Paper industry is an important industry closely related to the development of national economy and the construction of social civilization.
In economically developed countries, the growth rate of paper and paperboard consumption is synchronized with the growth rate of GDP. The role it plays in the modern economy has attracted more and more attention of the world and is internationally recognized as an "inexhaustible" industry. In economically developed countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan, Finland and Sweden, the paper industry has become one of the ten pillar manufacturing industries of its national economy. The characteristics of modern paper industry are different from the general consumer goods industry, but a basic raw material industry with technology, capital, resources and energy intensive, significant economies of scale and continuous and efficient production. More than 80% of the total products are used as means of production in the press, publishing, printing, commodity packaging and other industrial fields, and less than 20% are used for people's direct consumption. The paper industry is highly related, involving forestry, agriculture, machinery manufacturing, chemical industry, thermal power, transportation, environmental protection and other industries, which plays a certain role in stimulating the economy of upstream and downstream industries. Nowadays, countries all over the world have regarded the production and consumption level of paper and paperboard as one of the important symbols to measure a country's modernization level and civilization.
Industry products include: pulp, machine-made paper and paperboard, processing paper, handmade paper, etc. In order to adapt to the fierce market competition and realize the modernization of pulp and paper industry, we should not only improve economic benefits, but also reduce pollution, reduce consumption and protect the environment as much as possible in the process of production.