Briefly describe the process of papermaking. What is the significance of the widespread use of paper?

Plant raw materials are made into pulp by mechanical or chemical means or a combination of mechanical and chemical means. After bleaching, screening and beating, the pulp is sent to a paper machine to make paper. Paper-making can be roughly divided into the following processes: networking, molding dehydration, squeezing, drying, calendering and curling, packaging and warehousing.

Significance: Paper has been closely related to our lives, and its significance needs no elaboration.