Poland is caught short as the world paper shortage leads to price increases

The price of paper, including waste paper, on the world market has been increasing over the past few months. This now means that the export of waste paper has become more profitable. Domestic paper producers are now faced with a shortage of waste paper. Smaller paper producers in particular are having problems because of the shortages, as environmental regulations restrict the import of waste paper. Larger companies can try to obtain temporary permits for the importing of a certain amount of waste paper, but they need to be prepared for the suspension of such permission at any time if the market improves. The paper industry is complaining that there is no organized system of waste-paper collection. The industry could finance such a system, but it requires new regulations to be passed by the Sejm first. (Rzeczpospolita, page B3) A.D.