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World Paper and Board Production
U.S. Paper and Paperboard Production in
2006
U.S. Paper Production in 2006, Grade Breakdown
by Percent
U.S. Printing and Writing Production in 2006,
Grade Breakdown by Percent
More than 350 metric tonnes of paper and paperboard were produced globally in 2005, an increase of 9% over 2000. Printing & writing paper production increased 6%, while newsprint production declined overall by 3%. The greatest surge was in papers for packaging which, together with tissue, increased 13% from 2000 to 2005.
Europe produced 38% of the world's printing & writing papers, with North America producing 27% and Asia rapidly increasing its share to 29%. (Australia, South America and South Africa produced the rest.)
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, website statistics, November 2007
U.S. Paper and
Paperboard Production
2006
|
Grade
|
Production
(000 short tons)
|
Percent of U.S. Paper Production
|
Paper
|
41,160
|
45%
|
| Newsprint |
5,290
|
(6%)
|
| Printing/Writing |
24,442
|
(27%)
|
| -- Uncoated groundwood |
1,908
|
|
| -- Coated paper |
8,894
|
|
| -- Uncoated freesheet |
12,346
|
|
| Tissue |
7,354
|
(8%)
|
| Packaging and Industrial Papers |
4,075
|
(4.5%)
|
Paperboard
|
49,882
|
55%
|
TOTAL Paper and Paperboard
|
91,044
|
100%
|
| Source:American Forest &
Paper Association, published in Global Pulp & Paper Fact & Price Book 2006, RISI; 2006 Production statistics
are preliminary |
U.S.
Paper Production
2006 |
Grade
|
Percent of Paper Production
|
| Printing and Writing |
59% |
| Newsprint |
13% |
| Tissue |
18% |
| Industrial and Packaging Tissue |
10%
|
| Source:American Forest &
Paper Association, published in Global Pulp & Paper Fact & Price Book 2006, RISI |
U.S.
Printing and Writing Paper Production
2006 |
Grade
|
Production
(000 tons)
|
Percent of Printing and Writing Paper Production
|
| Uncoated freesheet |
12,346
|
51%
|
| Coated paper |
8,894
|
36%
|
| Uncoated groundwood |
1,908
|
8%
|
| Miscellaneous (bristols, other) |
1,294
|
5%
|
| TOTAL Printing and Writing Paper Production,
2006 |
24,442
|
100%
|
| Source:American Forest &
Paper Association, published in Global Pulp & Paper Fact & Price Book 2006, RISI; 2006 Production statistics
are preliminary |
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