A method of forming a moulded article comprises: - preparing a fibre suspension by liquidising fibrous material in a suspending liquid using at least one high shear mixer - feeding the fibre suspension to the moulding surface of a porous mould; removing said suspending liquid via the pores of said porous mould to deposit suspended fibres on said mould surface as a moulded article, the step of removing said suspending liquid comprising pressing a bladder formed of a flexible impermeable membrane against the article using pressure applied behind the membrane; - removing the moulded article from the porous mould; and - drying the moulded article using microwave radiation generated using at least one magnetron. A moulding apparatus for use in the method and a moulded article produced by the method are also described.
