Paper



Paper is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibers of cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. It is a versatile material with many uses, including writing, printing, packaging, cleaning, and a number of industrial and construction processes.

On Terra, paper and the pulp papermaking process is said to have been developed in China during the early 2nd century CE, possibly as early as the year 105 CE, although the earliest archaeological fragments of paper derive from the 2nd century BCE in China.

A civilization's paper usage tends to begin at the TL B stage, peaks at the TL 3 stage, then declines to an effective end at the TL 11 stage. For many reasons, once introduced, paper usage never completely vanishes.

The modern pulp and paper industry is Unionwide, with each system having some form of papermaking capacity.

