{"id":63245,"date":"2022-06-01T12:15:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T10:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=63245"},"modified":"2022-06-01T11:37:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T09:37:50","slug":"study-emphasises-the-important-role-of-the-paper-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/studie-unterstreicht-wichtige-rolle-der-papierindustrie\/","title":{"rendered":"Study emphasises the important role of the paper industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A recent study by IW Consult emphasises the important role of the paper industry as a driver of environmental, social and societal sustainability. It is therefore particularly in the interests of the economy that the industry successfully masters structural change.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The importance of the German paper industry extends far beyond its own contributions to value creation and employment. With its upstream and downstream stages, it stands for 522,000 employees, a value added of 35 billion euros and a turnover of 93 billion euros<\/strong>. Little works in business and society without paper. These are the key findings of a recent study by IW Consult, a subsidiary of the German Economic Institute (IW).<\/p>

In its study, IW Consult analysed the role of the paper industry as a industry, which is deeply embedded in national and international value-added chains.<\/strong> is. The spectrum ranges from forestry and the waste disposal industry in the upstream stage to publishing, the packaging industry, medicine and a variety of specialised applications in the downstream stage.<\/p>

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In addition to its economic importance as a key industry, the study emphasises the role of paper companies as employers. They are characterised by the high qualification structure of their employees, which is dominated by skilled workers. Almost 77 per cent of employees have vocational training - this rate is only just under 61 per cent across Germany.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The paper industry stabilises rural areas<\/strong> to an above-average extent. Around 82 per cent of their employees work there. By comparison, this figure is only 56 per cent across all sectors. In addition, the companies often made significant contributions on a voluntary basis as part of their corporate social responsibility<\/p>