The value of exports in Finland’s pulp and paper industry reached Euro 9.7 billion. The value of pulp exports was Euro 2.38 billion, accounting for nearly one fifth of total earnings from forest industry exports. In real terms, the value of pulp exports decreased by 10% from the previous year, as Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) reported.
Of the value of pulp exports, bleached sulphate pulp made up 90%, with China being its largest buyer. Although the volume of bleached sulphate pulp exports increased by 12% from the previous year, its export value fell almost identically by 11%.
The value of paper exports totalled Euro 4.02 billion (-8% from the previous year), covering one third of total value of forest industry exports. Of the value of paper exports, fine paper (-10%) and magazine paper (-4%) made up 82%.
Almost one quarter of export value of fine paper came from Germany. The US accounted for the highest value of magazine paper exports. The value of paperboard exports decreased by 2% from the previous year to Euro 2.86 billion. Germany accounted for the highest value of paperboard exports (share of 14%).
