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The story of the pulp and paper industry is always told as one involving a global industry with a few giant enterprises. Such a description is false, even at the beginning of the 21st century. In fact, this branch was dominated by national champions in individual countries in Europe and even in North America. The trend from the 1960’s onward was to enter foreign markets, and to improve vertical integration.
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Additional information on the French pulp and paper industry since 1945 may be found in my book Ferrière le Vayer, Marc de, (2006) De la fin des familles à la mondialisation, L’industrie papetière française depuis 1945, Orléans, ENP éditions.
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Vayer, M.d.F.l. (2008). Did the Progressive Absorption of the French Paper Industry Create European Firms?. In: Schröter, H.G. (eds) The European Enterprise. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74038-4_14
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