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The Future of Process Industries
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Our Client Impact in Forest Products
$50m
in savings
Savings created from the launch of a new organization structure for a Middle Eastern forest and paper industry client
30%
increase in share price
Increase in share price at a Nordic paper industry client that implemented capacity recommendations
$200m
in cost savings
Expected five-year operations
cost savings at a major Asian forest product conglomerate from implementing a value creation model
12%
lower logistics cost
Lower logistics costs for a multisite European forest product manufacturing client that used data analytics to reallocate production
14%
improvement in accuracy
Improvement in production planning accuracy after an Asian plywood maker adopted plant-wide sales and operations planning tools
5%
lower costs
Lower harvesting and transportation
costs after a South American forest product client piloted a planning tool with advanced analytics
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February 2, 2024
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December 12, 2024
BCG is helping American Forest Foundation scale up a nature-based carbon credit program and deliver 1 billion tons of climate impact by 2050.
BCG Solutions in the Forest Product, Paper, and Packaging Industry
In addition to our proprietary sector knowledge, BCG brings ready-to-use market models, toolkits, and databases to its work with forest product, paper, and packaging clients. Project work spans key functional topics, including:
- Digital transformation
- Operations, including people and organization
- Corporate development and strategy
- Sales planning
- Supply chain
- Manufacturing and process improvements, including predictive maintenance and smart-factory systems
- New business opportunities, including new ventures, partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions
For work that involves digital transformation for forest products, our industry experts work hand in hand with digital experts from BCG X, BCG’s tech build and design unit. BCG X brings together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship to help organizations launch their next big bets and enable innovation at scale. Its global team of world-class technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and designers includes experts in advanced analytics, AI, digital solutions, launching or investing in a new business, and much more.
The BCG forest products consulting team also collaborates with other experts in the firm on issues related to sustainability, forest building materials, operations, marketing, and sales and pricing.
Our Insights on the Forest Products, Paper, and Packaging Industry
Article
May 6, 2025
Forests can anchor a high-integrity voluntary carbon market—if developers, landowners, and market leaders shift from transactional credit models to long-term asset stewardship.
Article
April 21, 2025
To thrive in uncertain times, packaging companies must remain flexible while investing in capabilities that will define future industry leadership.
Video
January 27, 2025
The Cost-Saving Power in Procurement
Declining producer prices have given process industry firms a crucial but limited window of opportunity to renegotiate contracts and set a new cost baseline.
Article
August 12, 2024
The process of combining bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, known as BECCS, offers a big boost to companies looking to meet tightening emissions regulations and avoid high fees.
