What's the difference between kraft paper pulp and dissolving pulp? To start, you need to understand that under the bark of the tree, wood is composed of five main constituents -- water, cellulose, ...

DAYTON, Wash. (AP) A proposed $184 million pulp mill in southeast Washington plans to take straw, a waste product from wheat and alfalfa farms, and convert it into pulp for paper and packaging ...

E.J. Harris / East Oregonian A company in Eastern Washington is developing a new way to make paper pulp — without trees. The mill will instead use a source abundant to the area: straw. Farmers used to ...

WEST LINN, Ore. — On the banks of the Willamette River in West Linn sits a 130-year-old paper mill. The factory, once sewn into the state's fabric, faced the same fate as other paper mills in Oregon ...

Aidan Anne Frierson at work in the Chicago Pulp studio. Credit: Reema Saleh In a basement studio in Bridgeport, Aidan Anne Frierson and Dave King are turning wet, squelchy pulp into handmade paper. On ...

Paper making, an art medium found in many forms around the world, is an accessible craft for all ages and skillsets. “It’s a wonderful medium that can scale from beginning crafter to contemporary ...

Start by collecting all the old papers that you have, from unimportant letters to old projects that are kept aside gathering dust. Look for papers in newspaper, magazines, office paper, and the likes, ...