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The Future of Paper


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The digital revolution has been beneficial to the paper industry on the whole. With every new technological advance, the amount of information has multiplied, and the volume of paper has risen as well. Paper remains the best, most cost-effective, and most prevalant way to view and store many kinds of information, from novels to transaction records to catalogues.

Nonetheless, many technology advances in the areas of printing, distribution, display and storage have had an enormous effect on the volumes of different grades of paper.

Further, every major paper application is developing along a unique path, affected by core technology developments, economic factors favoring or opposing the use of paper, and cultural issues promoting or inhibiting change. Some applications actually offer opportunities for increased use of paper, and other cause changes in demand for different grades of paper.

These trends include opportunities as well as threats, and total demand for printing and writing papers continues to rise. Nonetheless, the second half of the Nineties saw a dramatic slowdown in annual growth rates for many key grades despite being a period of exceptionally strong economic growth. Nor have the first years of the new century been especially postive (although economic performance may be more responsible than technology-based threats).

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This study is designed to help companies with their overall strategic planning, product development, capital investment, mergers/acquisitions/divestitures, and distribution decisions.

  • Paper manufacturers, equipment vendors and distributors
  • Suppliers of printing equipment
  • Suppliers of inks, toner and other consumables
  • Large printing and publishing companies

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