Paper and pulp industry

The paper industry is an industry that manufactures various types of paper products. It is an important industry closely related to the development of the national economy, involving multiple industries such as forestry, agriculture, machinery manufacturing, chemical engineering, electrical automation, transportation, environmental protection, etc. At the same time, the paper industry is also a technology intensive, process complex, resource consuming, and pollutant producing industry. The industry's product range includes pulp, machine made paper and cardboard, processed paper, handmade paper, etc.

The paper industry is an important industry closely related to the development of the national economy and the construction of social civilization. In economically developed countries, the growth rate of paper and cardboard consumption is synchronized with the growth rate of their gross domestic product. The role it plays in the modern economy has increasingly attracted the attention of the world and is internationally recognized as an "inexhaustible" industry. In economically developed countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan, Finland, and Sweden, the paper industry has become one of the top ten pillar manufacturing industries in their national economy. The characteristics of modern paper industry are different from general consumer goods industry, but are technology, capital, resource, and energy intensive, significant economies of scale, and continuous and efficient production of basic raw materials industry. In the total amount of products, over 80% are used as production materials for news, publishing, printing, commodity packaging, and other industrial fields, while less than 20% are used for direct consumption by people. The papermaking industry has a high degree of correlation, involving industries such as forestry, agriculture, machinery manufacturing, chemical engineering, thermal power, transportation, and environmental protection, which has a certain driving effect on the economy of upstream and downstream industries. Nowadays, countries around the world have regarded the production and consumption level of paper and cardboard as one of the important indicators to measure a country's modernization level and civilization level.

The product range of the industry includes: pulp, machine made paper and cardboard, processed paper, handmade paper, etc. In order to adapt to fierce market competition and achieve modernization of the pulp and paper industry, while improving economic benefits, it is necessary to minimize pollution, reduce consumption, and protect the environment as much as possible during the production process.