Paper imports and consumption patterns in Ghana

This study has been undertaken to show trends in imports of pulp and paper products into Ghana from 1961 to 1994 and the amount of waste paper generated at the printing houses. The results of the imports study reveal that the total imports are intimately linked up with socio-economic growth and political stability of the country. The study shows that packaging materials are increasing in importance, so also are the speciality papers. Cultural papers continue to be the leading paper product imported into the country over the period studied. It has also been shown that the waste paper generated at the printing houses using reels is much less than that generated from sheets. The total average of waste is 11.61%.