The American Forest and
Paper Association announced that old newspapers would see the largest future
consumption growth among the major recovered paper grade categories. AFPA
recent capacity survey concluded that through the year 2003, the use of ONP
will increase an average of 3.5 percent per year, well above other paper
industry growth rates.
William Moore, president of
Moore & Associates, indicated “after a decade of mostly oversupply, ONP
will see a stronger demand in the years to come. This was evident during the
end of last year when most recovered paper grade prices were falling and ONP held
its ground. ONP demand growth will not be limited to the United States; the
Canadian, European and Pacific Rim newsprint producers all continue to add
recycled newsprint capacity.”
In order to assist the
newsprint and recycle paperboard sectors with their ONP needs, Moore &
Associates announced an expansion of the company’s $mart$upply database. Demand
for ONP has grown steadily over the last 12 years as the newsprint industry
continued to add more recycle fiber to their sheet. During this time, U.S.
municipal curbside recycling programs expanded to produce an adequate supply of
ONP for the industry. However, over the last three to four years, there has
been almost no growth in introduction of residential recycling programs coupled
with stagnant collection activity.
Moore & Associates’
$mart$upply database improvements target under-recovered communities throughout
the country. The $mart$supply approach also concentrated on how the most
readily available supply of ONP can be obtained. The company currently has a $mart$upply
public education project underway in Minnesota to increase the recovery of
residential paper grades.
Moore & Associates is a
paper recycling consulting firm, based in Atlanta, with a worldwide practice
dedicated to strategic analysis of recovered paper supply and demand.
For more information contact
Moore & Associates at (770) 518-1890 or visit the company web site at
www.Marecycle.com
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