: Vacuum boxes underneath the screen pull more water out to solidify the mat.
: Many mills use "waste" wood from sawmills that cannot be used for lumber.
: Chips are literally "beaten to a pulp" using mechanical force. ijv6TP
The process begins by harvesting trees, which are debarked and cut into small wood chips about the size of a coin.
The pulp, which is roughly 99% water and 1% fiber at this point, is pumped onto a moving wire screen. : Vacuum boxes underneath the screen pull more
Wood chips are broken down into a fiber suspension called pulp.
: As the pulp moves along the screen, water drains away, and the fibers begin to weave together into a wet mat called a "web". The process begins by harvesting trees, which are
: Paper can also be made from recycled fibers, grass, mulberry bark, or hemp. 🥣 Stage 2: Pulping