Recovered Paper Market Size (2024 - 2029)

Recovered Paper Market Analysis

The Recovered Paper Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.7% over the forecast period 2021 to 2026. As corrugated containers and boxes are extensively used as packaging products for transportation and shipping, there is an excellent demand for recovered paper derived from old corrugated containers that can be recycled and reused for packaging purposes. The burgeoning demand for corrugated boxes for packaging is encouraging the growth of the recovered paper market.

• The packaging industry requires recovered paper as a raw material. The increasing demand for environmentally friendly projects is expanding the market for recovered paper. As the government has also laid down rules regarding the use of papers in terms of environment security; thus, many businesses have started using recovered paper. The recovered paper market is used by different industries that use an environment-friendly product such as the food and beverage industry, electrical and electronics industry, automobile industry, and pharmaceutical industries.
• The recovered paper market is used for manufacturing products such as containerboards, corrugated boxes, cartons, and many others. For example, according to the US Census Bureau, in that year 2019, some 17.6 million tons accounting for 35.7% of all recovered paper and paperboards were shipped out as part of net exports. In that year, around 37.8% of all recovered paper and paperboards were recycled into containerboards.
• According to METI (Japan), in 2018, approximately 35.4 thousand metric tons of molded pulp were made from recovered paper, down from more than 36 thousand tons in the previous year. The composition ration of recovered paper from molded pulp amounted to around 3.2% in 2018. According to AF&PA, in 2019, approximately 79.5% of wastepaper was recovered in Japan, an increase from about 71% in 2005.
• The government's role in supporting the recovered paper plays a crucial role in driving the market. The reduction of carbon emission is also one of the major factors that draw more attention to the consumption of recovered paper. According to Global Carbon Atlas and CDIAC, in 2018, some 36.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide were emitted globally, and it is projected that worldwide energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will increase to 43 billion metric tons in 2050.
• In today's world, there is an enhanced demand for online purchase of products where cartons and corrugated boxes are highly used for the packaging. For instance, according to India Brand Equity Foundation, increasing exponentially, the market value of the e-commerce industry in India was nearly 50 billion U.S dollars in 2018. This number was expected to reach 200 billion U.S. dollars by 2027. According to Hootsuite, the third quarter of 2019 saw internet users in Indonesia purchase the most items online, with 88% of active internet users shopping online.
• Asia, majorly dominated by China and India, is still the primary growth driver. The USA and Europe are the prime exporters of recovered paper, globally. However, these regions are witnessing negative or minimum growth rates after the import restrictions in China. Besides, the sustainability regulations in China have become a significant challenge for global recyclers.

Recovered Paper Industry Segmentation

The recovered paper is defined as the collection of papers used for recycling or used paper collected for recycling is termed 'recovered paper.' The waste paper or the recycled paper obtained from the end-use industries and by the consumers is utilizing as raw material for the generation of recovered paper. The same is used to manufacture products such as corrugated boxes, cartons, containerboard, and others.