Analysis of Paper Products Consumption Market in Various Countries in the Next 15 Years

According to forecasts by RISI, in the 15 years from 2009 to 2024, the demand for paper and paperboard in North America will be reduced by 23%; in Western Europe, it will be reduced by 20%; Asia’s paper and paperboard consumption It will increase by 39%; Eastern Europe will have the highest growth rate of 49%.

The decline in demand for paper and board in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan will be the largest in each country. In Asia, China and India, the increase in paper and board consumption will be the largest. Printing paper in North America and Europe will be significantly reduced due to the reduction of end users. Due to the speed of transfer of news advertising to online advertising, the demand for newsprint in emerging countries, including China, will also grow only modestly. The decline in the newsprint market in Europe and the United States will be collapsed, and the total demand will be difficult to recover. In the exuberant state of previous years, the world news paper market is no longer the scene.

According to the prediction of the US Respiring Paper Product Consulting Company, in the next 15 years, the increase in the consumption of paper and paperboard in China will be among the highest in the world. In particular, the total increase in the consumption of printing paper in China will account for the total increase in world consumption. Nearly ninety percent (89%).

According to statistics, the consumption of paper and paperboard in China increased from 35.75 million tons in 2000 to 59.30 million tons in 2005 and 79.35 million tons in 2008, with a total increase of 122%, an average annual increase of 10.5%. Per capita paper and board consumption in China was 60 kg in 2008, an increase of 5 kg over the previous year. In 2008, the consumption of uncoated printing paper in China was 13.85 million tons, and the consumption of coated printing paper was 4.67 million tons, an increase of 4% and 9.6% respectively from the previous year.