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However, the industry faces challenges, including fluctuating raw material costs, deforestation concerns, and regulatory pressures. Key Takeaways: The wood pulp industry is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 2.4% from 2024 to 2034. The industry was valued at USD 78.9 billion in 2023. By 2034, the global market is projected to reach USD 101.0 billion.
The pulp and paper industry has been criticized by environmental groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council for unsustainable deforestation and clearcutting of old-growth forest. [8] The industry trend is to expand globally to countries like Russia, China and Indonesia with low wages and low environmental oversight. [9]
The United States is one of the biggest paper consumers in the world. Between 1990 and 2002, paper consumption in the United States increased from 84.9 million tons to 97.3 million tons.
The pulp and paper industry in Europe accounts for about a quarter of world production and is a major employer. The leading producing countries are Finland, Sweden and Germany. The industry is a large user of renewable energy and achieved a recycling rate of 71.5% in 2015. [1]
In the United States the pulp and paper industry released about 79, 000 tonnes or about 5% of all industrial pollutant releases in 2015 [14] [13] Of this total waste released by the pulp and paper industry in the U.S., 66% was released into the air, 10% into water and 24% onto land whereas in Canada, most of the waste (96%) was released into ...
Great Lakes fell victim to trends in the pulp and paper industry in Northern Ontario over the past 15–20 years. Factors in the decline of Great Lakes and the pulp and paper industry in general included trends in advertising, electronic data transmission and storage and the Internet, all of which continue to have adverse effects on traditional ...
The pulp produced up to this point in the process can be bleached to produce a white paper product. The chemicals used to bleach pulp have been a source of environmental concern, and recently the pulp industry has been using alternatives to chlorine, such as chlorine dioxide, oxygen, ozone and hydrogen peroxide.
Sourdough is making its way into other products besides bread, according to the 2025 Whole Foods Market Trends Report. Think organic crackers from Patagonia Provisions, baking mixes by Jesha's and ...