Long Range Fiber Supply and Demand in North America, 1993 Recycling Symposium Proceedings
P. J. Ince
In the United States, beginning in the late 1980s, there was a significant shift upward in paper recycling rates. The shift was primarily due to widespread expansion of paper collection and sorting programs and the response of industry to increased recovered paper supply. In this study, an economic model was developed to explain the evolution of markets and technology in detail within the overall North American pulp and paper sector. In addition to simulating historical trends since the mid-1980s, the model is used to provide long-range forecasts of fiber supply and demand and technological change in the pulp and paper sector. The model is linked to other USDA Forest Service models of the solid wood product sector (lumber and plywood) and timber stumpage markets. Future trends in recycling, timber markets, technological change, and fiber supply and demand are projected
into the 21st century.
Long Range Fiber Supply and Demand in North America, 1993 Recycling Symposium Proceedings
