Pulp and paper industry in Europe
The
Production data
The European
In national terms the largest paper producer is Germany, followed by Finland, Sweden and France; the largest pulp producers are Finland and Sweden. The two largest European companies in the sector, Stora Enso and UPM, are both based in Finland.
Renewable energy
The European pulp and paper industry is the largest industrial producer and consumer of energy from
Recycling
Paper for recycling is a major source of the paper industry's raw material, which is why the industry aims to maximise the European recycling rate. The recycling rate along the paper value chain (ERPC) reached 71.5% in 2015 - exceeding the voluntary target of 70% that was set by the industries declaration in 2011. The total amount of paper collected and sent to recycling in paper mills in 2015 was almost 56 million tonnes. 18.2% was exported for recycling in third countries in 2015.[1] The recycling rate is now considered close to its maximum possible.
Innovation
In 2011, the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)[4] launched the “2050 Roadmap to a low-carbon bioeconomy”,[5] as the very first European manufacturing industry sector to react to the European Commission's roadmap towards a low-carbon economy with its own sector roadmap. The “Two Team Project”, which ran in 2013, sought to find the most innovative breakthrough technologies of the industry with two teams competing against each other. Eight breakthrough technologies made it to the publication.[6] In 2015, CEPI collected more than 40 of the industry's most innovative products in another publication, “The Age of Fibre”,[7] showcasing once again the versatility and innovation in the industry.
Leading companies
In 2011 the top 10 forest and paper products companies in Europe were:[8]
Rank | Company | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Stora Enso | Finland / Sweden |
2 | UPM | Finland |
3 | SCA |
Sweden |
4 | Smurfit Kappa | Ireland |
5 | Mondi Group |
Austria |
6 | Metsäliitto |
Finland |
7 | Sequana Capital | France |
8 | DS Smith | United Kingdom |
9 | Norske Skog | Norway |
10 | Lenzing | Austria |
References
- ^ a b "Key Statistics 2015". CEPI. Confederation of European Paper Industries. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b CEPI Sustainability Report CEPI Sustainability Report 2013
- ^ a b "Pulp and paper industry". Growth. European Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Home". cepi.org.
- ^ "2050 Roadmap to a low-carbon economy". CEPI. Confederation of European Paper Industries. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Two Team Project report" (PDF). CEPI. Confederation of European Paper Industries. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "The Age of Fibre" (PDF). CEPI. Confederation of European Paper Industries. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Global Forest & Paper Industry Survey, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2012
External links
- European pulp & paper standards, PaperIndex
- IPW The magazine for the international pulp and paper industry
- RISI RISI Pulp and Paper Conferences and Events
- TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
- The Paper Province Top EU Clusters in High Innovation Regions
- Paper Online
- CEPI
- PaperMart
- Paper Industry Directory