Global Pulp and Paper Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025

Research Summary

Pulp and paper refer to two interconnected stages in the manufacturing process of paper products. The process begins with the creation of pulp, which is derived from wood fibers through various methods such as mechanical or chemical pulping. Mechanical pulping involves mechanically grinding wood to separate fibers, while chemical pulping uses chemical processes to break down lignin, allowing the extraction of cellulose fibers. Once pulp is obtained, it serves as the raw material for the papermaking process. During papermaking, the pulp is mixed with water, refined, and then formed into sheets on a paper machine. These sheets are subsequently pressed, dried, and often coated to produce different types of paper products, including newsprint, writing paper, packaging materials, and specialty papers. Pulp and paper manufacturing is a significant industry worldwide, playing a crucial role in providing essential products for communication, packaging, and a wide range of other applications. Sustainable practices within the industry aim to address environmental concerns related to deforestation and pollution, promoting responsible sourcing and recycling initiatives.

According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Pulp and Paper market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.

The major global  manufacturers of Pulp and Paper include International Paper, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Stora Enso, Clark Corp., UPM, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), Oji Paper, Nippon Paper Industry, Procter & Gamble, SCA, Smurfit Kappa Group, Sappi, Smurfit-Stone Container, Abitibi Bowater, NewPage, Mondi, Temple-Inland, Domtar, Cascades etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.

This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Pulp and Paper. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Pulp and Paper market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.

The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Pulp and Paper market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Pulp and Paper industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.  

The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.

Global Key Manufacturers of Pulp and Paper Include:

International Paper

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Weyerhaeuser Corporation

Stora Enso

Clark Corp.

UPM

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA)

Oji Paper

Nippon Paper Industry

Procter & Gamble

SCA

Smurfit Kappa Group

Sappi

Smurfit-Stone Container

Abitibi Bowater

NewPage

Mondi

Temple-Inland

Domtar

Cascades

Pulp and Paper Product Segment Include:

Pulp

Paper

Cardboard

Other

Pulp and Paper Product Application Include:

Packaging

Consumer Products

Chemicals

Building and Construction

Other

Chapter Scope

Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends

Chapter 2: Global Pulp and Paper Capacity and Production Analysis

Chapter 3: Global Pulp and Paper Industry PESTEL Analysis

Chapter 4: Global Pulp and Paper Industry Porter's Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 5: Global Pulp and Paper Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis

Chapter 6: Global Pulp and Paper Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis

Chapter 7: North America Pulp and Paper Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 8: Europe Pulp and Paper Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 9: China Pulp and Paper Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 10: APAC (Excl. China) Pulp and Paper Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 11: Latin America Pulp and Paper Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 12: Middle East and Africa Pulp and Paper Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 13: Global Pulp and Paper Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)

Chapter 14: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)

Chapter 15: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers

Chapter 16: Research Findings and Conclusion

Chapter 17: Methodology and Data Sources


1 Pulp and Paper Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
1.2 Pulp and Paper Product by Type
1.2.1 Pulp
1.2.2 Paper
1.2.3 Cardboard
1.2.4 Other
1.3 Pulp and Paper Product by Application
1.3.1 Packaging
1.3.2 Consumer Products
1.3.3 Chemicals
1.3.4 Building and Construction
1.3.5 Other
1.4 Global Pulp and Paper Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
1.4.1 Global Pulp and Paper Revenue Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.2 Global Pulp and Paper Sales Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.3 Global Pulp and Paper Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
1.5 Pulp and Paper Industry Trends and Innovation
1.5.1 Pulp and Paper Industry Trends and Innovation
1.5.2 Pulp and Paper Market Drivers and Challenges
2 Global Pulp and Paper Capacity and Production Analysis
2.1 Global Pulp and Paper Capacity, Production and Utilization (2020-2032)
2.2 Global Pulp and Paper Production Growth Trend by Region: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2030
2.3 Global Pulp and Paper Production by Region
2.3.1 Global Pulp and Paper Production by Region (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Pulp and Paper Production Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
2.3.3 Global Pulp and Paper Production Market Share by Region (2020-2032)
3 Pulp and Paper Market PESTEL Analysis
3.1 Political Factors Analysis
3.2 Economic Factors Analysis
3.3 Social Factors Analysis
3.4 Technological Factors Analysis
3.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
3.6 Legal Factors Analysis
4 Pulp and Paper Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.1 Competitive Rivalry
4.2 Threat of New Entrants
4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.5 Threat of Substitutes
5 Global Pulp and Paper Market Analysis by Regions
5.1 Pulp and Paper Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
5.2 Global Pulp and Paper Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
5.2.1 Global Pulp and Paper Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.2 Global Pulp and Paper Revenue and Market Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
5.3 Global Pulp and Paper Sales and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
5.3.1 Global Pulp and Paper Sales and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Global Pulp and Paper Sales and Market Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
5.4 Global Pulp and Paper Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
6 Global Pulp and Paper Market Size by Type and Application
6.1 Global Pulp and Paper Market Size by Type
6.1.1 Global Pulp and Paper Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
6.1.2 Global Pulp and Paper Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
6.2 Global Pulp and Paper Market Size by Application
6.2.1 Global Pulp and Paper Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
6.2.2 Global Pulp and Paper Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
7 North America
7.1 North America Pulp and Paper Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
7.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
7.3 North America Pulp and Paper Market Size by Type
7.3.1 North America Pulp and Paper Sales by Type (2020-2032)
7.3.2 North America Pulp and Paper Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
7.4 North America Pulp and Paper Market Size by Application
7.4.1 North America Pulp and Paper Sales by Application (2020-2032)
7.4.2 North America Pulp and Paper Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
7.5 North America Pulp and Paper Market Size by Country
7.5.1 US
7.5.2 Canada
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Pulp and Paper Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
8.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
8.3 Europe Pulp and Paper Market Size by Type
8.3.1 Europe Pulp and Paper Sales by Type (2020-2032)
8.3.2 Europe Pulp and Paper Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
8.4 Europe Pulp and Paper Market Size by Application
8.4.1 Europe Pulp and Paper Sales by Application (2020-2032)
8.4.2 Europe Pulp and Paper Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
8.5 Europe Pulp and Paper Market Size by Country
8.5.1 Germany
8.5.2 France
8.5.3 United Kingdom
8.5.4 Italy
8.5.5 Spain
8.5.6 Benelux
9 China
9.1 China Pulp and Paper Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
9.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
9.3 China Pulp and Paper Market Size by Type
9.3.1 China Pulp and Paper Sales by Type (2020-2032)
9.3.2 China Pulp and Paper Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
9.4 China Pulp and Paper Market Size by Application
9.4.1 China Pulp and Paper Sales by Application (2020-2032)
9.4.2 China Pulp and Paper Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
10 APAC (excl. China)
10.1 APAC (excl. China) Pulp and Paper Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
10.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
10.3 APAC (excl. China) Pulp and Paper Market Size by Type
10.3.1 APAC (excl. China) Pulp and Paper Sales by Type (2020-2032)
10.3.2 APAC (excl. China) Pulp and Paper Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
10.4 APAC (excl. China) Pulp and Paper Market Size by Application
10.4.1 APAC (excl. China) Pulp and Paper Sales by Application (2020-2032)
10.4.2 APAC (excl. China) Pulp and Paper Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
10.5 APAC (excl. China) Pulp and Paper Market Size by Country
10.5.1 Japan
10.5.2 South Korea
10.5.3 India
10.5.4 Australia
10.5.5 Southeast Asia
11 Latin America
11.1 Latin America Pulp and Paper Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
11.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
1`.3 Latin America Pulp and Paper Market Size by Type
11.3.1 Latin America Pulp and Paper Sales by Type (2020-2032)
11.3.2 Latin America Pulp and Paper Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
11.4 Latin America Pulp and Paper Market Size by Application
11.4.1 Latin America Pulp and Paper Sales by Application (2020-2032)
11.4.2 Latin America Pulp and Paper Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
11.5 Latin America Pulp and Paper Market Size by Country
11.6 Latin America Pulp and Paper Market Size by Country
11.6.1 Mexico
11.6.2 Brazil
12 Middle East & Africa
12.1 Middle East & Africa Pulp and Paper Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
12.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
12.3 Middle East & Africa Pulp and Paper Market Size by Type
12.3.1 Middle East & Africa Pulp and Paper Sales by Type (2020-2032)
12.3.2 Middle East & Africa Pulp and Paper Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
12.4 Middle East & Africa Pulp and Paper Market Size by Application
12.4.1 Middle East & Africa Pulp and Paper Sales by Application (2020-2032)
12.4.2 Middle East & Africa Pulp and Paper Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
12.5 Middle East Pulp and Paper Market Size by Country
12.5.1 Saudi Arabia
12.5.2 South Africa
13 Competition by Manufacturers
13.1 Global Pulp and Paper Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
13.1.1 Global Pulp and Paper Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
13.1.2 Global Pulp and Paper Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
13.1.3 Global Pulp and Paper Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2025)
13.2 Pulp and Paper Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
13.2.1 Pulp and Paper Competitive Landscape Analysis
13.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
13.2.3 Market Dynamic
14 Key Companies Analysis
14.1 International Paper
14.1.1 International Paper Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.1.2 International Paper Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.1.3 International Paper Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.2 Georgia-Pacific Corp.
14.2.1 Georgia-Pacific Corp. Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.2.2 Georgia-Pacific Corp. Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.2.3 Georgia-Pacific Corp. Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.3 Weyerhaeuser Corporation
14.3.1 Weyerhaeuser Corporation Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.3.2 Weyerhaeuser Corporation Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.3.3 Weyerhaeuser Corporation Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.4 Stora Enso
14.4.1 Stora Enso Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.4.2 Stora Enso Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.4.3 Stora Enso Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.5 Clark Corp.
14.5.1 Clark Corp. Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.5.2 Clark Corp. Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.5.3 Clark Corp. Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.6 UPM
14.6.1 UPM Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.6.2 UPM Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.6.3 UPM Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.7 Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA)
14.7.1 Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.7.2 Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.7.3 Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.8 Oji Paper
14.8.1 Oji Paper Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.8.2 Oji Paper Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.8.3 Oji Paper Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.9 Nippon Paper Industry
14.9.1 Nippon Paper Industry Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.9.2 Nippon Paper Industry Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.9.3 Nippon Paper Industry Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.10 Procter & Gamble
14.10.1 Procter & Gamble Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.10.2 Procter & Gamble Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.10.3 Procter & Gamble Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.11 SCA
14.11.1 SCA Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.11.2 SCA Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.11.3 SCA Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.12 Smurfit Kappa Group
14.12.1 Smurfit Kappa Group Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.12.2 Smurfit Kappa Group Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.12.3 Smurfit Kappa Group Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.13 Sappi
14.13.1 Sappi Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.13.2 Sappi Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.13.3 Sappi Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.14 Smurfit-Stone Container
14.14.1 Smurfit-Stone Container Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.14.2 Smurfit-Stone Container Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.14.3 Smurfit-Stone Container Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.15 Abitibi Bowater
14.15.1 Abitibi Bowater Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.15.2 Abitibi Bowater Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.15.3 Abitibi Bowater Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.16 NewPage
14.16.1 NewPage Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.16.2 NewPage Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.16.3 NewPage Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.17 Mondi
14.17.1 Mondi Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.17.2 Mondi Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.17.3 Mondi Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.18 Temple-Inland
14.18.1 Temple-Inland Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.18.2 Temple-Inland Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.18.3 Temple-Inland Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.19 Domtar
14.19.1 Domtar Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.19.2 Domtar Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.19.3 Domtar Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.20 Cascades
14.20.1 Cascades Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.20.2 Cascades Pulp and Paper Product Portfolio
14.20.3 Cascades Pulp and Paper Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
15 Industry Chain Analysis
15.1 Pulp and Paper Industry Chain Analysis
15.2 Pulp and Paper Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
15.2.1 Pulp and Paper Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
15.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
15.3 Pulp and Paper Typical Downstream Customers
15.4 Pulp and Paper Sales Channel Analysis
16 Research Findings and Conclusion
17 Methodology and Data Source
17.1 Methodology/Research Approach
17.2 Research Scope
17.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
17.4 Date Source
17.4.1 Primary Sources
17.4.2 Secondary Sources
17.5 Data Cross Validation
17.6 Disclaimer

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