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Recovered and Non-wood Fibre: Effects of Alternative Fibres on Global Fibre Supply

GLOBAL FIBRE SUPPLY STUDY - Working Paper Series

Year of publication 1997

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 26

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title Forestry Sector Outlook Studies

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The paper examines the impact that alternative fibres, specifically recovered (recycled) and non-wood fibres, have had and may have on the global fibre supply. The properties and availability of each type of fibre are discussed. Based on historical data, three scenarios of future fibre supply were created: a projection of historical trends, an optimal model of high use of both types of fibre, and a minimal model of conservative use. A range of future availability of non-wood and recovered fibre could then be constructed. It was found that, in total, non-wood and recovered fibres currently comprise approximately 51 percent of the current levels of paper and paperboard production. The three scenarios predicted that this fraction would range from 50 to 90 percent of the world’s paper production level by 2010. The projection of historical trends shows a slow increase in alternative fibre content, culminating in a level of about 55 percent of total global paper production by 2010.

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