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Pulp and paper industry
International Paper is the worlds largest pulp and
paper maker.
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The pulp and paper
industry comprises
companies that use wood
as raw material and
producepulp, paper,
board and other cellulose-
based products.
The industry is dominated
byNorth American (United
Statesand Canada), northern European (Finland, Sweden, and North-West
Russia) andEast Asian countries (such as East Siberian Russia, China,Japan,
and South Korea).Australasia and Brazil also have significant pulp and paper
enterprises. The United States had been the world's leading producer of paper
until it was overtaken by China in 2009.
[1]
The industry is criticized by environmental groups like the Natural Resources
Defense Council for unsustainable deforestation and clearcutting of old-growth
forest.
[2]
The industry trend is to expand globally to countries
like Russia, Chinaand Indonesia with low wages and low environmental
oversight.
[3]
According toGreenpeace, farmers in Central America illegally rip
up vast tracts of native forest for cattle and soybean production without any
consequences
[4]
and companies who buy timber from private land owners
contribute to massive deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest.
[5]
Contents [hide]
1 List of main countries by production quantity
2 List of main company groups by production quantity
3 List by net sales
3.1 2007
3.2 2008
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
List of main countries by production quantity [edit]
According to statistic data by RISI, main producing countries of paper and
paperboard, not including pulp, in the world are as follows:
[6]
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Rank
2011
Country
Production in
2011
(1,000 ton)
Share
2011
Rank
2010
Production in
2010
(1,000 ton)
1 China 99,300 24.9% 1 92,599
2
United
States
75,083 18.8% 2 75,849
3 Japan 26,627 6.7% 3 27,288
4 Germany 22,698 5.7% 4 23,122
5 Canada 12,112 3.0% 5 12,787
6
South
Korea
11,492 2.9% 8 11,120
7 Finland 11,329 2.8% 6 11,789
8 Sweden 11,298 2.8% 7 11,410
9 Brazil 10,159 2.5% 10 9,796
10 Indonesia 10,035 2.5% 9 9,951
World Total 398,975 100.0% 394,244
See also:
List of main company groups by production quantity
[edit]
The world's main paper and paperboard company groups are as follows.
(Some figures are estimates.):
[7]
Rank Company Group Country
Production in
2010
(1,000 ton)
Rank by
Sales
1 Asia Pulp and Paper China 18,000 1
1 International Paper
United
States
11,922 1
2 Stora Enso Finland 10,812 3
3 UPM Finland 9,914 7
4
Svenska Cellulosa
Aktiebolaget
Sweden 8,948 6
5 Smurfit Kappa Group Ireland 7,650 9
6 Nippon Paper Japan 7,292 5
7 Nine Dragons Paper China 7,280 31
8 Sappi
South
Africa
6,900 11
9 Oji Paper Japan 6,861 4
10 Smurfit-Stone Container
United
States
5,896 13
11 Abitibi Bowater Canada 5,318 20
12 NewPage
United
States
4,400 23
13 Norske Skog Norway 3,998 30
14 Mondi
United
Kingdom/
South
Africa
3,697 10
United
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15 Temple-Inland States 3,660 28
16 Lee & Man Paper China 3,500 46
17 Domtar Canada 3,482 15
18
Shandong Chenming
Paper Holdings
China 3,350 35
19 Cascades Canada 3,330 22
20 Siam Cement (SCC) Thailand 3,191 51
List by net sales [edit]
2007 [edit]
In 2007, the top 10 forest, paper & packaging products companies were:
[8]
Rank Company Country
2007 Net
Sales
(US$M)
2007 Net Income
(Loss)
(US$M)
1
International
Paper
United
States
21,890 1,168
2 Stora Enso Finland 18,322 (291)
3 Kimberly-Clark
United
States
18,266 1,822
4 SCA Sweden 15,675 1,056
5 Weyerhaeuser
United
States
13,949 462
6 UPM Finland 13,748 111
7 Oji Paper Japan 10,439 146
8 Metsliitto Finland 10,507 (12)
9 Nippon Unipac Japan 9,990 195
10 Smurfit Kappa Ireland 9,963 202
2008 [edit]
In 2008, some orders changed:
[9]
Rank Company Country
2008 Net
Sales
(US$M)
2008 Net Income
(Loss)
(US$M)
1
International
Paper
United States 24,829 (1,282)
2 Kimberly-Clark United States 19,415 1,690
3 SCA Sweden 16,965 857
4 Stora Enso Finland 16,227 (991)
5 UPM Finland 13,920 (263)
6 Oji Paper Japan 12,788 114
7 Nippon Unipac Japan 11,753 55
8 Smurfit Kappa Ireland 10,390 (73)
9 Metsliitto Finland 9,335 (313)
10 Mondi Group
UK/ South
Africa
9,466 (310)
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Leading manufacturers of capital equipment with over $1 billion in annual
revenue for the pulp and paper industry include:
Andritz
Metso
Voith
Kadant
See also [edit]
American Forest & Paper Association
List of paper mills
Converters (industry)
Paper pollution
Pulp and Paper
Pulp and paper industry in Canada
Pulp and paper industry in Europe
Pulp and paper industry in Japan
Pulp and paper industry in the United States
Roll hardness tester
Environmental impact of paper
References [edit]
1. ^ De Sisti, Mike (12 December 2012). "China's Paper Operation" . Pulitzer
Center on Crisis Reporting. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
2. ^ Paper Industry Laying Waste to North American Forests
3. ^ A crumpling paper industry
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ Brazil forms 'crisis cabinet' following unexpected deforestation surge
6. ^ "Japan in the World (according to the figure in Annual Review of Global Pulp
and Paper Statistics by RISI)" (in Japanese). Japan Paper Association.
Retrieved Dec.17, 2011 and Nov.15, 2012.
7. ^ "The PPI Top 100 - most companies in the black" . RISI. Retrieved 2011-
12-17.
8. ^ "Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Survey: 2008 Edition Survey
of 2007 Results" (pdf). PricewaterhouseCoopers. p. 7. Retrieved 2011-02-
24.
9. ^ "Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Survey: 2009 Edition - Survey of
2008 Results" (pdf). PricewaterhouseCoopers. p. 12. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
External links [edit]
Confederation of European Paper Industries
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA)
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)
Forestry
Major industries
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