European Industry Federation is Europe's largest paper industry association, and also one of the most important in the world of international paper tissue. European paper 18 members combined, including Germany, Finland, Sweden, France and Italy paper powers. European paper and paperboard production combined account for most of the total output of Europe, occupies the world about 1/4.
Printing books paper production for 8 consecutive years. In 2012, paper and paperboard production in Europe paper joint members continued to decline, estimated at 92000000 tons, a reduction of 1.7%. The largest decline is newsprint, 2012 production was 9000000 tons, 7% less than the previous year, is nearly 20 years the lowest production. Printing books paper decline rate is estimated to be 5% ~ 5.5%, has 8 consecutive years of reduction of output. In contrast, packaging paper and paperboard production, 2012 not only did not decrease, but increased slightly. In 2012 the European paper papermaking capacity associated increase of the new 1000000 tons, but because the factory closures caused by factors such as production fell by 2000000 tons, two-phase offset, a net decrease of 1000000 tons of paper production capacity.
Newsprint production reached a minimum of 20 years. The most obvious is the decline in newsprint, since 2008 the demand to fall by 2700000 tons, but production capacity decline was only 1500000 tons, so Europe newsprint production factory operating rate in 2010 an average of only 92%, Northwestern Europe newsprint mill operating rate lower.
Since 2012, the capacity to further reduce Europe newsprint enterprises, such as the Swedish Si card (SCA) companies cut production capacity of 140000 tons, Italy Bo purchase (Burgo) the company stopped a production capacity of 160000 tons of plant production.
It is expected that in 2012 to 2013, Europe will total 1500000 tons of newsprint capacity to reduce, the equivalent of the European news paper to full capacity of about 1/8. Western Europe newsprint production factory operating rate in 2010 was 88%, with the capacity cuts, in 2012 increased to nearly 90%, to the fourth quarter of 2013 will reach 96%.
The highest yield of Germany and Finland have cut. Germany and Finland are members of European paper paper and paperboard production combined junior high school most populous country, 2012 two countries that are cut.
Germany is the world's fourth largest paper producing country, over the years the yield was more than 20000000 tons, paper and paperboard production in 2011 was 22700000 tons, 22600000 tons in 2012, a decrease of 0.5%. Printing paper production was 91800000 tons, 4.7% less than the previous year 96310000 tons. Packaging related paper and paperboard production was 10510000 tons, up 2.9% over the previous year 10210000 tons.
Finland paper and paperboard production in 2000 reached 13500000 tons, 12400000 tons in 2005, in 2010 was 11800000 tons, 11330000 tons in 2011. Finland 2012 paper and paperboard production fell to 10700000 tons, 5.6% less than the previous year. The paper output of 7940000 tons, 7.7% less than the previous year 8600000 tons; paperboard production was 2760000 tons, up 1.1% over the previous year 2730000 tons.