Beater. as the Holla ing
nder
This m
achine
develo
was
ped
to prod by the Dutc
h
uce pa
per pu
lp
from c
ellulos
e.
Sheets
a
on rop re dried
es.
Large
sc
produc ale
tion.
Insula
tio
made n material
ou
fibre c t of recycle
d
ell
very e ulose. It is a
ffectiv
e mate
for pas
rial
siv
and bu e housing
ildings
.
The gre
a
deman tly increase
d
d
shorta for paper le
d
ge
contain of rags. Ce to a
llu
in
introdu g plant fibre lose
ced as
s
raw m was
aterial.
The bio
re
sustain finery proc
es
a
like va ble materials s produces
nillin o
a
r a spe . For instanc wide variety
which
cia
e fo
ca
o
industr n be used fo lty cellulose od additive f
s
ial app
li
r
licatio textiles, cos ke viscose,
ns.
metics
and
20 years of CEPI