AIT Paper - product of today and tomorrow Paper is nearly 2000 years old product, but today paper is used more extensively than ever. The increased amount of digital information has actually increased paper consumption although the information technology is not the only consumer of paper products. Large amount of paper based material is used in the packaging industry. The modern food supplies and electronic industry looks for new solutions in the area of the transport, storage and consumer packaging. More paper and of better quality is needed.
Paper has unique features that makes it competitive also in the future.
Paper is strong but light, transportable, user-friendly, easily recyclable or disposable, and also biodegradable. Modern pulp and paper industry uses renewable raw material and applies modern, non-polluting technology. These aspects ensure that paper products are part of sustainable development also in the future. Everybody knows paper but few know how to make it With the increasing standard of living in Asia the use of paper products is strongly increased. The consumption and production- of pulp, paper and board is estimated to double during the next ten years.