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After years of rapid development and technological transformation, China's papermaking industry has become one of the world's leading papermaking powers, and the continuous promotion of technological innovation and transformation and upgrading has become an important driving force.

According to statistics from the China Paper Industry Association, the entire industry of pulp, paper, and paper products produced a total of 28.391 million tons of pulp, paper, cardboard, and paper products in 2022, an increase of 1.32% year-on-year; The entire industry achieved a revenue of 1.52 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.44%. In 2022, there were approximately 2500 paper and paperboard production enterprises in China, with a national paper and paperboard production volume of 124.25 million tons, an increase of 2.64% compared to the previous year. The consumption is 124.03 million tons, with a per capita annual consumption of 87.84 kilograms.

According to Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation, recently, under the guidance of the China Paper Industry Association, China Paper Industry Association, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Science and Technology Association, sponsored by the China Pulp and Paper Research Institute, the School of Light Industry and Food Engineering of Guangxi University, and the Jinguang Group APP (China), co organized by the Guangxi Paper Industry Association and Guangxi Paper Industry Association, and organized by the China Pulp and Paper Journal of the China Pulp and Paper Research Institute, The "2023 China Paper Industry Sustainable Development Forum" with the theme of "Green Smart Manufacturing · Empowering the Future" was held in Nanning.

Focus on sustainable development in the industry

Tian Chao, Deputy General Manager of China Pulp and Paper Research Institute Co., Ltd., stated that sustainable development is a theme of the times and a corporate proposition. This forum aims to promote the sustainable development of the paper industry, explore the problems and solutions faced by the paper industry, and play a positive role in promoting the transformation and upgrading of the paper industry and improving the overall competitiveness of the industry. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Cao Zhenlei, Chairman of the China Paper Industry Association, pointed out in his speech that sustainable development is an important global issue, high-quality development is the top priority of the country, and green intelligent manufacturing transformation is the future development direction of the paper industry. The entire industry should have a profound understanding of the national development strategy, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a modern papermaking industry system, and significantly enhance the competitive advantage of China's papermaking industry; Strengthen the diversified layout of the paper industry chain supply chain, promote the accelerated development of the paper industry towards digitization and intelligence, and improve the modernization level of the paper industry. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

In the industry insight section, Zhao Wei, the Chairman of the China Paper Industry Association, conducted a thorough analysis of the economic operation and operational pressures faced by the paper industry. He pointed out that as an important basic raw material industry, the paper industry should seize opportunities such as demand recovery and consumption upgrading, explore new functions and develop new products, adhere to expanding the incremental market, and form a higher level dynamic balance of demand pulling supply and supply creating demand, Adhere to green ecological development, enhance digital intelligence, and focus on enhancing the resilience and security of the industrial chain supply chain.

Wang Shuangfei, an academician of the CAE Member and a professor of Guangxi University, analyzed the current situation of native pulp production in China's paper industry, and pointed out that China should strengthen the development of native pulp production, provide stable raw materials for China's paper industry, Fully leverage the energy supply advantages of pulp production to promote low-carbon development in the industry.

Paper product packaging is widely used in food, medicine, tobacco, electronics, daily chemical and other related industries, and the rapid development of these industries has also driven the rapid development of paper packaging. The rapid development of new formats such as express delivery, delivery, convenience food, and prefabricated food has also provided good development opportunities for the packaging industry. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

At the same time, Wang Li, vice president of the China Packaging Federation, pointed out that the paper packaging industry has problems such as low industrial concentration ratio, unreasonable regional layout, insufficient investment in scientific and technological research and development in the industry, lack of organic connection between upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and the level of digitalization and intelligence needs to be improved. Wang Li proposed that the packaging industry should improve the level of green manufacturing, promote green design, accelerate the pace of digital construction, build a new model of industrial chain collaborative development, and accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation.

Taking bamboo, sugarcane bagasse, and agricultural straw as examples, Fang Guigan, a foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, an academician of the International Academy of Wood Sciences, and deputy director of the Institute of Forestry Chemical Industry of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, shared practical cases of high-value utilization of non-wood fibers from the perspectives of high yield pulping technology and solid organic waste treatment, targeting the fiber properties of different raw materials.

Innovation empowers high-quality development in the industry

How to view the future of the paper industry? As a leading global pulp and paper group company, Zhai Jingli, Vice President of Jingguang Group APP (China), stated in a forum speech that APP (China) will continue to pursue long-term strategic development goals of "green transformation" and "digital intelligence transformation", with a focus on achieving "three empowerment": first, empower the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and value chain, and enhance the "new advantages" of ecological development; Secondly, empower the industry to upgrade and transform, and create a "new engine" for value enhancement; Thirdly, empower all stakeholders and embrace sustainable 'new opportunities'. In the future, APP (China) will continue to lead the green transformation of the industry with a more forward-looking strategic layout, firmly follow the path of high-quality development, and contribute its own strength to the sustainable development of the paper industry.

Innovation is essential, and entity is the foundation. Cao Zhenlei believes that strengthening technological innovation is the foundation for promoting sustainable development of the paper industry, and improving the level of green manufacturing is the engine for high-quality development of the paper industry. The transformation and upgrading of paper enterprises is an important way to improve the modernization level of the paper industry. We need to focus on the solid economy for stable development, strengthen the diversified layout of the paper industry chain supply chain, promote the accelerated development of the paper industry towards digitization and intelligence, and improve the modernization level of the paper industry

In Zhao Wei's view, the papermaking industry is still positioned as a basic raw material industry, a supporting industry for many industries, and some products also have the function of consumer goods. It can be seen that papermaking products are highly correlated and irreplaceable, so we need to have confidence in the papermaking industry.

"In combination with the current situation of the paper industry, it is necessary to effectively change the development thinking, change the development mode, improve the development quality and economic benefits, enhance the innovation driving ability, promote green and low carbon cycle development, gradually form a new pattern with reasonable layout, materials suitable for national conditions, products meeting domestic needs, and high industrial concentration ratio, help people to achieve a better life, promote China's paper industry to a new level, and strive to fully realize the papermaking power Our strategic goals Zhao Wei said.

Zhai Jingli believes that the Chinese path to modernization of the paper industry must be a sustainable modernization, taking into account social benefits, economic benefits and ecological benefits, and there are four aspects to plan well: first, the proportion of resources should be well done; Secondly, technological progress and upgrading should be sustained; Thirdly, we must adhere to green development; The fourth is to cultivate the products required by various markets with different needs, and meet the needs of different consumers. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.