Biorefinery in the pulp and paper industry The traditional pulp and paper producers are facing new competitors in tropical and subtropical regions who use the latest and largest installed technologies and also have wood and labor cost advantages. Due to the increasing global competition the forest products prices will continue to decrease. To remain viable the traditional producers need to increase revenue by producing bioenergy and biomaterials in addition to wood pulp and paper products. In this so called Integrated Products Biorefinery all product lines are highly integrated and energy efficient