BOOK INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS 2016

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GOALS INCLUDED IN POLICY FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2020 OR SOONER 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Based on 8 responses. DOES YOUR COMPANY CONSIDER MILL LOCATION WHEN MAKING PAPER CHOICES? Based on 12 responses. HOW DOES THE MAJORITY OF YOUR PAPER SHIP TO YOUR PRINTING LOCATION(S)? Based on 12 responses. 16
PAPER MANUFACTURER RESPONSES In total 9 manufacturers of book paper participated in the survey with the largest number reporting book paper revenues of $100 to $250 Million. One participant had book paper revenues in excess of $500 million while the remainder had book paper revenues of $50 million or less as indicated in the chart below. WHAT WAS YOUR COMPANY’S ANNUAL REVENUE FROM <strong>BOOK</strong> PAPERS IN 2014? 3 NUMBER OF RESPONSES 1 1 0 2 2 ANNUAL <strong>BOOK</strong> PAPER REVENUES Based on 9 responses. As with previous years paper manufacturers were asked for specific numbers regarding the tonnage of book paper produced, the percentage of recycled fiber used in those papers, and the amount of paper that is certified to different third party standards. Because paper manufacturers do not usually know what the end use will ultimately be for the paper they produce, as in previous years, the surveys for paper manufacturers requested that they report on “grades suitable to be used in consumer book manufacturing.” In total participating manufacturers accounted for 710,570 of “book paper” as defined previously 1* . This represents approximately 79% of the 900,000 tons of book paper used by the U.S. book industry in 2014 according to RISI estimates. Virgin tree fiber accounted for 88% of fiber reported by paper manufacturers with total recycled content (preconsumer plus postconsumer) accounting for the remaining 12%. None of the participating manufacturers reported using agricultural or alternative fiber to manufacture book papers in 2014. In total, 48% of the book paper reported by participating manufacturers was third party certified with 28% certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The weighted average for various types of third party certification are detailed in the table on the next page. 1 * Tonnage from one participating paper manufacturer was excluded because the data appeared anomalous and efforts to get additional clarifying information from the manufacturer were unsuccessful.
Page 1 and 2: BOOK INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS
Page 3 and 4: TRENDS IN RECYCLED FIBER IN BOOK PA
Page 5 and 6: Four publishers indicated their com
Page 7 and 8: EXPLANATIONS FOR WHY COMPANY DOES N
Page 9 and 10: FIBER TESTING 27% 73% 67% 33% 67% 3
Page 11 and 12: Only two printers reported specific
Page 13 and 14: DOES YOUR COMPANY CURRENTLY POSSESS
Page 15: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIB
Page 19 and 20: Nearly all fiber used by participat
Page 21 and 22: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GOALS OR REQ
Page 23 and 24: CONCLUSION AND COMMENTARY The data
Page 25: CERTIFIED FIBER DECLINE Perhaps mor

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