抄録
The pulp and paper industry has been called heavy energy-consuming industry. Since the repeated oil price hike, we had improved our efficiency by reducing energy unit per production, fuel conversion and increasing power self-sufficiency. As a result, the ratio of cost for buying energy to the total production cost was reduced enormously. But some energy consuming factors such as variety of paper, improving quality and environmental protection have been making energy unit cost level off for last few years.
On the other hand, new reduced target of CO2, emission for each country was agreed at COP 3 held in Kyoto, and to achieve this target saving energy law was revised.
The Japanese Pulp and Paper industry lays out the Self-imposed Action Plan for Environment and copes with the global warming issues spontaneously.
