Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator - Guide to the paper sector
The paper sector emits approximately 4.7 million tCO2 per annum from a production output of approximately 5.2 million tonnes. The CO2 emissions for the numerous manufacturing processes in paper making are dominated by the dryer section. This report focuses on the Print and Write and the Packaging subsectors, given the importance of these to the overall production of the European paper industry and the similarity of the technologies employed.
Executive summary The paper sector emits approximately 4.7 million tCO2 per annum (see Table 1) from a production output of approximately 5.2 million tonnes. The CO2 emissions for the numerous manufacturing processes in paper making are shown in Figure 1 and are dominated by the dryer section. Figure 1 Carbon Emissions from a typical Mill