Pulp and paper industry in Japan

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Japan is the third country in the world in production of paper (2011 figures).{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpa.gr.jp/states/global-view/index.html#topic01|title=Japan in the World (according to the figure in Annual Review of Global Pulp and Paper Statistics by RISI)|publisher=Japan Paper Association|language=ja |access-date=2012-11-15}} The leading Japanese company in the field (2015) is Oji Paper, with three other Japanese companies{{snd}}Sumitomo Forestry, Nippon Paper Group, and Unicharm{{snd}}also in the world top 20.[https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/industries/assets/pwc-annual-fpp-industry-survey-2016-10.pdf "Top 100 Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Companies"], Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Survey (page 10), PwC 2016.