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Effects of gas freeze on paper industry

The paper industry would be severely affected if natural gas supplies were to be curtailed. This is shown by a survey conducted by Die Papierindustrie e.V.

The paper industry would be severely affected if natural gas supplies were to be curtailed or stopped completely. This is the result of a survey conducted by Die Papierindustrie e.V. among its members. The association also emphasises the important role of paper in various areas of critical infrastructure. 

According to the survey, if the amount of gas were reduced to 30 per cent, only around 39 per cent of the usual amount of paper, cardboard and paperboard could be produced on average. This would mean stop-and-go operation for most factories, which is often untested in practice. With a complete delivery stop, only about 12 per cent of the usual amount of paper could be produced on average. There are slight differences between the individual types of paper.

Only the few manufacturers that use other energy sources such as coal, oil or substitute fuels would be able to produce. Furthermore, due to decommissioning Fear of downtime damage to the paper machines. Suppliers of filling and auxiliary materials for paper production would also be affected by a gas freeze and put additional strain on supply chains.

„Restricting the gas supply would inevitably lead to bottlenecks for important paper products. There is no alternative for most businesses. Paper is central to maintaining significant parts of critical infrastructure such as food, medicine, hygiene and media. Politicians must take this into account in all considerations.“

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Winfried Schaur, President of The Paper Industry

The responses to the survey make it clear that a gas freeze would not only affect paper production. The process heat provided by some paper mills for neighbouring companies would also no longer be available in the event of a production stop.

Source: Die Papierindustrie e.V.

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