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Of all the wood harvested throughout
the world, 42% goes to paper
production.
That number is expected to grow by
more than 50% over the next 50
years.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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The US pulp, paper and paperboard
mill industry consists of approximately
270 companies with total combined
annual revenue of more than $70
billion.
www.firstresearch.com/industry-research/Pulp-and-Paper-Mills.html
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Industrialized nations, of which the
United States and Canada are two,
consume 87% of the world’s printing
and writing papers. (These nations
make up only 20% of the world’s
population.)
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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Global production in the pulp, paper
and publishing sector is expected to
increase by 77% from 1995 to 2020.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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South America is becoming a major
global player in the forest, paper and
packaging industry. By 2011, it is
expected that five of the top ten
market pulp producers will be based
in South America.
www.lfpdc.lsu.edu/unece/Marketing/documents/2007July/3aLA_1.pdf
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Due to favorable climate, fertile soil
and an abundance of land, South
America has 21% of the global forest
area and the lowest wood fiber costs in
the world. This low cost has given
them a competitive advantage in the
industry.
www.lfpdc.lsu.edu/unece/Marketing/documents/2007July/3aLA_1.pdf
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There is great interest in wood from
tree farms in South America. 70% of
the wood that is harvested from these
farms is located in Brazil and 20% in
Chile.
www.lfpdc.lsu.edu/unece/Marketing/documents/2007July/3aLA_1.pdf
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Highly competitive wood costs and
advanced technologies have built
strong wood product and pulp
industries in South America.
www.lfpdc.lsu.edu/unece/Marketing/documents/2007July/3aLA_1.pdf
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The pulp and paper industries are
the single largest consumer of
water used in industrial activities.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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The pulp and paper industry is the
third greatest industrial greenhouse
gas emitter, after chemical and steel
industries.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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Paper pulp exports from Latin
American forests have
significantly grown since 2000.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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Approximately 71% of the world’s
paper supply comes from ecologically
valuable forests with biologically
diverse habitats. It does not come
from tree farms with renewable
resources.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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Tree farms have about 90% fewer
species of animal and plant life than
the forests that came before them.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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The US forest products industry
generates more than $200 million a year
in sales and employs more than 1
million people. This industry is among
the top 10 manufacturing employers in
48 states.
www.afandpa.org/ourindustry.aspx?id=35
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The Southern region of the US, which
has the most biologically diverse
forests in North America, is the
largest paper producing region in the
world.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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The forest products industry in
Canada accounts for over 2% of
Canada’s annual GDP (Gross
Domestic Product).
Fpac.ca/en/industry/economics_impact/
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The forest products industry in
Canada is one of the nation’s
largest exporters. It ships over $40
billion of goods to markets around
the world annually.
Fpac.ca/en/industry/economics_impact/
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The forest products industry is one of
the largest industrial employers in
Canada and the cornerstone of the
economy. In many rural communities,
this industry is sometimes the only one
providing jobs in these parts of the
country.
Fpac.ca/en/industry/economics_impact/
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The hundreds of thousands of
Canadians working in the forest related
industries are well paid and highly
skilled. The average wage for these
employees is higher than the national
average wage.
Fpac.ca/en/industry/economics_impact/
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The paper industry is the largest
consumer of forests in the US. It
uses 5 million acres of forests each
year. That is an area the size of
New Jersey.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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75% of the tree farms established in the
last 20 years have been established at
the expense of natural forests. This
conversion from forests to tree farms is
the leading cause of fresh water wetland
loss in the Southern US.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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Rural communities in the US, where the
paper industry is concentrated, are
economically worse off than other rural
communities. They tend to have higher
levels of poverty and unemployment.
These communities also spend less
money on public education.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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90% of logging in British Columbia
occurs in ancient forests. Of these
trees, 40% are used to produce
paper products.
www.coopamerica.org/PDF/PaperFacts.pdf
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The pulp and paper industry in Brazil
generates $6 billion annually to their
economy.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/W6127E/w6127e04.htm#brazil
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The US forest products industry
accounts for approximately 6 percent
of the total US manufacturing GDP
(Gross Domestic Product). This is equal
to the automotive and plastics
industries.
www.afandpa.org/ourindustry.aspx?id=35