Stone paper - the paper that Australian sailors will love to use?



8:20 PM Fri 28 Jan 2011 GMT
'Stone paper' .
Waterproof charts made from stone? You must be kidding! But the environmentally conscious world is forever searching for sustainable ways to produce the products we need. Here is another example of how to 'save the trees' and produce an amazing new, seawater resistant paper ideal for many uses for the leisure sailor. It's called Stone-Paper Here's what the manufacturers have to say about their paper: Stone-Paper made from waste stone from the building industry is ground down to Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) used also in toothpaste, Tofu, antacid and baby powder, combined with a small amout of Non Toxic PE resin ...


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by Alan Good





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