Imperatives for Success for the United States Pulp and Paper Industry, 2003 Fall Technical Conference
The United States Pulp and Paper Industry exhibits many characteristics of an industry in decline, resembling Steel
and Textiles before those industries lost their domestic U.S. production base.
10 Imperatives for success are proposed: #10. Exploit Sustainability; #9. Better use of waste fiber; #8. Better use
of Supply Chain Management; #7. Level the playing field on tariffs; #6. Enlist Customers to help level the playing
field; #5. Create Parity in Corporate Income Taxes; #4. Grow the top line with new products; #3. Create new
products for new markets not currently served by paper and board; #2. Do what it takes to be cost competitive; #1.
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