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The integrated pulp & paper mills in the UK consumed a total of 0.5 million tonnes of material (all softwood) in 2017 this is unchanged from the 2016 total (Table 2.20).
UK roundwood represented 88% of the inputs for the integrated pulp & paper mills in 2017, with the remaining 12% coming from sawmill products.
Table 2.20 Inputs for the integrated pulp & paper mills1, 2008-2017
| Year | UK roundwood2 | Sawmill products | Total |
| thousand green tonnes | |||
| 2008 | 515 | 152 | 667 |
| 2009 | 511 | 120 | 631 |
| 2010 | 428 | 98 | 526 |
| 2011 | 453 | 99 | 552 |
| 2012 | 461 | 79 | 540 |
| 2013 | 465 | 83 | 548 |
| 2014 | 465 | 97 | 562 |
| 2015 | 435 | 101 | 536 |
| 2016 | 423 | 82 | 505 |
| 2017 | 442 | 61 | 503 |
Source: UK Forest Products Association
Notes:
1. Excludes inputs of recycled paper and cardboard. All inputs are softwood.
2. UK roundwood derived from stemwood.
Figure 2.3 Inputs to integrated pulp and paper mills, 1994-2017
Source: UK Forest Products Association
Sources chapter: Pulp and paper