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Statistical data 2022

Spain

Paper and board production

Paper and board production, thousand of tons
Total 2022 6.354
Total 2011 6.202,6

Paper and board imports

Paper and board imports, thousands of tons
Total 2022 3.176,9
Total 2011 3.180,4

Paper and board exports

Paper and board exports, thousands of tons
Total 2022 2.492,6
Total 2011 2.955,3

Paper and board consumption

Paper and board consumption, thousands of tons
Total 2022 7.038,9
Total 2011 6.427,7

Pulp production

Pulp production, thousand of tons
Total 2022 1.544
Total 2011 1.976,0

Pulp imports

Pulp imports, thousands of tons
Total 2022 1.221,9
Total 2011 1.025,8

Pulp exports

Pulp exports, thousands of tons
Total 2021 809,3
Total 2011 1.231,4

Pulp consumption

Pulp production, thousands of tons
Total 2021 1.957
Total 2011 1.770,5

Paper for recycling

  Collection Imports Exports Utilisation Collection rate Utilisation rate Recycling rate
Paper for recycling, thousand of tons
Total 2022 (*) 4.346,9 1.488,7 777,6 5.058,0 63,8 80,4% 77,6%
Total 2011 4.722,5 1.152,4 781,1 5.093,8 68,7% 79,6% 79,9%

 

(*) Paper & Board consumption figure has been adjusted to 6.3 million tonnes to take into account trade of converted materials to better reflect the reality. This figure has been used to calculate the collection and recycling rates of paper for recycling.

EUROPE 2021

Data for the eighteen countries covered by CEPI, including Spain as well as Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden and United Kingdom, with an overall population of 497,6 million inhabitants.

In total 886 plants, 151 pulp mills and 735 paper and board mills- which provide direct employment to 179.270 people and a production turnover of 95.000 million Euros. In 2021, pulp production at 37,3 million tonnes, while paper and board output at 90,6 million tonnes.

  Production Imports
(outside CEPI)		 Exports
(outside CEPI)		 Apparent consumption
Paper and board (Million tonnes)
2021 90,6 4,8 20,2 75,2
2011 98,3 5,9 17,8 86,4
% 2020/2000 -0,22% -25% 45% -8,4%

 

  Production Imports
(outside CEPI)		 Exports
(outside CEPI)		 Apparent consumption
Pulp (Million tonnes)
2021 37,3 8,7 5,7 40,3
2011 41,6 8,1 2,1 47,5
% 2020/2000 -6,5% 10,1% 338% -13%

 

  Consumption Collection rate Exports
(outside CEPI)		 Imports
Paper for recycling (Million tonnes)
2021 55,4 50,7 6,9 2,2
2011 53,1 46,7 7,7 1,3
% 2020/2000 27% 24% 84% 120%

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DEFINITIONS
Utilisation.- Paper recycled as raw material
Collection rate.- Collection of paper for recycling as % of total paper consumption.
Utilisation rate.- Use of paper for recycling as % of total paper consumption.
Recycling rate.- Use of paper for recycling as % of total papel consumption.