“China has maintained the top spot for both demand and production of total paper and board since 2009, with the US remaining in second place. China accounted for 25% of world demand and 26% of global production of total paper and board in 2014,” said Kevin Conley, Senior Economist of World Graphic Paper at RISI.

“In terms of pulp production, the United States remained the top producing country in the world with 48.4 million tonnes in 2014. Canada came in second producing 17.0 million tonnes,” continued Conley.

The 2015 Annual Review of Pulp and Paper Statistics is published annually and details demand, production, import, and export statistics by region and country for 175 individual countries. It provides a comprehensive dataset of all key grades of pulp, paper, packaging paper, tissue, and board for the past two consecutive years.

• Data for 175 countries worldwide 
• All key grades of pulp, paper, paperboard, packaging paper and tissue 
• Production, Imports, Exports and Apparent Consumption by Country and Region 
• Summary of Paper and Board Production by Region 
• Top 30 Global Producing and Consuming Countries
• Pulp Statistics by Country and Region
• Recovered Paper Statistics by Country and Region 

For more information on the study, visit www.risi.com/annualreview 

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