The market demand for greaseproof paper continues to expand, and safety and environmental protection are the development trend
Grease-proof paper products are mainly classified according to oil-proof grade. Common ones include grade 3 grease-proof paper, grade 5 grease-proof paper, grade 7 grease-proof paper, and grade 7 or above (grade 10, 11) grease-proof paper. The higher the oil-proof grade, the more oil-proof paper. The better the performance, the more expensive the product, and vice versa. The downstream users of greaseproof paper are mainly catering chain brands, including McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut and other brands. In recent years, with the improvement of residents’ living standards and consumption power, the penetration rate of greaseproof paper in the food field has also increased. At the same time, the consumption of greaseproof paper has also increased. The scene gradually expanded from cafes, fast food restaurants, pastry shops, etc. to daily family life.
Affected by the expansion of downstream application industries, the demand for greaseproof paper continues to expand. At the same time, the lifestyle of residents in our country has gradually changed. Residents prefer convenient and fast dining methods. Therefore, the development of fast food restaurants is extremely booming, which has also increased the demand for greaseproof paper and indirectly driven the increase in domestic supply of greaseproof paper. According to the “2023-2028 China Oilproof Paper Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, 2022 In the first half of the year, China’s supply and demand of greaseproof paper were 59,500 tons and 57,600 tons respectively.
At present, there are a large number of enterprises in the domestic oilproof paper industry, and the enterprises are mainly small and medium-sized. Moreover, the products produced by each enterprise are highly homogeneous, and the market competition is very fierce. Product competition is mainly reflected in price, sales channels, etc. The more representative companies in the domestic greaseproof paper industry include Xianhe Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Hengda New Materials Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Isaka Paper Products Co., Ltd., etc. These companies have relatively large production scales and their main businesses include greaseproof paper. Specialty papers including these have strong competitiveness in the domestic oilproof paper and special paper industries.
With the upgrading of domestic consumer demand for food consumption, consumers are becoming more and more inclined towards healthy and environmentally friendly consumption concepts. In order to adapt to new market demands, oilproof paper manufacturers actively improve production technology and processes, improve equipment and technology research and development levels, and increase efforts in building corporate brands and marketing channels to improve the overall competitiveness of enterprises to cope with the increasingly fierce market. compete.
Greaseproof paper is a type of food packaging paper. Some of the greaseproof papers in the market will harm human health if used for a long time. Therefore, the safety of greaseproof paper has become a top priority. In recent years, domestic greaseproof paper manufacturers have been actively developing various safe, hygienic, healthy and environmentally friendly greaseproof paper products. For example, water-based coated food greaseproof paper and fluorocarbon-free greaseproof paper not only have excellent oilproof properties, but are also very safe and environmentally friendly. In the future, with the expansion of the development scale of the greaseproof paper industry, the country may introduce more industry standards and regulatory policies for this segment to strengthen the quality management of greaseproof paper and better ensure food safety.