Demand for Disposable Aspen Chopsticks (Waribashi)

• Author(s): Canada. Forestry Canada, Alberta. Forest Service, Tonan Commerce Ltd,
• Publisher: Forestry Canada [and] Alberta Forest Service
• Pages: 10
• ISBN_10: 0662166051
  ISBN_13: 9780662166054
  
• Language: en

Description:... Japan is the major user of disposable chopsticks. Some 3 million cases (5,000 pairs per case) are consumed annually. Approximately 70% or 2.1 million cases are make from cedar, spruce and abies; aspen accounts for only 15%. This study investigates the potential use of Alberta aspen for chopsticks, and the export thereof.