BOOK INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS 2016

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION STANDARDS COUNT TOWARDS THE CERTIFI- ATION TARGET IN THE PREVIOUS QUESTION? 7 4 4 3 3 1 Based on 8 responses. GOALS INCLUDED IN POLICY FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2020 OR SOONER 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
CONCLUSION AND COMMENTARY The data from the most recent surveys (particularly the paper manufacturer surveys) evidence large decreases in both the use of recycled fiber and the amount of FSC and other third party certified papers compared to 2012. This negative trend directly contradicts the expectations of publishers and printers, most of whom expect to use the same amount or more recycled and certified fiber/paper in the future. We thus want to explore it more. RECYCLED FIBER DECLINE While the percentage of recycled fiber in book papers reported by manufacturers appeared to level off and even decline slightly in previous surveys of paper manufacturers, the recent decline is considerably sharper than that indicated in the previous surveys. Additionally, the steep decline in recycled fiber reported by paper manufacturers appears inconsistent with the expectations of most publishers, the majority of whom expect to continue using the same amount of recycled fiber. The steepening of this trend and this inconsistency may in part be due to the interpretation of the manufacturer survey’s request to report “on paper that is suitable for use in manufacturing books.” The wording of this question makes it likely that paper manufacturers included large quantities of paper that COULD have been used to make books but that were ultimately used for other purposes. [It’s important to note that while paper manufacturers were asked to report on “paper suitable to be used in books,” the publishers and printers who responded were reporting on paper that actually was used to manufacture books]. The AF&PA reports that paper used for book publishing accounts for only about 4.3% of all printing and writing paper grades. Though a much larger portion of printing and writing paper is suitable for use in books. 2014 <strong>BOOK</strong> PUBLISHING PAPERS As a percentage of total printing & writing shipments in the U.S. Tons Printing and Writing Paper * Tons Book Paper Book Paper % of Total† Uncoated Free Sheet 8,002,200 185,500 2.30% Uncoated Groundwood 1,616,700 179,300 11.10% Coated Freesheet 3,711,000 228,700 6.10% Coated Groundwood 2,849,300 101,900 3.50% All Printing and Writing Paper 16,179,200 695,400 4.30% * These numbers are 2014 U.S. shipments (short tons) - does not include shipments from Canada †As a percentage of total paper shipments in the US Source: AF&PA 23
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