Technological Transformation in the Global Pulp and Paper Industry 1800-2018, 1st ed. 2018 Comparative Perspectives World Forests Series, Vol. 23

This contributed volume provides 11 illustrative case studies of technological transformation in the global pulp and paper industry from the inception of mechanical papermaking in early nineteenth century Europe until its recent developments in today?s business environment with rapidly changing market dynamics and consumer behaviour. It deals with the relationships between technology transfer, technology leadership, raw material dependence, and product variety on a global scale. The study itemises the main drivers in technology transfer that affected this process, including the availability of technology, knowledge, investments and raw materials on the one hand, and demand characteristics on the other hand, within regional, national and transnational organisational frameworks.

The volume is intended as a basic introduction to the history of papermaking technology, and it is aimed at students and teachers as course material and as a handbook for professionals working in either industry, research centres or universities. It caters to graduate audiences in forestry, business, technical sciences, and history.

Contents

 1.      Technological Transformation in the Global Pulp and Paper Industry: Introduction

Timo Särkkä, Miquel Gutiérrez-Poch, and Mark Kuhlberg

 Part I  Research and Development

 2.      Manufacturing Cellulosic Fibres for Making Paper: A Historical Perspective

Raimo Alén

 3.      Research and Development in the Finnish Wood Processing and Paper Industry, c. 1850-1990

Panu Nykänen

4.      The Greening of the Pulp and Paper Industry: Sweden in Comparative Perspective

Ann-Kristin Bergquist and Kristina Söderholm

Part II Regulations and Institutions

5.      Varieties of State Aid and Technological Development: Government Support to the Pulp and Paper Industry, the 1970s to the 1990s
Jari Ojala, Niklas Jensen-Eriksen, and Juha-Antti Lamberg
 

6.      From Backward to Modern: The Adoption of Technology by the Pulp Industry in Portugal, 1891-2015

Amélia Branco and Pedro Neves

7.      Natural Potential, Artificial Restraint: The Dryden Paper Company and the Fetters on Adopting Technological Innovation in a Canadian Pulp and Paper Sector, 1900-1950

Mark Kuhlberg

8.      The Endless Sheet: Technology Transfer and the Papermaking Industry in Spain, 1800-1936

Miquel Gutiérrez-Poch

PART III       Local Innovations and Global Markets

 9.      Technology Transfer and Local Innovation: Pulp and Paper Manufacturing in New Zealand, c.1860 to c.1960

Michael Roche

10.  Making Paper in Australia: Developing the Technology to Create a National Industry, 1818-1928

Gordon Dadswell

11.  The Quest for Raw Materials in the British Paper Trade: The Development of Bamboo Pulp and Paper Industry in India up to 1939

Timo Särkkä

12.  Creating Global Markets: Seaborne Trade in Pulp and Paper Products over the Last 400 Years

Jari Ojala and Stig Tenold

 Index

The most comprehensive historical analysis of papermaking technology available

Presents 11 illustrative case studies of technology transfer in the global pulp and paper industry

Itemises the main drivers in technology transfer in the global pulp and paper industry