Scrap Paper Imports To Increase In China

摘要

China's recovered paper imports are on course to increase by upwards of 2 million tons this year to just below 19 million tons, according to figures presented to the BIR Paper Round-Table in Brussels. Divisional Vice-President Ranjit Baxi of U.K.-based J&H Sales International indicated that European shipments to China were likely to rise 12 percent in 2006 to 5.124 million tons, while the U.S. was set to supply the Asian giant with around 9.11 million tons of recovered paper this year - equivalent to an increase of 15 percent over 2005. China will remain the main export destination for recovered fiber in Asia, many of the continent's other countries - including India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and South Korea - have emerged as significant importers.