As a widely distributed and fast growing graminaceous plant, bamboo has emerged as an important raw material for pulping and papermaking to mitigate the shortage of wood resources, at least in the East Asia region. New technologies such as silicon removal have been developed to overcome the disadvantage of bamboo as a pulping raw material, as well as to improve the quality of bamboo pulp products. The bamboo pulping capacity in China is continuing to increase in the near future.
Accompanied with the rapid economic development, China has become the largest paper production and consumption country in the world during the last decade. Simultaneously, a great change in the raw material structure of the pulp and paper industry has taken place in China. The proportion of non-wood fibers in the pulp and paper industry of China has exhibited a gradual decrease. However, due to shortage of wood resources, utilization of non-wood fibers remains important in China. The total production capacity of bamboo pulp in China reached 2,400,000 tons in 2017, and most of the bamboo pulps (about 80%) are for the production of household paper grades. It is worth noting that household paper grades prepared from unbleached bamboo pulp have become a welcomed product for customers and have achieved encouraging commercial success in China.
To promote utilization of bamboo for pulp production, local governments of China are providing support for bamboo plantation and improvement of transportation conditions. A special sub-committee of Bamboo Pulp Working Committee was established in 2016 under the China Paper Association to accelerate the development of bamboo pulping technology and enhance the collaboration between paper mills and research institutions.
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