MARCHING ONWARDS INTO THE 21st CENTURY -A PROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE CHINESE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY

摘要

A brief account on the development of the Chinese pulp and paper industry in the 20th Century is presented. Total P & B production by the end of the first decade of the 21st Century is targeted for 51 million metric tons. It is realized that, for the healthy growth of the Industry, the share of woodpulp in the overall papermaking furnish will have to be increased to a level of 30% by that time. Non-wood species, reed and wheat straw in particular, will still remain as an important fiber resource, with secondary fiber supplementing. It is important, therefore, that the inherent properties of non-wood species should not be overlooked. Efforts will have to be made to promote non-wood paper quality and its runnability on the paper machine. Most important of all, however, is the resolution of appropriate disposal of non-wood pulping black liquor. Available measures in this respect are reviewed, hoping that more innovations may emerge from the horizon in the foreseeable future.