PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION FOR SWEDEN

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S.N. Particular   Time of Information Source
01 Country Sweden    
02 Population (Million) 10.4 2020(E) http://en.wikipedia.org
03 Total Pulp/Paper/Paperboard Production 9.616 2019 FAO

 
03.1 Corrugated/Packaging 5.945
03.2 Newsprint 0.889
03.3 Graphic Paper (New Classification) 3.254
03.4 Others 0
04 Import 0.812
05 Export 9.201
06 Net Consumption 1.228
07 Per Capita Consumption (Kg./year/person) 122.0
08.0 Recovered Paper: Collection 1.103
08.1                              Import 0.614
08.2                              Export 0.445
08.4                              Consumption/Usage 1.272
09.0 Wood Pulp:           Production 12.074
09.1                              Import 0.557
09.2                              Export 4.233
09.4                              Consumption/Usage 8.398
10 No. of Pulp/Paper Mills      
11 Main Raw Materials      
12 Major Companies      

All Production, Import, Export and Net Consumption numbers are in Million Metric Tons (1,000,000,000 Kg.)
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Economic significance

  • World's 3rd largest exporter of pulp, paper and sawn timber
  • Export value, 2015: SEK 127 billion
  • 80% of the products are exported
  • A little over SEK 12 billion was invested in 2015

Production volumes, 2015

  • 11.6 million tonnes of pulp (of which 3.9 million tonnes market pulp)
  • 10.2 million tonnes of paper
  • 18.1 million cubic metres of sawn timber

Employment

  • 70,000 employees in forestry
  • A further 30,000 one-man businesses active in forestry

Forests

  • 70% of Sweden is forest land.
  • 80% of the forest land is in active use.
  • 1% of the forest resource is felled annually.
  • Over the past 90 years, Sweden's forest resource has doubled.

Energy

  • 96% of the heating energy used by the forest industry is bioenergy.
  • Electricity consumption: 20 TWh per year – just over 15% of Sweden's total electricity consumption.

Sustainability

  • Of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions, the forest industry accounts for around 1%.
  • Since the start of the 1980s, pulp and paper mills have reduced the organic materials they release into the water system by 90%. At the same time, pulp production has risen by 30%.
  • Since the start of the 1980s, pulp and paper mills have reduced the sulphur compounds they release into the air by 90%. At the same time, pulp production has risen by 30%.

Transport

  • Sweden's largest purchaser of transport services – SEK 25 billion annually

Research

  • Every year, Sweden invests SEK 2 billion in forest research at universities, colleges and institutes.
  • Forest industry companies annually invest SEK 2.3 billion in their own research.

Members of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation

  • 50 pulp and paper mills
  • 120 sawmills
  • 40 companies closely connected to the production of pulp, paper or timber goods

Sweden's share of the world's forest area with pulp, paper and sawn timber production and exports

Sweden Share of Wood, pulp and Paper production, Import & Export 2013

Recover Paper Statistics of Sweden by www.forestindustries.se

Top 5 Wood Pulp Producing Countries (Million Metric Ton in 2019)

Countries Million MT
  Production Imports Exports Net Consumption
World 190.4 67.3 68.4 189.3
USA 52.1 5.3 7.9 49.5
Brazil 20.3 0.27 15.5 5.0
Canada 16.8 0.40 9.7 7.5
China 14.5 26.2 0.02 40.7
Sweden 12.1 0.56 4.2 8.4

Top 5 Paper & Paperboard Exporting Countries  (Million Metric Ton in 2019)

Countries Million MT
  Production Imports Exports Net Consumption
World 404.3 110.5 112.8 401.9
Germany 22.1 9.7 13.5 18.2
USA 68.2 9.0 10.6 66.6
Finland 9.7 0.31 9.3 0.72
Sweden 9.6 0.81 9.2 1.23
Canada 19.5 2.43 6.7 5.21

Top 5 Wood Pulp Consuming Countries (Million Metric Ton in 2019)

Countries Million MT
  Production Imports Exports Net Consumption
World 190.4 67.3 68.4 189.3
USA 52.1 5.3 7.85 49.5
China 14.5 26.2 0.02 40.7
Japan 8.6 1.69 0.34 9.9
Sweden 12.1 0.56 4.23 8.4
Finland 12.0 0.35 4.52 7.8