Paper

By Ellah8801
  • 150 BCE

    First production of paper

    The first planned production of paper began in China. It was made form macerated (softened by soaking in liquid) hemp fibres, old fishnets, plant bark and water.
  • 105

    Ts'ai Lun invents paper

    Ts'ai Lun was a government official in China who was also the first to start the paper-making industry. It is said that he made paper by mixing finely chopped mulberry bark and hemp rags with water, mashing it flat, pressing out the water, then hanging it out to dry in the sun. He also wrote the first written record about the process of paper manufacturing and his guidelines continued to be used for several more centuries.
  • 748

    First printed newspaper

    The first printed newspaper appeared in Bejing
  • 868

    Earliest printed book

    One of the earliest books was 'Diamond Sutra' by Wang Cheih. It was a 16-foot (4.8m) long scroll
  • 1035

    First record of paper packaging

    Persian traveller Nasiri Khosrau saw street food sellers in Cairo, Egypt packing up their goods in paper.
  • 1495

    First papermill

    The first papermill was established in England. It made large quantities of paper that provided the colonies with paper for a long time

  • First U.S. papermill

    Finally, the first U.S. papermill was built in Pennsylvania