Love me tender

Love me tender

Paper communicates symbols, it engages your senses, carries history, supports education and democracy, brings cleanliness, comfort and safety.

Paper exists in many formsPaper has an endless ability to be transformed. It can be impregnated, enamelled, metallised, waterproofed, waxed, glazed, sensitized, bent, turned, folded, cut, torn, dissolved, macerated, moulded, embossed, coloured, coated or printed. It can be marked and the mark erased. It can be laminated with itself or with fabric, plastic or metal. It can be opaque, translucent or transparent. It may be made to burn or to be fire resistant. It may be used as a carrier bag or filter. It can be made tough enough to withstand acid or soft enough for a baby’s skin.

Then at the end of its life it can be recycled and used again.

Paper a multi faceted material Paper adds value to our lives and it also yields benefits to society. The paper industry in Europe employs more than 250,000 people. Indirect jobs rise to 1.8 million in sectors such as publishing, packaging and printing. This generates wealth and creates jobs in predominately rural areas, where it is often the only source of revenue for local populations.

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