2014 Volume 60 Issue 3 Pages 49-58
This study examined the relationship between paper and paperboard production and the procurement of raw materials used for their production in Japan after World War II. It also clarified the relationship between their production and the consumption of raw materials for 2011. The results are as follows: (1) production of printing and communication paper and linerboard greatly increased with economic growth, (2) consumption of hardwood and wastepaper also increased, (3) hardwood supply shifted from domestic natural hardwood to overseas planted hardwood. Furthermore, in 2011, printing and communication paper and linerboard accounted for a large percentage of the production of paper and paperboard. Linerboard was predominantly produced from wastepaper, so consumption of wood chips was not greatly influenced by its production. Since approximately 50% of domestic wood chips were used to produce printing and communication paper, their production had an effect on the consumption of wood chips. Most wood chips were composed of hardwood from overseas planted forests. After the fall of Lehman Brothers in 2008, production of printing and communication paper decreased. It shows that decreases in printing and communication paper production influence planted forest management in tropical regions, Oceania and the other regions.
