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Maqpaper: the only Spanish paper industry fair

05/04/2007

April 2, 2007

Maqpaper reaches its fifth edition and is the only Spanish fair for the subministradores of cellulose, paper and corrugated board industry. It is organized by fira d'Igualada and the days will be held at the fairgrounds Carner of Igualada 18,19 and 20 April.

Maqpaper is an international fair which is held every two years and has a professional, commercial and technical nature. It is considered one of the first three European fairs of the sector. It is a fair of machinery, accessories, clothing, chemical products, workshops, engineering, environment, etc. This edition of Maqpaper has a few major figures in an event of this kind: 84 stands, 80 exhibitors and 270 brands of Spain and abroad. The fair will occupy an area of 5,000 square meters.

The press role in Spain production increases by 60 percent

According to data from Aspapel (Association Spanish of manufacturers of pulp, paper and cardboard, last year, 2006, took place in Spain 6.353.300 metric tons of paper and cardboard and that means an increase of 11.5 percent from 2005.) This significant increase is due to the increase in the capacity of some sectors such as the press paper, Higienicos and plumbing parts and roles for cardboard Ondulado. The press paper has increased by 60 per cent in Spain. Regards to cellulose production during the year 2006 has been 2.037.700 metric tons, and grows by 3.3 per cent. There are 116 paper mills and 15 of cellulose in Spain. The cellulose fibre is the fundamental raw material of the role and is extracted from the wood of trees such as pine and eucalyptus.

Every citizen consumes 168 kilos of paper per year in over 300 different uses

We use much paper and we can quantify it. Every citizen or citizen of Spain uses 168 kilos of paper per year in over 300 applications related to education, culture, art, communication, trade, hygiene, health...

This is the specific distribution of these uses:

64 kilos of corrugated cardboard packaging (boxes of food products and beverages, electronics and Informatics, perfumery and household, toys)
61 kilos of graphic papers (journals, magazines, books, folios, notebooks...)
14 kilos of hygienic and sanitary paper (rolls of paper kitchen, handkerchiefs, napkins, toilet paper...)
13 kilograms of Cartonboard (boxes of cereal, canned, perfumes, medicines...)
2 kilos of paper bags
14 kilos of specialty papers (decorative paper, paper currency, filters, tags...).

Of the 168 kilos of paper used per inhabitant per year, 99 kg are recovered and are sent to the factories where they are recycled. The cooperation of citizens in the recovery and recycling is essential. And public awareness will more. With 168 kilos of per capita annual consumption Spain ranked 23 in the world rankings, a far cry from the more than 300 kilos which consumes per year a Belgian, a Luxembourgish or an American.