IT alL STARtS HeRE Wood Process. PAPER FORMATION PROCESS. + Did you know?* DRAINING, PRESSING AND DRYING Between 2005 and 2015, De-Barking and Chipping Did you know?* European forests grew by a total 3 to 4 trees are planted of 44,160km for every 1 used? 2, this is equivalent to Logs, usually made up of a combination of 75% hardwood and The bleached pulp mixture now goes through a series of different screening 1,694 football pitches every day. Sustainably 25% softwood, are stripped of bark and chipped. The bark is then processes, rstly to clean it and then to develop its physical properties. used as biomass fuel, making our mills up to 85% energy It is then sprayed onto the forming wires of the paper machine. Managed Forests self-sufcient. At this stage certain additives may be required, depending on the paper in The paper mill boilers produce steam for turbines that make the + the pulp production, such as tints for coloured paper. electricity for motors and pumps. is here A mat of pulp is then passed along the paper machine on the forming wire to the Sustainable forestry is the foundation of 1 At times, we create enough of our own energy to provide back to press section, then nally the drying section to squeeze out the remaining water. our business. 100% of our bre comes the grid, in addition to creating energy for our The nished product at the end of this process is paper. from responsibly managed forests paper making process. located near our pulp and paper mills. 2 4 By providing a dependable market for responsibly grown bre, IP encourages beep local landowners to manage their beep ...nearly forestlands instead of selling it for development or other non-forest uses. there! Pulp Process. Wood Fibres Separation The chips are cooked with water, additives and steam to remove a compound called ‘lignin’ - this creates the pulp mixture. The liquid generated from this process, paper for recycling called ‘black liquor’, is then reused as bio-fuel to 3 produce energy. The pulp is then bleached. Paper AND YoU THE PAPER 7 Finally, the paper arrives in your hands: at school, at home or in the ofce. Paper makes things real. It helps you to work, express yourself, communicate, design, create, think, play and have fun! And after all, it’s fully recyclable and made from renewable resources. Distributors These are our customers who make sure our 5 SHOP product range reaches the end users. 6 Our product is stocked in their warehouses, where Finished Product they break down our delivery into smaller quantities which are more customer friendly. The paper is wound onto one continuous roll These are then shipped out to people who use the that is then cut into smaller reels. Reels can product directly or to resellers who sell the paper in then be cut further and made into sheets. even smaller quantities. Reels or sheets are packaged up and AMAZING! shipped to our distributors and customers around the world. The IP Papermaking Process © 2019 International Paper (UK) Limited. All Rights Reserved. *Source: International Paper’s “The Little Green Book” © 2016 International Paper. All Rights Reserved..