Mr. Pavan Khaitan, shares his insights over current pricing and demand patterns within the paper industry. He states that profits for the sector will remain robust despite a decline in paper prices, and plans to expand the company's speciality paper manufacturing capacity by 15,000 tonnes and an overall capacity increase of 25%.
- Use of pulp and the climate of a particular country can have an impact on the characteristic of fine paper
Looking eastwards for recovered paper exports
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas is considering the construction of a paper production facility in the Raigad district of the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The site in Dherand village identified for the facility will have a capacity to produce 1.2 million MT of paper products including printing paper, tissue and packaging board. By 2025, Asia Pulp & Paper intends to begin its enormous capacity in India to produce WPP, tissue, and packaging boards
It is an undisputed fact that until the 1990s the production of paper for newspapers and magazines played a leading role in the Italian paper industry. With the arrival of the Internet and the digitization of documents, however, habits have changed. However, new opportunities have arisen in other areas, such as in the cardboard and packaging sector. In order not to miss them, it is possible to resort to a conversion of the existing plants.
In parts of Europe, the gas supply to private households is prioritized over the industry. This means a scarcity of gas would likely impact the industry first.
