The range has been given a distinctive flecked texture and appearance by adding process residues from fruits and nuts. It’s an idea that replaces up to 15% of virgin tree pulp.
The video above follows the story of citrus fruits from orchard to paper.
In Italy, a million tonnes of citrus fruit are used each year to make juice. Only 40% is squeezed into juice, while the remaining 60% ends up as ‘citrus mash’. This mash is used to make essential oils, bioethanol, pectin, candied fruit, tyres and many other products. The waste products from these processes is known as ‘depectinised mash’, which is generally dried, compressed and added to animal feed or for heating.
Favini uses this ‘depectinized mash’ to replace virgin pulps and other materials turning them into high quality paper with a unique personality. Each colour has a different touch depending on the type of raw material used.
The final product is an ecological paper substituting up to 15% of wood pulps and other materials using residues from the processing of citrus fruit, kiwis, corn, coffee beans, olives, hazelnuts and almonds.
Source: Favini
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