Since water has become an increasingly important strategic issue in the pulp and paper industry, potentially affecting the ability of a large number of the world’s mills to operate at capacity, Fisher International conducted a study of the topic and has published its findings in a study titled “The 2012 Global PPI Water Benchmark Report.”The report is intended to help environmental managers understand how water issues are affecting pulp and paper mills around the world as they benchmark their own positions and evaluate their policies.The study finds that many mills expect that their access to water will be threatened in the next five years. Even more mills – a majority worldwide – expect to make changes to their water usage goals in the next five years, particularly in developing countries.Worldwide, the range of water usage per ton of paper produced was found to be quite broad: from under 95 cubic meters per metric ton of paper produced up to 265 cubic meters per metric ton.Fisher International is working with business intelligence and management consulting in the pulp and paper industry.