HANDMADE PAPER UNIT BASED ON BANANA FIBRE-20

Abstract

The Handmade paper Industy has become more popular because of its eco-friendly nature and has a significant impact for growing forest and preserving the greenery. The water and air pollution is also negligible. The export of handmade paper is increased in multiples with the growing awareness in developed and developing countries. In recent years handful number of handmade paper manufacturer become cent percente export oriented unts. These units are exporting handmade paper & its products to several countries. The demand of handmade paper is increasing day by day in domestic as well as in international market. Several varieties of Banana are cultivated in the country. The plants are cut down as soon as fruits are harvested for extraction of fibre. Banana fibre has great potentialities for paper making because of its high alpha-cellulose and low lignin content.