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Office Paper

The paper that plants trees

done relatively well recently: “The Fautley advises “Be open
merchants have gained market minded to developments in
share through serving the dealer production technology: lower
groups and independent dealer grammage paper is able to
channel – a reflection of the perform as well as higher grades
more personal service that they on modern printers, “ while
offer, which is appreciated by Champion encourages dealers
their customers.” to “be proactive in selling paper
As Champion explains, the products to your customers,
other good news is that the particularly in the quality end,
current shift towards in-house such as digital print and colour
digital printing is expected to etc.”
drive cut paper demand more
towards office channels: “You Two Sides
would not believe the amount of Inevitably, another key theme
digital printing materials we are in the paper sector has been Helping create new native
now selling to all segments of the environment. Recycled
the market: to printers definitely, office paper was very important woodland in the UK by
but also through resellers to in the UK until 2008, with supporting the Woodland Trust
offices. We have a fantastic Xerox the government particularly
offer to meet this demand, from encouraging the public sector to High white, totally chlorine free
Colortech+ digital paper to the move to this. However, a demise office paper
more creative products such as in recycled paper manufacturing
Premium Nevertear and Xerox lessened the availability of the Carbon Capture - CO emissions
2
Funflip.” product, while some industry captured by planting trees
observers claim that end-user
The Road Ahead acceptance of ‘true’ grey recycled Produced to the most demanding
Looking forward, overall UK paper was not enthusiastic. environmental standards
demand for paper is expected by Accordingly, the market has
Champion to continue its slow instead moved away from
CARBON CAPTURE
tonnage decline in 2015: “I think recycled grades to alternative
it will be similar to 2014 and environmental solutions, as CO2
C ERTIFIE D
decline by 3-4%. Fautley explains: “Recycled
This year is an election year, grades are now less than half
which will stimulate a bit of their previous volumes, due in
demand, but equally we are part to the wider availability
going to be affected by the poor of FSC and PEFC grades. The
economies in the Eurozone.” majority of the commodity grade For more information please email
For both respondents, 2015 copier market is now PEFC, and marketing@paper.co.uk or alternatively visit us at
is a year in which OP dealers only the spot grades, which are www.paper.co.uk
need to take advantage of the sold at the very lowest possible
sales opportunities at both prices, will not have these
ends of the product spectrum: accreditations.”

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