Future of paper, pulp and packaging industry: Packaging, logistics, print and manufacturing speaker.

http://www.globalchange.com Future of paper and cardboard packaging in China, India, emerging markets, America and the EU. Impact of new technology on paper use. Newsprint market and newspaper readership trends -- decline in EU, growth in India. Use of paper and cardboard in Africa. Growth of middle class consumers. Future of newspapers, magazines and books. Paperless office trends -- reality. Paper consumption per person per year. Global market for paper. Exports newsprint from Russia, South America, India and China. Future of logistics, supply chain management, packaging and distribution. Energy costs in paper industry. Video on future of paper industry by Futurist Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker for Paper Industry conference in Sweden. Future of forestry and sustainable forestry -- link to paper industry. Verifiable forestry, reduction in energy use, chemical use, water use. Growth of online advertising revenues and fall of traditional advertising. Future of online newspapers and news sources. RFID technology in supply chain and intelligent packaging plus intelligent paper. Advantages of paper -- resolution, contrast, convenience, able to write on it. Future of plastics and competition with paper and cardboard in food and drink industry. Manufacturing demand for packaging. Resuseable cartons and recycling. Paperless office? Why paperless offices slow in coming. Future of direct mail and future of paper directories. Biological reasons why paper reading speed faster than screens. Human eye bandwidth and brain processing speed. Electronic books and digital paper. Why books and other paper products will have longer life than people think.
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• sustainable

[JeremyOlivia]

Fantastic! I'm an International MBA student in Taiwan and would like to write my Thesis on paper consumption(related). This is of great interest to me. Any thoughts on where to even start?

Jeremy

[pjvdixon]

Yes - do not narrow to paper - include cardboard and wood-sourced packaging etc. Include carbon offsetting. Segment emerging and developed markets.

[pjvdixon]

Well a physical book becomes part of you - and you can mark it, stick post it notes into pages and so on. Patrick Dixon

[Mannertheman]

@JeremyOlivia Packsize



[bloodhive]

is that toilet paper , cause this guy is moving around like he needs to go!

[maxdazeglio]

Interesting argument but awful performance from the guy. He moves too much and he gives me headacke.

[Nkatsikanis]

I'll always prefer a paper bibles to E-Sword or other e-bibles :-)