German P&P industry production up slightly in H1 of 2014

German pulp and paper manufacturers produced 11.3 million tons of product in the first half of 2014, according to the German Pulp and Paper Association. It represents an increase of 1.4 per cent over the same period last year.

Sales of pulp and paper stayed nearly constant, up slightly by 0.8 percent. In a global comparison, the German paper industry remains the number four after China, the U.S. and Japan as well as the number one in Europe.