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In Egypt, people started to make the first paper near the Nile river valley with Cyprus Papyrus.
Egyptians first soften the thin stripes of Cyprus Papyrus with the Nile waters. Then they form it into a Matt shape. Finally, they pound it flat and dry in the sun. -
In China, they made the paper out of bast fibers, such as blue sandalwood, mulberry, hemp and dragon whisker grass.
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Mayans started to use wood barks to make paper.
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Chinese paper started to be imported to the mecca. They started to use their paper.
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Playing paper cards started to be made in China
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A Chinese inventor made the first movable Paper machine during the Song Dynasty.
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Paper started being manufactured in Europe.
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Gutenberg printed the first bible with a movable type printing machine.
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First paper mill established in England.
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Paper machine created by inventor N.L.Robert.
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First book printed on machine-made paper.
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Around 1985 a further important development was made in the bleaching paper for fibers. First the bleaching with chlorine was replaced with bleaching with chlorinates and chlorine dioxide and after that the development of bleaching process without use of chlorine containing agents, like ozone, oxygen and peroxide.
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Paper kept on being made from trees. They kept the same technique from the late 20’s. Paper kept on being used in different ways and kept on improving.
