Asia reached its current level of pulp production at the end of the last century.China and Indonesia are now both among the world's top 10 pulp producers.Demand for short-fibre pulp has seen the highest growth rate globally."The rapid increase in production volumes puts sustainable development to the test,and international attention is focusing more and more on the new players.China too has estab-lished eucalyptus plantations.Moreover,China procures short-fibre pulp in large quantities from South America for the purposes of fine paper production,as the increase in consumption exceeds the growth rate of domestic production,"says Suvi Anttila of Indufor.In Africa,pulp production has been very limited thus far,but companies,investors,and development banks are interested in this continent's potential.For example,Mozambique,Uganda,and Ghana have been at the focus of attention for a long time.Now it is important to disseminate information and knowledge also to African countries on how to establish sustainable tree plantations.
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