Recovered Paper Market

Recovered paper market: get recently published datasets secured by an Ai-driven BI tool. Statistics cover trade, market size, exports, market prices, production, imports, consumption, and companies. There is a split by region, including Russia, Africa, China, the Middle East, the U.S., Latin America, the U.K., and EU. Market trends and outlook to 2030 are also provided in the reports.


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Recovered Paper - World's Largest Markets

RatingCountry
1China
2United States
3Japan
4Germany
5India

In value terms, China led the market, alone. The second position in the ranking was occupied by the United States. It was followed by Japan.

In China, the recovered paper market declined by an average annual rate of -5.2% over the period from 2018-2020. In the other countries, the average annual rates were as follows: the United States (+1.5% per year) and Japan (-16.5% per year).

Recovered Paper Prices

Lowest Prices - FOB - Top Exporters

COUNTRY201820192020CAGR,
2018-2020
USD per ton
France146130104-15.6%
Belgium162133110-17.6%
Germany150144111-14.0%
Italy190138112-23.2%
Czech Republic141120112-10.9%
Poland179144118-18.8%
Canada138137127-4.1%
Australia158168128-10.0%
Japan202173131-19.5%
United Kingdom172154133-12.1%
Spain215182141-19.0%
Netherlands190168142-13.5%
United States173164171-0.6%
Average173156141-9.8%

Prices varied noticeably by the country of origin; the country with the highest price was the United States ($171 per ton), while France ($104 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2018 to 2020, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by the United States, while the other global leaders experienced a decline in the export price figures.

Highest Prices - CIF - Top Importers

COUNTRY201820192020CAGR,
2018-2020
USD per ton
Mexico233215221-2.6%
South Korea191171172-5.1%
China184181166-5.0%
India191184161-8.2%
Indonesia171145146-7.6%
Taiwan (Chinese)234194136-23.8%
Germany178147136-12.6%
Spain183193132-15.1%
Vietnam164146131-10.6%
Austria173151129-13.6%
Thailand170136126-13.9%
Turkey144115123-7.6%
Netherlands142124104-14.4%
Average181164150-8.9%

Prices varied noticeably by the country of destination; the country with the highest price was Mexico ($221 per ton), while the Netherlands ($104 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2018 to 2020, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Mexico, while the other global leaders experienced a decline in the import price figures.

Recovered Paper - Top Importers

COUNTRY201820192020CAGR,
2018-2020
billion USD
China3.72.81.9-28.9%
India0.50.6134.6%
Germany0.80.70.6-14.9%
Vietnam0.40.40.57.8%
Indonesia0.50.50.4-1.7%

In value terms, the largest recovered paper importing markets worldwide were China ($1.9B), India ($964M) and Germany ($594M), with a combined 46% share of global imports. Vietnam, Indonesia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Taiwan (Chinese), Thailand, South Korea, Austria, Turkey and Spain lagged somewhat behind, together comprising a further 35%.

In terms of the main importing countries, Turkey recorded the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of imports, over the period under review, while purchases for the other global leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Recovered Paper - Top Exporters

COUNTRY201820192020CAGR,
2018-2020
billion USD
United States3.32.72.4-14.3%
United Kingdom0.80.60.5-18.3%
Japan0.80.50.4-26.3%
Netherlands0.50.40.3-19.5%
France0.50.50.2-32.8%

In value terms, the United States ($2.4B) remains the largest recovered paper supplier worldwide, comprising 39% of global exports. The second position in the ranking was occupied by the UK ($508M), with a 8.1% share of global exports. It was followed by Japan, with a 6.6% share.

In the United States, recovered paper exports plunged by an average annual rate of -14.3% over the period from 2018-2020. In the other countries, the average annual rates were as follows: the UK (-18.3% per year) and Japan (-26.3% per year).

Recovered Paper - Market Forecast

Driven by rising demand for recovered paper worldwide, the market is expected to start an upward consumption trend over the next decade. The performance of the market is forecast to increase slightly, with an anticipated CAGR of for the period from 2020 to 2030, which is projected to bring the market volume to by the end of 2030.

Recovered Paper - Product Coverage

  • HS 470710 - Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard
  • HS 470720 - Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
  • HS 470730 - Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (eg newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
  • HS 470790 - Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of paper or paperboard n.e.s. in heading no. 4707 and of unsorted waste and scrap

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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