: The pulp is washed and screened multiple times to remove impurities like knots or ink. 📄 Stage 3: Forming the Sheet
: Chips are literally "beaten to a pulp" using mechanical force. ijv6TP
Wood chips are broken down into a fiber suspension called pulp. : The pulp is washed and screened multiple
: Paper can also be made from recycled fibers, grass, mulberry bark, or hemp. 🥣 Stage 2: Pulping ijv6TP
The process begins by harvesting trees, which are debarked and cut into small wood chips about the size of a coin.
: Many mills use "waste" wood from sawmills that cannot be used for lumber.