my country’s containerboard production is gradually declining, and leading companies have emerged

Boxboard paper, also known as kraft paper, kraft paper, etc., is a cardboard used to make outer packaging cartons. It has the advantages of tough texture, high burst resistance and ring pressure strength, and good water resistance. Boxboard paper is mostly bonded to corrugated paper cores and then made into corrugated boxes, which are mostly used to package knitted fabrics, stationery, household appliances, daily necessities and other products. At present, the cartons made of my country’s cardboard paper can be divided into three grades: high-quality products, first-class products, and qualified products.

At present, my country’s containerboard paper industry chain is very mature. The upstream of the industrial chain is the raw material industry, which provides rice and wheat straw pulp, cotton stalk pulp, waste hemp pulp, waste paper pulp, sulfate wood pulp and other raw materials; the midstream is the containerboard paper production industry, which is responsible for the production and manufacturing of various types of containerboard paper; the downstream Mainly oriented to application fields, it is mostly used in clothing and luggage, home appliances and electronics, food and beverage, express logistics, cultural supplies and other industries. Among them, food and beverages have the largest demand for containerboard paper, accounting for approximately 38.4%; demand for home appliances and electronics accounts for 14.3%; demand for clothing and luggage accounts for 12.6%; and demand for express logistics accounts for 8.7%.

In recent years, my country’s Internet penetration rate has continued to increase, e-commerce platforms have gradually improved, and the number of online shoppers has gradually increased, promoting the rapid development of the express logistics industry. According to data released by the State Post Bureau, in 2022, my country’s express delivery business volume will complete a total of 110.58 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%. The volume of express delivery business continues to grow, driving the demand for containerboard paper to continue to grow.

According to the “2023-2027 Container Board Project Business Plan” released by the Industrial Research Center, however, due to the epidemic, my country Per capita consumption expenditure of residents gradually declined. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2022, the per capita consumption expenditure of Chinese residents will be 24,538 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2%. Against this background, my country’s consumption capacity for food, beverages, clothing, luggage and other products has gradually declined, and the overall demand for containerboard paper has gradually shrunk, resulting in a gradual decline in my country’s containerboard paper production. In 2022, my country’s containerboard paper production will be 27.014 million tons.

At present, my country’s containerboard paper market has a low degree of concentration, a large number of companies, and leading companies have emerged. The major containerboard paper companies in my country include Shanying Paper, Nine Dragons Paper, Chenming Paper, Lee & Man Paper, Sun Paper, etc. Among them, Nine Dragons Paper has the largest market share at 23.4%; followed by Shanying Paper with a market share of 14.5%; and Lee & Man Paper with a market share of 11.7%.

Industry analysts said that in recent years, my country’s environmental protection requirements have gradually become stricter, and policies such as the “plastic restriction order” have been gradually implemented. Product packaging made of paper is gradually replacing plastic packaging, and market demand is expected to continue to increase. And as the epidemic in my country is basically over, residents’ consumption levels will gradually increase, and the quality requirements for packaging products will gradually increase. In the future, my country’s containerboard paper market will grow steadily.