Abstract
Paper was invented in CE 105 by a Chinese that used the mixture of mulberry bark, hemp, and shredded cloth rags as raw materials. In the early days, paper was produced using nonwood materials before humans discovered the technique to process wood. Moving from handmade paper into automation, humans can produce paper from several pieces up to hundreds of tons per day. Days passed and the usage of paper nowadays is not only for writing and printing but the functions becoming wider due to the paper’s capability to be folded or formed into various designs and in fact its biodegradability aspects. This chapter discusses the history of paper, reasons of selecting nonwood plant as raw material, and its challenge and future of nonwoody plant fibers in pulp and paper manufacture.
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