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Paper mills are generally established near forests where bamboo and other soft wood trees are available. Paper mills engage contractors to supply bamboo and other raw materials. Due to excessive cutting in the past, there are no bamboos available in forests near the paper mills now.

The remaining material comes from wood fiber from sawmills, recycled newspaper, some vegetable matter, and recycled cloth. Coniferous trees, such as spruce and fir, used to be preferred for papermaking because the cellulose fibers in the pulp of these species are longer, therefore making for stronger paper.

Paper mills generally use wood from bamboo, eucalyptus and subabul trees. Subabul wood is most widely used now. Besides wood, a large number of chemicals such as common salt, caustic soda and so on are also used in different stages of paper making. 

In the process of Chipping, large wood pieces are cut into small chips with the help of large machines. The chips are separated according to the size. 

 Workers who are employed off and on are called ‘Casual Workers.’ Usually factory owners try to reduce their costs by employing casual workers even for regular work.

Paper industry is a polluting industry, chemicals are required for making the paper. It also draws a lot of fresh water from the river but lets out wastewater containing poisonous chemicals which eventually joins the river.

Paper is actually made in five stages. 

 The batch system allows a factory to produce continuously throughout the day. It also allows the managers to trace any mistake in the product by checking what went wrong with the particular batch.