European Paper Industry Coalition reported: Paper production increased by 2.5% in 2002 and packaging paper increased by 6%

According to the European Paper Industry Alliance (CEPI) report, its 19 member countries produced approximately 90 million tons of paper and board in 2002, an increase of 2.5% over 2001, returning to the level of 2000.
CEPI is a non-profit organization, 19 member states, including 13 EU countries, plus Norway, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, SLAVAK, and Poland. It also represents 1,000 European pulp, paper, and cardboard companies. The base is in Brussels and the main activity at the time is to provide forums for Member States to exchange information.
In the paper production of CEPI countries in 2002, the production of art-grade paper increased by 1%, while newsprint production fell 6% due to the sluggish advertising industry, which caused a total setback in output. Packaging paper, including boxboard, grew by 6%, and the average annual growth rate of pulp since 1991 was 1.5%.
In CEPI countries, the consumption of paperboard in 2002 was slightly higher than that in 2001, which is approximately the same as the growth rate of the CEPI region in 2002 was about 1%.