In 2017, among the paper grades in the paper industry, the paper grades with a production and sales volume of more than 10% were uncoated printing paper, white cardboard, cardboard, and corrugated paper. Let's analyze the supply and demand, import and export, and competitive landscape of the four major paper types.

Uncoated printing writing paper

The uncoated printing writing paper corresponds to the coated printing paper, and mainly refers to printing paper that has not been subjected to coating processing, including offset paper, writing paper, light paper, copy paper, and the like. In terms of application, uncoated printed writing paper is mainly used for book printing, office document printing, writing, and the like.

--supply and demand

In 2017, the consumption of uncoated printed writing paper reached 17.44 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.26%, accounting for 16% of the paper and paperboard consumption; the composite growth rate of uncoated printing paper consumption in 2008-2017 was about 2.59. %, the demand side maintained a low growth rate.

In terms of supply, the output of unprinted printing and writing paper in 2017 reached 17.9 million tons, an increase of 1.13% year-on-year. The compound growth rate of production in 2008-2017 was about 2.77%, and the growth rate of the supply end basically matched the demand side.

--import and export

In 2017, the export volume of uncoated printed writing paper was 1.09 million tons, the import volume was 630,000 tons (an increase of 220,000 tons compared with 2016), and the net export volume was about 460,000 tons. Therefore, the total domestic demand for uncoated printing paper in 2017 is nearly 18 million tons.

- Competitive landscape

For example, in the case of offset paper with a high proportion of uncoated printing paper, there are many domestic SME papers with relatively low concentration, and CR4 accounts for only 21%. Therefore, offset paper is the key beneficiary of the supply side reform; with the gradual withdrawal of small enterprises and the elimination of backward production capacity, industry concentration is expected to continue to increase.