Spain Report from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations about the forest sector in Spain. Includes sawn wood, pulp and paper, etc. Lots of statistics, tables and information are provided. The paper industry is an important subsector within the Spanish chemical industry, one of the major sectors in Spain s economy.
Paper production represents seven percent of the Spanish chemical industry.
Spain is the fifth largest European market for paper and paperboard with a total estimated demand of 6 million tons and a growth rate of 4 percent. It is also the seventh largest European paper producer with more than 4.4 million tons manufactured in 1999. The average expenditure per person for paper and paperboard in Spain reached 161 kg in 1999. The growth potential is still considerable, however, as 161 kg is far from the E.U. average of 184 kg per person. The Spanish paper industry is the E.U. leader in the use of waste paper as raw material.