METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPER， CARTON， OR CARDBOARD USING BAOBAB TREE BARK BAST FIBERS， BAOBAB FRUIT FIBERS， AND/OR NATAL FIG BAST FIBERS AS PAPER RAW MATERIAL

The invention relates to a method for the production of paper， carton， or cardboard using baobab tree bast fibers， baobab fruit fibers， and/or Natal fig fibers as paper raw material， comprising the steps of: obtaining baobab fruit fiber and/or baobab tree bast fiber as baobab raw material and/or Natal fig bast fiber as Natal fig raw material; fraying the baobab raw material and/or Natal fig raw material while adding water; heating and preferably bleaching the obtained fiber pulp; applying the fiber pulp to a sieving means comprising removing a portion of the added water in order to produce a paper fiber fleece; pressing the obtained paper fiber fleece; and drying the obtained paper fiber fleece. The invention further relates to paper， cardboard， or carton obtainable by a method of the invention， and their use for the production of natural paper， papier m??ché， art paper， hygienic paper， tissue paper， graphic papers， paper， carton， or cardboard for packaging purposes， or paper for specialized technical purposes.