● Papermaking industry has the characteristics of intensive capital and technology, remarkable scale benefit, strong industrial correlation and large market capacity. In the total amount of paper products, more than 80% as production materials used in news, publishing, printing, commodity packaging and other industrial fields, less than 20% for people’s direct consumption.
● The industry is an important force driving the development of forestry, agriculture, printing, packaging, machinery manufacturing and other industries, and has become a new growth point of China’s national economy.
● China’s paper industry has been in a state of excess production capacity from 2010 to 2017. In the past two years, the paper industry has preliminarily resolved the crisis of overcapacity through supply-side reform.
● According to the data of China Paper Association, there were about 2,700 paper and paperboard manufacturers in China in 2019, and the national production of paper and paperboard reached 107.65 million tons, an increase of 3.16% compared with 2018. Consumption was 10.704 million tons, up 2.54 percent from 2018. Production and marketing are basically in balance.
● From 2010 to 2019, the average annual growth rate of paper and board production was 1.68%, while the average annual growth rate of consumption was 1.73%.
● From the yield structure of subdivided varieties
● In 2019, the output of corrugated base paper was 22.2 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.46% compared with 2018, accounting for 20.62% of the total output of paper and board industry. The output of box board was 21.9 million tons, an increase of 2.1% over 2018, accounting for 20.34% of the total output of paper and board industry; The output of uncoated writing paper was 17.8 million tons, an increase of 1.71% over 2018, accounting for 16.54% of the total output of the paper and board industry.
● From the sales structure
● From the perspective of sales structure, the sales volume of Chinese box board in 2019 was 24.03 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.47% compared with 2018, accounting for 22.45% of the total sales volume of paper and board industry. The sales volume of corrugated base paper was 23.74 million tons, up 7.28% compared with 2018, accounting for 22.18% of the total sales volume of paper and board industry; The sales volume of uncoated writing paper was 17.49 million tons, down 0.11% from 2018, accounting for 16.34% of the total sales volume of the paper and board industry.
● Comparison of production and marketing of subdivided varieties
● 01, corrugated base paper
● In 2019, the production of corrugated base paper was 22.2 million tons, an increase of 5.46% compared with 2018. Consumption was 23.74 million tons, up 7.28 percent from 2018.
● From 2010 to 2019, the average annual growth rate of production and consumption was 1.92 percent and 2.57 percent respectively.
● 02. Uncoated writing paper
● The production of uncoated writing paper in 2019 was 17.8 million tons, an increase of 1.71% compared with 2018. Consumption was 17.49 million tons, down 0.11 percent from 2018.
● From 2010 to 2019, the average annual growth rate of production and consumption was 1.05 percent and 1.06 percent respectively.
● 03. Whiteboard
● In 2019, the output of white board was 1410 tons, an increase of 5.62% compared with 2018. Consumption was 12.77 million tons, up 4.76 percent from 2018.
● The average annual growth rate of production from 2010 to 2019 was 1.35%. Consumption grew at an annual rate of 0.20 percent.
● 04, life paper
● The output of household paper in 2019 was 10.05 million tons, an increase of 3.61% compared with 2018; Consumption was 9.3 million tons, up 3.22 percent from 2018.
● From 2010 to 2019, the average annual growth rate of production and consumption was 5.51 percent and 5.65 percent.
● — Excerpt from China Carton Network
Post time: Mar-01-2023