Blog - Pulp, Paper and Paperboard

In July 2022, the packaging materials price per ton stood at $996, flattening at the previous month.

In May 2022, the wrapping papers price per ton stood at $1,822 per ton in May 2022, flattening at the previous month. 

In May 2022, the printing and writing paper price per ton stood at $1,061 per ton in May 2022, growing by 4.5% against the previous month. 

In May 2022, the folding boxboard price per ton stood at $1,353 per ton in May 2022, flattening at the previous month.  

After a slump in 2020, U.S. dissolving wood pulp exports recovered to $907M in 2021. In physical terms, supplies grew by 10% to 790K tons. 

The paper manufacturing market has been growing steadily over the past few years. This is due to the increasing demand for paper products, such as tissue paper, packaging materials, and office paper. The market is expected to continue growing in the coming years, thanks to the rising global demand for these products.

The global trade in wrapping paper and paperboard hit a record $11.9B in 2021. Gemany emerged as the largest and the fastest-growing exporter worldwide. 

In 2021, the U.S. chemical wood pulp market picked up 6.1% to $27B, returning to the pre-pandemic level. 

Purchases of corrugated paper and paperboard in the EU surged to $942M in 2021. The volume of imports reached 860K tons, the highest level ever. 

After a 13%-decline a year earlier, the global printing and writing paper market picked up 7.7%, reaching $99B in 2021. 

Last year, U.S. newsprint market grew by 5.5% to $1.3B.

Increasing at an average annual rate of +2.0% during the past thirteen years, the global recovered paper market totaled $46.4B in 2021.