大肚紙廠的興建歷程及其在地影響（1938-1990）

The construction process of Dadu Paper Mill and its influence on the community

因戰爭時期日治政府對資源的迫切需求，結合了當時臺中大肚的自然條件與周邊產業及交通建設，1938年在大肚興建了大肚紙廠；紙廠的建設提升了大肚的生活文化、教育發展和社會經濟，甚至對臺灣及東南亞造紙產業的發展都產生了長遠的影響。
大肚紙廠更於1941年創立了臺灣造紙業唯一的三年制技術人才培育單位「技能者養成所」，這所相當於技職高工的學校，不但為本廠培育了基層幹部，這批造紙人才也發展成為60~70年代臺灣造紙產業擴廠的菁英幹部，甚至70~80年代更成為東南亞各國造紙產業發展時，爭相聘用的技術人才。
大肚紙廠對大肚及臺灣造紙產業的影響可謂既深且遠，遺憾因長期虧損，早已停工拆除，未曾留下一絲昔日痕跡；希望這篇文章能重建大肚紙廠的歷史記憶，重現當年優秀的大肚紙廠前輩們，如何從大肚出發，技術輸出到全臺灣、東南亞、以至中國各地新創紙廠擔任高級主管，領導造紙產業發展的傳奇，成為未來大肚年輕人效法的典範，讓大肚傳奇流傳久遠。

In the 1930s, due to the war launched by Japan, the supply of wood and various natural resources was limited. The Japanese government required researchers to study alternative materials for pulp. By 1932, they successfully developed the technology of using the magnesium bisulfite method to manufacture bagasse pulp, it making bagasse pulp production possible.
At that time, the construction plan for the Dadu Paper (Pulp) Mill was large-scale and very forward-looking. Besides setting up complete production facilities, a dormitory area with comprehensive facilities was built to stabilize the lives of employees. These advanced working environments and living facilities, along with the introduction of highly educated technical and management talents to Dadu, had a positive impact on the economy, living culture, education, and talent vision of Dadu.
In 1941, Dadu Paper Mill also established a ''Training Institute,'' equivalent to a senior vocational high school. It not only trained cadres for the mill, but those talents later became technical and managerial leaders in Taiwan's paper industry, and even in the paper industries of Southeast Asian countries in the 70s and 80s.
Unfortunately, Dadu Paper Mill has long been stopped and demolished, leaving no trace of the past. Hopefully, this article will reconstruct the amazing story of Dadu Paper Mill and how its outstanding predecessors from Dadu contributed to the development of the paper industry in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and China. It may become a model for the future Dadu younger generation to learn and follow, ensuring the legend of Dadu continues to spread for a long time.