Global Recovered Paper Market: By Type: Fresh, Recovered; By Application: Containerboard, Other Paper & Board, Newsprint, Tissue, Printing & Writing; By Region: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa; Historical Production and Consumption (2015-2019); Production and Consumption Forecast (2020-2025); SWOT Analysis; Price Analysis; Trade Analysis (HS Code: 4707); Value Chain Analysis; Procurement Strategy; Cost Analysis; Competitive Landscape & Supplier Analysis; Manufacturing Process; Cost Analysis and Project Economics

Global Recovered Paper Market Key Insights:

Market Outlook

The global recovered paper market reached a volume of almost 257.3 million metric tons in 2019. The industry is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.5% between 2020 and 2025 to reach a volume of almost 298.4 million metric tons by 2025.

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The global recovered paper market is being led by the Asia Pacific, which is dominated by China and India. The United States and Europe are the leading exporters of recovered paper. However, import restrictions in China might hamper the export growth in the United States and Europe. The domestic recycling rate is projected to rise in China due to regulations pertaining to sustainability, which might offset the expected shortage of imports in the coming years.

The paper is made soft by the addition of inorganic fibres, such as kaolin, talcum, calcium carbonate, etc, which also reduces the amount of reusable paper while recycling and is converted to ash. The price is reduced if the ash content is high in the scrap. The pre-consumer paper is sold at a higher price than the post-consumer paper. Freight rates also play an essential role in affecting and defining the final prices of the product in the market. An increase in the trading frequency between two ports affects negatively on the freight rates. Fluctuations in the prices of the wastepaper are also caused by the fluctuations in the currency.

Properties and Applications

Recovered paper refers to recycled wastepaper, which has been collected from various sources like a paper mill. It is segmented on the basis of its applications into:

• Containerboard
• Other Paper and Board
• Newsprint
• Tissue
• Printing and Writing

The report also covers the regional markets of the product like North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa.

Market Analysis

In Europe and the Asia Pacific, the rise in the usage of recycled paper for containerboard production is driving the market. The boxboard is significantly recycled in the Asia Pacific and Europe. In developing economies such as the Asia Pacific and Latin America, the demand for tissues is anticipated to increase, further enhancing the market growth. Demand from China is primarily driving the global recovered paper market.

As a consequence of the increase in the industrial production, the demand for containerboards will increase, which will increase the demand for OCC. The demand for OCC will also be enhanced by the rise in the paper and board production. The expected strong growth from China and other regions like India and Los Angeles will increase the demand for OCC in the forecast period, thus, supporting the growth of the recovered paper market.

The growing concern for the environment will propel the market for the global recovered paper. For every ton of recycled paper, CO2 emission is reduced by 21%, water consumption is reduced by 7,000 gallons, energy by 4,000 kilowatts, oil by 380, and 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space is reduced. The paper fibre is an essential raw material for paper producers as it can be recycled by as many as seven times.

The market for oil spills can be driven forward by the rising frequency of oil spills. Recovered paper can be used to treat oil spills in the rivers and oceans, saving precious marine lives, by converting into green cellulose aerogels that can be flexible, non-toxic, strong, ultra-light, and water repellent. They can absorb oil up to 90% of their dry weight and help recover over 99% of the crude oil absorbed. The rising demand for recycled products is also propelling the growth of the market as several creators are increasingly conceptualising everyday products made from recovered paper. Recovered paper can be made into furniture, with superior printing surface and saving costs by new fluting design. They can save up to 50% of energy, reduce CO2 impact considerably, and reduce significant material consumption, equivalent to 46,000 tons per year. Recovered papers can also be converted to cloth hangers, conceptualized by the graphic designer Jayvn Solomon. His design will enable the transformation of the recycled paper bag into a coat hanger, which aligns with the sustainable fashion collection, featuring mainly eco-friendly fabrics. The recovered paper has also been made into pencils, by the award-winning Chinese designers who have developed a machine which converts waste paper into pencils. Once a paper is fed to the machine, it wraps itself tightly around a graphite stick, adding sufficient glue to hold the paper together.

Competitive Landscape

The report gives a detailed analysis of the following key players in the global recovered paper market, covering their competitive landscape, capacity, and latest developments like mergers, acquisitions, and investments, expansions of capacity, and plant turnarounds:

• Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM)
• Smurfit Kappa Group
• DS Smith
• Veolia Group
• Republic Services, Inc.
• WestRock Company
• Sonoco Recycling
• Cascades Inc
• SUEZ
• Others

The comprehensive EMR report provides an in-depth assessment of the industry based on Porter's five forces model, along with giving a SWOT analysis.

The global recovered paper market attained a volume of nearly 257.3 million metric tons in 2019. It is expected to witness a further growth in the forecast period of 2020-2025, growing at a CAGR of 2.5%. The market is projected to reach a volume of around 298.4 million metric tons by 2025.

EMR’s meticulous research methodology delves deep into the industry, covering the macro and micro aspects of the industry. Based on application, the global recovered paper market can be segmented into containerboard, other paper and board, newsprint, tissue, and printing and writing. North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, and the Asia Pacific are the major regions in the market, with the Asia Pacific leading the overall global market. The key players in the above industry are Waste Management, Inc., Smurfit Kappa Group, DS Smith, Veolia Group, Republic Services, Inc., WestRock Company, Sonoco Recycling, Cascades Inc, and SUEZ, among others.

The major drivers of the industry such as rising disposable incomes, increasing population, rising urbanisation, rising concerns about the environment, growing demand for recycled paper, and the expansion of the product’s application sectors are driving the growth of the industry globally. EMR’s research methodology uses a combination of cutting-edge analytical tools and the expertise of their highly accomplished team, thus, providing their customers with industry insights that are accurate, actionable, and help them remain ahead of their competition.

EMR’s approach gives their clients a comprehensive assessment of the prevailing and projected industry conditions through the collection, collation, and analysis of data from trusted sources. The key questions answered in the market study are:

• How has the global recovered paper market performed in the previous years (2015-2019)?
• What is the forecast assessment of the market for 2020-2025?
• What are the major industry drivers and constraints?
• What are the major price and demand indicators of the global recovered paper market?
• What are the price trends of the product in the industry globally?
• Who are the key manufacturers of the product in the global market?
• What are the import and export trends in the global recovered paper market?
• Who are the top importers and exporters of the product in the industry globally?
• What is the degree of competition in the global recovered paper market?