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China ups 2010 non-wood pulp, paper mill closures to over 4 million tonnes

May 28, 2010

By  Bryan Smith, Senior News Editor, PPI Pulp & Paper Week, RISI

China ups 2010 non-wood pulp, paper mill closures to over 4 million tonnes

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2010 (RISI) - China's central government has targeted over 4 million tonnes/yr of non-wood pulp and paper mill capacity for closure this year, eclipsing its earlier target of just 530,000 tonnes/yr, RISI has learned.

China set a new target of 4.32 million tonnes/yr that's to be closed by the fourth quarter, according to its Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.



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