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and board deliveries for the year decreased by 3.3 percent compared to 2021, and exports to countries outside of Cepi’s membership by 13.3 percent. This reflects last year’s paper production decline in Europe, which particularly impacted exports, and the global slowdown in economic growth. By the end of September 2022, deliveries of graphic grades had decreased by 10.1 percent whilst deliveries of packaging grades slightly de- creased by 1 percent. Exports decreased by 13.3 percent by the end of September 2022, recording a huge decline in al- most all regions: European neighboring countries -10.5 percent, North America -2.0 percent, Latin America -8.9 percent, Asia -27.9 percent, and other countries of the world -9.7 percent. In terms of market share, other European coun- tries remain the main markets for exports with 38.1 percent of total European exports; Asia accounts for 20.3 percent, North America 15.0 percent, Latin America 9.8 percent, and all other countries 16.8 percent. Imports Increase Preliminary indications show that imports of paper and board into Cepi member countries in- creased by around 6.8 percent compared to 2021, with increasing volumes coming from other Euro- pean countries (+21.8 percent). Other European countries, not represented in Cepi’s membership, account for 47.4 percent of all European imports, North America 23.6 percent, Asia 16.9 percent, Lat- in America 8.0 percent and the rest of the world 4.1 percent. The trade with Russia was impacted by the sanc- tions adopted by the EU; EU paper exports declined by 68 percent while paper imports went down by 35 percent. Overall, the trade balance of paper and board has decreased by 20 percent compared to 2021, but remains positive. Both total pulp and market pulp production de- creased by 3.7 percent. The production of pulp (integrated + market) has decreased by 3.7 percent compared to the previous year, with a total output of approximately 35.9 mil- lion tons. It was impacted by temporary downtimes and strikes at the beginning of 2022. Output of mechanical pulp decreased by 5.4 per- cent, whilst production of chemical pulp fell by 3.3 percent compared to 2021. Chemical pulp accounts for 77 percent of total pulp production. Output of market pulp also showed a decrease of 3.7 percent.
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