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With an adequate technology, the Romanian Government mechanically harvests 125,000 tons of dry marsh grass (Phragmites communis Trinius) annually from the vast reedlands of the Danube Delta which, when processed, yield up to 60% in unbleached pulp. The reed pulp is mixed with wood pulp in the production of fabricated paper. At $85.00 per ton of reed raw material, the reed pulp industry amounts to over $10 million annual revenue.
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de la Cruz, A.A. The production of pulp from Marsh Grass. Econ Bot 32, 46–50 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02906728
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02906728