The group’s vision reportedly was to become the world’s largest producer of board and the market leader in certain regional markets while respecting nature and the environment in the best possible way. In contrast to some other Chinese companies, which reportedly massively reduced their export volumes during the 2017 demand and price boom in China, APP said it remained loyal to its foreign customers.

In the January-October 2017 period, APP China sold some 950,000 t in export, of which 930,000 t was produced at its Ningbo site, the company said.