Market Trends of Global Specialty Paper Industry
Packaging and Labeling holds the major market share
- Specialty papers for the medical industry need to be contamination-free and lightweight. With the recent trends of more sophisticated packaging requirements in the pharmaceutical industry's use of specialty, papers will provide solutions to challenges like contamination-free packaging and more attractive and visible labeling.
- The use of specialty papers while packaging parts of any equipment they are covered in a specific, protecting oil and then wrapped in paper. Kraft paper can be used to protect the parts in the packaging and keep the oil from getting all over the box.
- For Instance, BIOCARBON LAMINATES supply the UK's First Carbon Neutral Laminate. The BioCarbon Laminates range has received recognition of Environmental Product Declaration (EPD and environmental performance through a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA).
- The decorative laminate also provides the security of Anti-Microbial protection for hygiene-sensitive areas in industries such as hospitality, healthcare, locker rooms, washrooms, Leisure facilities, commercial interiors, and educational and retail.
- CEPI member countries' paper and board production increased by around 5.0% to 5.8% in 2021 compared to the previous year. Total production in 2021 reached 90.2 million ton, with an increase reported in almost all paper and board grades.
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Europe Accounted to Hold the Major Market Share
- As per the report published by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), the production of packaging grades increased by approximately 7.1% in FY 2021 compared to FY2020 reaching the highest level ever in Europe. Within packaging grades, case materials - mainly used for transport packaging and corrugated boxes, increased by upward trends in the e-commerce industry, recording an increase of 7.8%.
- The wrapping grades used for paper bag production - increased by 11.7% and benefited from substitution effects resulting from the EU-backed phase-out of plastic packaging.
- The output of carton boards, mainly used for retail packaging, increased by 4.1%. The share of packaging grades accounted for 58.7% in FY 2021 of the total paper and board production, with graphic grades 27.8%. The output of all other paper and board rates - mainly for particular and industrial purposes- was up by 9.6%, with a share of 4.8% of total paper and board production (source: CEPI).
- Preliminary indications show that imports of paper and board into the Cepi area increased by around 1.5% in FY 2021, primarily increasing volumes from other European countries by 21.8%. Other European countries account for 50.0% of all European imports.
- The production of pulp (integrated + market) was up by 2.2% in 2021. Compared to its previous year, with a total output of approximately 37.0 million ton (source: CEPI).
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