In view of this, a research laboratory was established in 1984 at the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute to give the paper making industry on Taiwan a face-lifting.
民國七十三年，台灣省林業試驗所成立了手工造紙研究室，專事於原料的栽培及品質改良，和傳統手工造紙技法的研究，目的希望讓台灣的手工紙「改頭換面」。