Paper production expects highest growth over 20 years

Paper production output is expected to reach over 1.3 million tonnes in 2008, a year-on-year increase of 18 percent, the biggest figure saw in 20 years, the Vietnam Pulp and Paper Association (VPPA) said.

Accordingly, the volume of newsprints will increase by 31 percent, while printing and writing papers up 16 percent, and packing-papers up by 25.6 percent.

The paper consumption volume meanwhile is expected to reach 2.2 million tonnes in 2008, an increase by 24 percent over the same period last year.

VNA

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