The Classification and Kind of Paperboard

Abstract

The paper and pulp industry has mainly developed at the area of printing paper. The paperboard and high performance papers have been focused in recent years due to industrial structure change.
The production of the paper and paperboard fell off sharply after Lehman Shock in 2009 and has remained lower level in Japan. The consumption of printing paper has been decreasing year after year due to emerging of new digital device and depression. However, the consumption of paperboard has shown stable growth.
On the other hand, the production of the paper and paperboard in the world keeps higher growth rates because of economic growth of China, India and other Southeast Asia. The presence of the paperboard has been increasing in the paper and pulp industry.
We will describe the outline about the paperboard.