Recovered paper collection increased from 5 million tonnes in 1998 to 8.8 million tonnes in 2008, says CPI General Director Oldman. Nevertheless the position of the paper-related industries as a bell-wether of wider economic developments was confirmed during 2008 as declining demand for paper and board products in late 2007 and the early part of 2008 pointed to the severe collapse in demand that developed later in the year.

"Whilst recovered paper collection increased from 5 million tonnes in 1998 to 8.8 million tonnes in 2008, the UK’s failure to absorb this into domestic manufacturing has seen a dramatic increase in exports from less than half a million tonnes in 1998 to 4.8 million tonnes in 2008," CPI General Director Dr. Martin Oldman stressed in the foreword of Confederation of Paper Industries` (CPI) 2008 Annual Review.

As the Review shoes, the position of the paper-related industries as a bell-wether of wider economic developments was confirmed during 2008 as declining demand for paper and board products in late 2007 and the early part of 2008 pointed to the severe collapse in demand that developed later in the year. The UK papermaking sector saw the closure of five mills and the virtual disappearance of its once significant Printings & Writings sector together with further major closures and consolidation in the packaging sector. Only the tissue sector once again proved more resilient with demand for its products remaining relatively stable,

The key issues covered in the Review include:
• the Carbon Reduction Commitment and Climate Change Agreement;
• the recovered market ‘collapse’;
• quality recovered paper;
• CPI’s corrugated promotional campaign;
• health and safety.

Figures and more information under paper.org.uk.

Quelle: Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI)

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