Annual trade data published online by RISI shows that China accounted for 54 percent of global trade in recovered fiber in 2009, a substantial increase from its 34 percent share in 2004.
The United States exported more than two-thirds of its recovered paper to China in 2009, or slightly more than 13 million of its 19 million metric tons. Chinese paper and board mills imported another 17 million metric tons of recovered paper from the rest of the world.
The data, compiled by RISI economists into what the company calls a “time-series database,” shows exports from the major producing countries to 62 destination countries for key recovered paper grades as well as for widely traded graphic paper, packaging and pulp categories.
The RISI “World Bilateral Trade Data” has been designed to provide historical trend analysis to show which producer country is gaining market share in the global trade of pulp and paper products.
“Our Bilateral Trade Tables aggregate customs data worldwide with RISI data to provide the only comprehensive source available of country-to-country trade statistics for the global pulp and paper industry,” says Kurt Schaefer, RISI vice president of fiber.
World Bilateral Trade Data contains a world view and regional matrices designed to help viewers understand pulp and paper trade flows globally or regionally.
More information on the data can be found at http://utrk.net/1a1ot/?16E2000DOCW or by contacting RISI at info@risi.com.
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