Q4 Paper Outlook — On-the-Cheap Sheets

According to Barry Polsky, spokesperson for the American Forest & Paper Association, up to 20 percent of the energy used to make paper comes from natural gas. However, the commodity represents about 50 percent of the industry's purchased energy. "Roughly 50 percent of the energy used by mills is self-generated," he explains. "Electricity is the major source of energy used."