The Novel Needs and Future Trend

Abstract

In recent years, the change of industrial structure has been caused the change of the mainstream from paper to paperboard in paper and pulp industry.However, the demand of the paperboards in Japan hasn't shown upward trend, but has maintained a flat. Under these circumstances, the needs of customers for paperboard have shown several diversities in order to attain the cost reduction, and distinguish other's products. We have been conducted research and development in order to deal with customer's needs.On the other hand, we strive to acquire the stable profit by raising the recovery rate and blending rate of the waste paper.We will outline the future needs and trend of the paperboard, and introduce the countermeasure to take advantage of waste paper for cost reduction and meeting demand, trend and need.