PAPERmaking! FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY Volume 3, Number 1, 2017
The European pulp and paper industry in transition to a bio-economy: A Delphi study
Anne Toppinen (1), SatuPätäri (2), AnniTuppura (2), AriJantunen (2)
This article models evolution of the (Western) European Pulp and Paper Industry to 2030. It suggests the main drivers will be energy and material efficiency, and sees the industry moving towards a diversified product range focussing mainly on high value added grades and on segments with higher environmental awareness. In particular by 2030 it is predicted around 40% of turnover will come from genuinely new products – such as from the biorefinery concept. (1) Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, 00014 Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland (2) School of Business and Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, 53851 Lappeenranta, Finland
Published previously: Futures 88 (2017) 1–14 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2017.02.002
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Article 6 – European Bio-economy
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