How Paper Is Made

paper plays animportant role in many of the productswe use every dayit's light easily storable and reusable[Music]how is paper made in an era that demandseverything be as sustainable as possibleapril has the capacity to produce 2.8million tons of pulpand 1.15 million tons of paper annuallyapril operates in the city of pangkalankarinchipalawan regency riau provincewe are committed to operatingsustainablyeach part of our paper making process isin line with policies on soundenvironmental managementpulp and paper is produced using acaciaand eucalyptus trees as raw materialsfrom plantations which are spread acrossfive districts in riau provincethat grow 200 million seedlings per year[Music]april operates four central nurserieswhich are integrated with the researchand development departmentto grow the best tree seedlings in ourplantationsin paper making there are three keyprocessesthe first process is pulping harvestedtrees are transported from theplantation to the wood yard mill areathe wood is put into the debarkingmachineto remove its spark which cannot be usedin paper makingbark and byproducts are utilized as fuelto produce electricity used in factoriesand villagessubsequently the logs are washed cutinto small piecesand cooked in a digesterlignin is a fiber adhesive substance inthe woodand the cooking process dissolves thislignin substanceresulting in pulp[Music]the next process is to whiten the pulpthe white pulp is dried and packaged ina pulp dryerthis dried pulp is made into sheet formfor easy shippingpulp is a raw material for derivativeproductssuch as paper cardboard and tissuethe water used for washing logs isfiltered before being reused to washother logs this step is carried outto reduce water usageapril has invested in water recyclingand sophisticated processing facilitiesto minimize environmental impactthe next step is for pulp to go throughthe second processpaper making the mixture of pulpwater and chemicals is pumped into thehead boxwhich comes out through a horizontal gapin the surface of the filterwhich moves at a speed of 80 to 90kilometers per hourhere the fibers spread and form thinsheetsa process which is called sheetformationthese sheets are put into a processingmachine where fifty percent of theirwater content is squeezed outlater the paper is dried using severalmetal cylindersat a temperature of around 100 degreescelsius[Music]the final process is finishing after thedrying processthe surface of the paper is coated withcompound to improve paper qualityanother drying process is carried out toform a roll of papermeasuring 8.6 meters in widthafter that the paper roll is cut intopaper sheetswhich are tailored to customer needsfinally this cut paper is packaged andshipped to the buyers[Music]april produces a variety of pulp andpaper productsupholding our commitment to provide thebest products to our customerswhile safeguarding the environment[Music]you