Background
In 2007, some 43 million tonnes of wood pulp was produced for papermaking in Europe, representing some 20% of the total world supply. The main grades of wood pulp for papermaking in Europe in 2008 were sulphate pulp (62%), mechanical and semi-chemical pulp (33%) and sulphite pulp (5%). Between 1991 and 2007, while pulp production in Europe incr ...