Российские ученые рассказали о траве, которая в будущем позволит сохранить лес. В Алтайском крае продолжаются эксперименты по выращиванию удивительного растения - мискантуса. Из его стеблей можно делать не только бумагу, но и некоторые другие экологические продукты. По мнению учёных, речь идёт об альтернативе древесине, из которой на данный момент получается целлюлоза.

According to the data published by Federal State Statistics Service, volume of industrial production of wood cellulose and cellulose from other fiber material in Russia for the first five months increased in comparison with the same period 2019 on 5,7% or in absolute – to 3,7 mln.ton.
 
 

As it is known, it is forbidden in EU countries from the middle of the next year to use disposable tableware. German company Drewsen Spezialpapiere plans to start industrial production of paper sipping straws for cocktail.
 
 
 

Scientists FITS “Krasnoyarskiy scientific center SO RUN” together with colleagues from Sibirskiy federal university and Institute of investigation catalysis and environment of Lyon (France) created new production methods microfibrillated and nanocrystalline cellulose and vanillin from larch. Technology will allow to reduce quantity of stages and increase ecological safety of production from wood in comparison with traditional methods. Investigation results are published in magazine "Catalysis Today".

We have already written that the sales volume of newsprint and magazine paper in European countries is decreasing fast. Firstly, it connects that most big mass media use the Internet and also with restrictions because of spreading the coronavirus infection. According to the data published on web-site Euwid-paper.com the situation at the market of newsprint paper in Germany is improving. Decreasing of restrictive measures connected with spreading of CoVid-19 influences positive on the whole pulp and paper industry.