Fiber Hungry Chinese Market Increases Share of Global Recovered Paper Trade

Over two-thirds of recovered paper exported from the USA goes to China

BRUSSELS, August 17, 2010 - Annual trade data published online by RISI, shows China accounted for 54%
of global trade in recovered fiber in 2009, a substantial increase from its
34% share in 2004. The USA exported over two thirds of its recovered paper to
China in 2009, just over 13 of its 19 million tonnes. Chinese paper and board
mills imported another 17 million tonnes of recovered paper from the rest of
the world.

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The data, compiled into one convenient time-series database by RISI
economists around the globe, shows exports from the major producing countries
to sixty-two destination countries for key graphic paper, packaging and pulp
& recovered paper grades.

World Bilateral Trade Data (www.risi.com/globaltrade) supports
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," notes Kurt
Schaefer, RISI Vice President of Fiber.

World Bilateral Trade Data contains a world view and regional matrices
that help understand pulp and paper trade flows on the macro in addition to
the micro level.

Grades covered by World Bilateral Trade Data:

World Pulp & Recovered Paper Bilateral Trade Data: Bleached Hardwood
Kraft Pulp (BHK); Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp (BSK); Unbleached Kraft Pulp
(UKP); Total Sulfite pulp (SIT); Mechanical pulp (MEC); Recovered Paper.

World Paper Packaging Bilateral Trade Data: Containerboard: Kraft
Linerboard; Recycled Linerboard; Semichemical Corrugating Medium; Recycled
Corrugating Medium; Boxboard/cartonboard; Wrapping papers.

World Graphic Paper Bilateral Trade Data: Coated Woodfree/Freesheet;
Uncoated Woodfree/Freesheet; Coated Mechanical; Uncoated Mechanical;
Newsprint.

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and Asia cover RISI's analysis and forecasts.

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