IMPORTANCE OF PULP & PAPER INDUSTRY Ø What Is Pulp ? Pulp is made from breaking down the fibrous part of plants, primarily trees or recycled paper, and refers to the main ingredient in the papermaking process. Pulp made from trees (wood fiber) is the most common source of fiber for papermaking and the base for many paper and wood products The pulp and paper industry, which makes products such as office and catalog paper, glossy paper, tissue and paper-based packaging, uses between 33–40% of all industrial wood traded globally. As one of the largest industrial sectors in the world, the pulp and paper industry has an enormous influence on global forests Ø Earliest History Before the widely acknowledged invention of papermaking in China around 105 AD, paper-like writing materials such as papyrus and a master were produced by ancient civilizations using plant materials which were largely unprocessed. Strips of ba...