Global Trade in Pulp and Paper, Paper360º, January/February 2018

Global trade is one of the most important issues in the pulp and paper industry. While trade is a great opportunity for some, it is a great threat to others. In some regions, domestic producers worry about the impact imports will have on the profitability of their markets. For others, finding new customers beyond their borders is a primary driver of growth and increases the utilization of existing assets.

Many in the industry feel that global trade is more of a factor today than at any time in history. But is that really the case? Figure 1 reveals that trade in paper and paperboard grades as a percentage of production actually peaked in 2004 and has been in decline ever since. Pulp exports, on the other hand, have continued to grow and now represent about 30 percent of all production.

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