Paper production - Kamiruiseisan

Japanese: 紙類生産 - かみるいせいさん
Paper production - Kamiruiseisan

…By region, most softwood comes from North America, while most hardwood comes from Oceania. The United States also ranks first in paper (including paperboard) production, accounting for about 30%, followed by Japan, China, Canada, and Germany. The United States is by far the largest consumer of paper per capita (also known as a barometer of culture), followed by Finland and Belgium, with Japan also ranking relatively high in the next group. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "paper production" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地域別では,針葉樹は北アメリカ,広葉樹はオセアニアからが大半を占める。紙類(板紙を含む)生産もアメリカが約3割を占めて1位,日本,中国,カナダ,ドイツと続く。1人当りの紙類消費量(文化のバロメーターともいわれる)はアメリカが断然多く,フィンランド,ベルギーが続き,日本もその次のグループで比較的多い。…

※「紙類生産」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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