Paper as an Industry

paper experimentation
Printing technology rapidly developed and created an ever increasing demand for paper. The early European papers were made from recycled cotton and linen. Yet soon this source became insufficient and some curious attempts were made to source new materials - the most macabre of which was the recycling of Egyptian mummies to create wrapping paper! Others experimented with fibres such as straw, cabbage, wasp nests and finally wood, resulted in inexpensive - and replaceable - materials for paper making. Today, the long soft fibres of softwoods such as spruce have become the most suitable source of pulp for mass production.

Mass production
The demand for more paper created the need for greater efficiency in production. In the late 18th century, the labors of Nicholas Luis Robert resulted in the creation of a machine that could produce a massive length of paper on a endless wire mesh with rollers at one end. The Fourdrinier brothers marketed the new machine, which made papers soon replaced traditional single sheets made by hand. In Europe and America , the mass production of paper became a huge supplier for volumes of paper for the production of newspapers, books, magazines, paper bags, toilet paper, money and a huge variety of other uses. Today, the increasing volume of paper consumption has become a complex environmental matter - and the need for new materials increasingly urgent. While recycling has done some good, much paper is still wasted.
In the west, as industrial paper production boomed the art of hand paper-making has been driven nearly to extinction - being practiced only by a few fine artists and crafts people. However, in small areas throughout Asia , the tradition has lived on. Incidentally, the traditional Asian paper which is often referred to as "rice paper" is not made from rice fibres at all. More commonly it is made from the versatile mulberry tree - varieties of which are also used for feeding silkworms and in medicine. In contrast to the cold precision and standardisation which industrial production demands, the soft, subtle textures and natural feeling of hand made paper is said to echo the warm heart of the papermaker who makes each sheet with devotion.

The Future of Paper
Today,Technology through in the field of mrdia and TV has grown rapidly. This article that you are reading right now is a creation of the age of the internet. The question that lay here is “ What kind of future is waiting for the paper industry in the expanding riot of computers and the internet?”. We believe that paper production will depend on quality more that quantity. That what Venus Paper Company will keep providing.