The results are from PricewaterhouseCoopers' tenth annual Global Forest, Paper and Packaging Industry Survey. The top three regions in terms of return on capital employed (ROCE), a key measure of performance, were: Latin America at 9.3 percent, followed by China with 6.5 percent, and South Africa with 5.5 percent. The US posted a combined ROCE of 5.4 percent. Overall, the sector's global ROCE improved slightly from 4.9 percent in 2005 to 5.1 percent in 2006, but still far off the 10-12 percent target. ,
Global Forest Products Sector Posts Mixed Financial Results
16 augusti 2007 Financial results for the world's 100 largest forest, paper and fiber-based packaging products companies showed distinct differences in the major producing regions (Prime Newswire).