PAPER INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The bulk of the world’s supply of paper is made from spruce and other soft woods,- the supplies of which are steadily diminishing. The quantities of soft woods available within the Empire are comparatively small, and so it has. come about that the- Empire is largely dependent on foreign countries, i especially Scandinavia, for its supplies ; of paper or the wood pulp from which i it is made, the chief sources of supply within the Empire being Newfoundland and Canada. The Imperial Institute has therefore given special attention to the possible substitutes for wood, ! which arc to be found in the grasses growing in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Among these is .the tambookio grass of South Africa, This, on examination at the Imperial Institute, was found to give a yield of about 33 per cent, of paper of excellent quality, and the prospects of a paper industry in South Africa, based on this material, are now being carefully considered. Tambookie grass is by no means the only paper-making material obtainable in South Africa, and from the information available at the Imperial Institute it seems likely that, the range of materials available will enable several classes of paper to bo made.
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Otaki Mail, 17 February 1919, Page 3
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