Roughly 15 million tons of woodpulp were consumed in 2003
by the UTIPULP countries (and around 17 million tons in Western Europe),
representing around 40% of the world market pulp consumption.
Data on pulp inventories and pulp consumption is collected
on a monthly basis at national level.
Several grades are monitored: C.T.M.P., D.I.P., unbleached
sulphite and kraft, bleached and semi-bleached sulphite and kraft, both
for hardwood and softwood.
Data is distributed to association members, to trade associations,
to the press and to other organisations (research centres, newspapers,
banks, broke...).
Data on European pulp inventories and pulp consumption is
of great importance as, together with similar data from North America,
Asia and other areas, it provides a comprehensive picture of the global
pulp market.
UTIPULP is endeavouring to gather data on pulp stocks at
all key points in the supply chain so that a fully comprehensive picture
of total global pulp stocks can be obtained.
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