The new paper tigers
Asian pulp & paper industry addresses two-pronged challenge of demand and sustainability.
- Published: 23 Apr 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
As industry leaders gather this week in Bangkok for the largest gathering of pulp and paper makers in Asia, they face challenging questions about the future of their regional and global industries.
Asia, with its robust economic growth over the past few decades, has become one of the most important markets for everything from printing and writing paper to corrugated boxes for packaging, driven by both greater domestic consumption and exports across the world.
China, as one of the world's largest exporters, has seen a surge in demand for packaging paper, although its industry continues to remain very much fragmented according to a recent study undertaken by Deloitte.
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