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The article discusses performance and production of pulp and paper industry in Europe. Topics discussed include impact of increase in packaging paper consumption, paper production in various countries such as Sweden , and views of Manoel Neves, Economic Studies manager at consultancy Pöyry, on the same. It further presents several charts depicting top three paper and board producers, paper and paperboard production capacity in Europe in 2016.

The article reports on the findings from the survey conducted by Applied Market Information Ltd. that addressed the market trends for label products in Europe. The survey revealed that plastic film-based labels have outpaced the paper-based label products. It noted that the demand for paper-based products is expected to slow down over the next five year, while the demand for plastic labels is expected to increase by more than six percent a year.