Eco Friendly Handmade Paper

'The world market is going back to basics'

Not only acceptable but highly fashionable, handmade paper stands out among all other 'eco-friendly' products and is indispensable for people who wants to conserve the environment. Handmade papers are made using natural materials like jute, flowers, grass, silk, bark, wool, straw, and cotton threads, banana, rags and other organic & recyclable materials. No trees are taken down and no environmentally hazardous materials are used in manufacturing handmade papers. It can be stated that, handmade papers are 100% wood and chemical free and hence are completely eco-friendly and recyclable.

Range of Products
The list of products that can be made from handmade paper seems endless. The paper craftsmen produce a variety of handmade eco-friendly handmade that can produce a wide range of papers like drawing paper for artwork, permanent document paper, filter paper and pads, dark coloured card sheets, deckle edged stationary, insulation paper, greetings cards, unique carry bags, watermark paper for certificates, besides other grades like file covers, duplicating paper, tissue paper, etc. Handmade paper has an endless variety of textures, patterns, shades, colours and thickness - each type having a unique charm of its own.

Unique attributes
Apart from being eco-freindly and recyclable, hand made papers are gaining popularity because of their unique features like elegant and exquisite surface for writing, high strength and unmatched texture for drawings, wide varieties of greetings, invitations, decorative wraps, etc. high tensile bursting, tearing and fold strength as compared to mill made paper and it has a long life, which preserves traditional arts and crafts

The Process
The process by which handmade paper is manufactured is 100% eco-friendly and converts waste into wealth by recycling. The whole production process requires non-wood raw materials and saves forest resources as well as hige investments. It ustilises maximum local man power, which in turn creates a lot of employment oppurtunities. Mainly produced by Indian manufacturers eco-freindly handmade paper have acclaimed popularity abroad and a substantial amount of foreign exchange is being earned by exporting them.