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Article: Going global: the globalization of the paper industry is affecting local secondary paper markets worldwide. Europe's role is expected to increase as a region for new investment.(Industry Overview)
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- Recycling Today
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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To fully understand the recovered paper market in Europe, or anywhere else for that matter, one has to understand globalization's affect on the industry in general.
The increasing globalization of recovered fiber markets is a key trend in the business. Major decisions governing recovery policies and strategies, as well as new investments in recovered fiber-based paper and board grades, have to be made in light of a thorough understanding of their international implications, particularly their impact on trade balances.
One must consuder several factors in the international fiber and paper markets--from paper demand developments, furnish issues, ...