China's Development of a Plantation-Based Industry: Government Policies, Financial Incentives, and Investment Trends
The Chinese government is aggressively promoting development of a domestic wood pulp industry, integrated with a plantation-based fiber supply and downstream paper production. It is doing so by providing discounted loans from state banks, fiscal incentives, and capital subsidies for
establishment of at least 5.8 million hectares of fast-growing pulpwood plantations. This article examines the development of bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) mills in South China, including the Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Jinhai mill in Hainan Province and the proposed Fuxing pulp mill
project in Guangdong Province. Both mills face fiber shortfalls over the medium term, and significant new investments in plantation development will be needed to provide a sustainable fiber supply at the mills? projected capacity levels. However, there are few sites in southern coastal China
where fiber can be grown at internationally competitive costs. In most instances, the cost of Chinese plantation pulpwood will be considerably higher than in countries like Indonesia and Brazil, raising important questions about the economic competitiveness of Chinese pulp producers even within
their home market.
Keywords: Asia Pulp & Paper; China; Fuxing; plantations; wood pulp
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Forests and Governance Programme, CIFOR, Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Sindangbarang, Bogor Barat 16680, Indonesia. 2: Forests and Environmental Services Programme, Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Sindangbarang, Bogor Barat 16680, Indonesia.
Publication date: 01 December 2004
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