METHOD FOR PRODUCING PAPER， CARDBOARD， OR PAPERBOARD USING BAOBAB TREE BARK BAST FIBERS， BAOBAB FRUIT FIBERS， AND/OR NATAL FIG BAST FIBERS AS PAPERMAKING RAW MATERIALS

The invention relates to a method for producing paper， cardboard， or paperboard using baobab tree bark bast fibers， baobab fruit fibers， and/or natal fig fibers as papermaking raw materials， having the following steps: obtaining baobab tree bark bast fibers and/or baobab fruit fibers as baobab raw materials and/or obtaining natal fig fibers as natal fig raw materials; fiberizing the baobab raw material and/or natal fig raw material using water; heating and preferably bleaching the obtained fiber pulp; applying the fiber pulp onto a sieving means， including the step of removing a part of the added water in order to produce a nonwoven paper fabric; pressing the obtained nonwoven paper fabric; and drying the obtained nonwoven paper fabric. The invention additionally relates to paper， paperboard， or cardboard which can be obtained using a method of the invention and to the use thereof in order to produce natural paper， papier-m??ché， artificial paper， sanitary paper， tissue paper， graphic paper， paper， cardboard and paperboard for packaging purposes， or paper for special technical applications.