Japan is the third country in the world in production of paper (
2011 figures). The leading Japanese company in the field (2015) is
Oji Paper
is a Japanese manufacturer of paper products. In 2012 the company was the third largest company in the global forest, paper and packaging industry.
The company's stock is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the stock is constituent of the Ni ...
, with three other Japanese companies
Sumitomo Forestry
Sumitomo Forestry ( ja, 住友林業株式会社) is a Japanese logging and processing company. The company is also engaged in the construction of houses made of wooden materials. Included in the Sumitomo Group keiretsu.
At present, the company co ...
,
Nippon Paper Group
is a Japanese paper manufacturing company. The company's stock is listed on the Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchange and on the Osaka Securities Exchange. The stock is also constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.
As of April 2013 the company has 3 ...
, and
Unicharmalso in the world top 20.
"Top 100 Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Companies"
Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Survey (page 10), PwC 2016.
See also
*Pulp and paper industry
The pulp and paper industry comprises companies that use wood as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard and other cellulose-based products.
Manufacturing process
The pulp is fed to a paper machine where it is formed as a paper web an ...
*Environmental issues with paper
The environmental effects of paper are significant, which has led to changes in industry and behaviour at both business and personal levels. With the use of modern technology such as the printing press and the highly mechanized harvesting of woo ...
References
External links
TAPPI
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
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