What type of wood is especially suitable for making pulp and paper?

• A. Hardwood of the temperate forests
• B. Softwood of the temperate forests
• C. Hardwood of the tropical forests
• D. Softwood of the tropical forests

Answer: (B)

Paper and pulp manufacturing are forest-based industries. The basic raw material for the pulp and paper industry isthe wood. Softwood of the temperate forests is especially suitable for making pulp and paper.