The development of China's paper industry needs sustainable development

　　China’s paper industry accounts for about 3% of the country’s GDP in the output value of the entire industry, but its impact on the environment is in sharp contrast to the industry’s contribution rate. The paper industry’s wastewater discharge ranks first among all industries, and GAD discharge reaches 40%. .

　　At the same time, the paper industry is an important basic raw material industry closely related to all aspects of national production. 80%-90% of the energy in the production process is provided by the industry itself. The biggest challenge for the paper industry in terms of sustainable development is not energy consumption, but the environment protection.

　　From the perspective of the development of the tissue industry itself, it also shows some notable characteristics, which will become the direction for the industry to continue to improve in the future.

　　First of all, my country's household paper industry is largely controlled by industrial positioning and national policies.

　　China has long positioned the paper industry as a light industry. The development of the paper industry is subject to the "separation of powers" of forestry, agriculture and light industry. The country lacks unified planning and guidance for the industry, and there is no complete industrial policy for a long time. Relevant policies have different regulations on the paper industry, which cannot be coordinated or even contain each other, which causes the paper industry to be greatly affected by the macro environment.

　　Secondly, there is a high degree of dependence on foreign materials.

　　With the improvement of the domestic economy and living standards, the demand for pulp and other paper-making raw materials continues to expand, but China's forest resources are relatively scarce, and most of the pulp is imported. Except for the impact of the financial crisis on the paper industry, which caused domestic pulp demand to shrink in 2009, domestic pulp imports have been showing an upward trend. Since 2011, the international pulp market has shown great ups and downs. Pulp's high degree of dependence on foreign sources threatens the industry's loss of pulp pricing power, which has a great negative impact on the development of the industry.

　　Again, the consumption of household paper in areas is uneven, the gap between urban and rural areas is large, and the development of markets in the central and western regions and rural areas is insufficient.

　　Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and other large and medium-sized cities as well as developed coastal cities are the most important markets for household paper consumption in China. According to statistics, household paper consumption in the above-mentioned regions accounts for more than 60% of the total national consumption. As early as 2003, Shanghai’s per capita household paper consumption reached 8 kilograms, which is close to the consumption level of developed countries in the world. However, household paper consumption in the central and western regions is still very low. Per capita household paper consumption in some provinces and cities The amount is less than 1 kilogram, which is comparable to the consumption level of other poor countries in Asia and Africa. At the same time, there is a big difference in consumption between urban and rural areas. Although the urban population in China is smaller than the rural population, the household paper consumption of the urban population accounts for more than 70% of the country's total consumption, and the consumption of medium and high-end household paper is mainly concentrated in the cities.

　　Finally, the consumption structure of household paper products lacks rationality.

　　In recent years, the consumption of tissue paper for household use has grown rapidly. The proportion of toilet paper is declining, but it still accounts for more than 66%. Paper towels account for about 30%, of which napkins account for about 8.50%, facial tissues account for about 8.80%, and handkerchiefs account for about 12.70%. According to statistics, among the household papers in developed countries, the consumption of toilet paper only accounts for 56% of the total, and the consumption of other tissues and household paper accounts for 44%, and the proportions of the two are not much different.