Technological Transformation in the Global Pulp and Paper Industry 1800–2018: Comparative Perspectives (World Forests Book 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. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Technological Transformation in the Global Pulp and Paper Industry: Introduction (Timo Särkkä, Miquel Gutiérrez-Poch, Mark Kuhlberg)....Pages 1-10 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 Manufacturing Cellulosic Fibres for Making Paper: A Historical Perspective (Raimo Alén)....Pages 13-34 Research and Development in the Finnish Wood Processing and Paper Industry, c. 1850–1990 (Panu Nykänen)....Pages 35-64 The Greening of the Pulp and Paper Industry: Sweden in Comparative Perspective (Ann-Kristin Bergquist, Kristina Söderholm)....Pages 65-87 Front Matter ....Pages 89-89 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, Juha-Antti Lamberg)....Pages 91-109 From Backward to Modern: The Adoption of Technology by the Pulp Industry in Portugal, 1891–2015 (Amélia Branco, Pedro Neves)....Pages 111-132 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)....Pages 133-159 The Endless Sheet: Technology Transfer and the Papermaking Industry in Spain, 1800–1936 (Miquel Gutiérrez-Poch)....Pages 161-186 Front Matter ....Pages 187-187 Technology Transfer and Local Innovation: Pulp and Paper Manufacturing in New Zealand, c.1860 to c.1960 (Michael Roche)....Pages 189-215 Making Paper in Australia: Developing the Technology to Create a National Industry, 1818–1928 (Gordon Dadswell)....Pages 217-236 The Quest for Raw Materials in the British Paper Trade: The Development of the Bamboo Pulp and Paper Industry in British India up to 1939 (Timo Särkkä)....Pages 237-259 Creating Global Markets: Seaborne Trade in Pulp and Paper Products Over the Last 400 Years (Jari Ojala, Stig Tenold)....Pages 261-278 Technological Transformation in the Global Pulp and Paper Industry: Concluding Remarks (Mark Kuhlberg, Timo Särkkä, Jussi Uusivuori)....Pages 279-282 Back Matter ....Pages 283-299