紙パルプ産業技術の展望-21世紀は?-

抄録

Though the Japanese pulp and paper industry has been in unfavorable conditions compared to Scandinavian and North American countries, it has been one of big producers in the world. The technological development in the industry has played an important role for its success and it is reviewed in six categories, planning ability, raw material supply, energy saving, production technology, environment and R & D.
As seen in the paper, technologies developed in every category have supported the industry's expansion. These technical developments looks to originate from two fundamental attitudes in the industry, and they are flexibility to changes in the world and a challenging spirit for difficulties.
Information society, which makes everything available in the world, is threatening this Japanese technological lead and Asian producers are shaking the Japanese market. The industry need those fundamental attitudes. especially in the younger engineers and scientists, once again for the 21 st Century.