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      "text": "This means companies might start integrating more stages of production and supply in order to manage uncertainties, particularly in the forestry sector. Integrating forestry into the operations of a pulp and paper producer can be significant to ensure a hedge against this price volatility as well as a more sustainable source of raw materials (the production of wood and fiber products such as pulp and paper represents 5% to 20% of the total forest value, estimated to be worth up to $150 trillion). Similarly, in the case of paper for recycling, upstream integration with recycling platforms can help mitigate the strong fluctuations registered in recent years for containerboard and paperboard players. While in EMEA and NA, OEMs are usually integrating upstream (toward raw materials), in APAC, pulp producers are mainly the ones initiating a downstream integration within the value chain (toward end customers).",
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