A woman works at a bamboo paper making factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province.(Xinhua/Wang Changyu)
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The total assets of China's paper-making industry in 2017 exceeded 1.46 trillion yuan (about 217.4 billion U.S. dollars), according to a report issued on Friday.
The report was jointly issued by the China Paper Association and the China Technical Association of Paper Industry.
The revenue from the industry's main sectors reached 1.48 trillion yuan in 2017, with the profit adding up to 101.6 billion yuan, the report said.
A woman works at a paper mill in Qiliang Village of Zhouzhi County in Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)
It also noted that China consumed nearly 108.8 million tonnes of paper products in 2017, accounting for about a quarter of the world's total consumption. Enditem
