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• Banana paper is used in two different senses: to refer to a paper made from the bark of the banana tree, mainly used for artistic purposes, or paper made from banana fiber, obtained from an industrialized process, from the stem and the non utilizable fruits. This paper can be either hand-made or made by industrialized machine.
• The Processing steps of banana paper making are: 1.Gathering of Banana Stems, 2.Cutting of Materials, 3.Pulping by "KAMIZO" machine (simple system using only water), 4.Making Paper (hand making method without any paste).
• Papyrus’ technology includes the scientific know-how, processes, machinery and equipment necessary to convert banana tree trunk into paper. The technology is unique and fits between the conventional pulp & paper technology and the lumber veneering and custom wood technologies.
• A technology turning banana waste into paper is gearing up to go commercial. And it has several distinct market advantages  a commercially viable cost structure, superior product and positive environmental benefits. Recycled Paper is made from both virgin tree-fibres and recycled fibres with one exception, and that is 100% post-consumer paper which is made from 100% recycled fibres. Therefore, trees are still cut to make most recycled paper.
• Banana papermaking seems to be the only avenue for utilising sustainable resource most appropriately. If all the banana plants were harvested and their fibre extracted from the trunk, around 2.1 lakh tonnes of the fibre would be available per annum, yielding 1.65 lakh tonnes of handmade paper. Bearing in mind that India’s production of handmade was estimated to be a mere 27,000 tonnes in 2002-03, with the main raw material  cotton rags.
• Though the total cost of manufacturing banana paper is as high as Rs 200 per kg, a manufacturer often has a profit margin of Rs 200-220 per kg, with the handmade paper selling at Rs 400-420 per kg. The paper’s value-added products such as gift wrappers, envelopes and stationery items fetch much higher prices.

• Banana paper
• Information on Banana Paper
• History of paper making
• Handmade Banana Paper

• Banana Hand Paper Making Process
• Representation of how paper is handmade
• Banana Paper - The process
• The Process of Banana Paper Making
• Production of Handmade Paper
• Steps in the the elaboration of paper from banana bunch stems
• Hand Made Paper Making Process

• Enterprises
• Australian Company
• Paper House
• Costa Rica Company
• Exotic  Company

• Fabric and Fabric Article Made from Plant Material
• Method for Making Paper Nuggets from Waste Paper
• Process for converting tropical plant material into fibers

• Technology
• Making Banana Paper in a Country of Bananas
• Recycled Paper
• Turning Banana Trees into Paper
• Paper from banana waste
• Appetising move: Paper from banana stem
• Paper & Boards from Banana Stem Waste
• Going bananas on recycling

Project

• Process for extraction of banana fibre and production of utility
• Banana fibre for craft industry
• EARTH Project
• Papermaking Project
• Recycled Paper Project  

Plant

• Jamaica Banana Paper Factory
• Banana paper maker moves into former Mitsubishi plant
• Australia Papyrus
• Ripasa

• Banana Fibre Products
• List of Banana Fibre Products
• Applications of Banana Paper

• The fibre of the banana tree is a sustainable resource to manufacture paper
• Turning banana waste into profit and choosing the right markets
• Handmade paper from rags and trash
• Papyrus Marketing set to Start
• Papyrus Australia
• Bananas take on paper market

• High ridge banana growers and marketing association 

• Fibre Optimistic
• Corporate Report
• All is good with the banana tree
• Banana fibre emerging good business proposition
• Low-cost banana fibre extractor
• Performance of central Coir Research Institute for the Past 50 Years

• Exporters of banana fibre
• Rags Suppliers
• Resins Suppliers

• Asia Pacific Resources
• Century Papers
• Exporters of Banana Paper
• Banana Paper Manufacturers & Suppliers
• Lotus Handicrafts
• Paper Nature
• International Firm
• Foreign Importers & Buyers

• Calendering Machine Suppliers
• Santec
• Paper Making Machine Suppliers

Guide

• Ecological Guide to Paper

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