Global Specialty Paper Market 2024-2028

Global Specialty Paper Market 2024-2028


The specialty paper market is forecasted to grow by USD 13.59 bn during 2023-2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 5.09% during the forecast period. The report on the specialty paper market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by changing lifestyle in emerging economies, growing demand for tamper-proof packaging, and increasing use of specialty thermal papers.

Technavio's specialty paper market is segmented as below:

By Application
  • Packaging and labelling
  • Printing and writing
  • Industrial
  • Building and construction
  • Others
By Type
  • Decor
  • Packaging
  • Printing
  • Release liner paper
  • Others
By Geographical Landscape
  • APAC
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the advent of smart packaging as one of the prime reasons driving the specialty paper market growth during the next few years. Also, growing preference for circular economy and rising demand from e-commerce industry will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the specialty paper market covers the following areas:
  • Specialty paper market sizing
  • Specialty paper market forecast
  • Specialty paper market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading specialty paper market vendors that include Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy, Billerud AB, Burgo Group SpA, FEDRIGONI Spa, Glatfelter Corp., International Paper Co., ITC Ltd., Koehler Paper SE, LINTEC Corp., Mativ Holdings Inc., Mondi Plc, Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd., Nordic Paper AS, Paper excellence, Sappi Ltd., Sinar Mas, Stora Enso Oyj, Twin Rivers Paper Co., UPM Kymmene Corp., and WestRock Co.. Also, the specialty paper market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2023
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global specialty paper market 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data Table on global specialty paper market 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Application Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Application Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Type Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Type Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2023 and 2028
  • Market Segmentation by Application
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Application - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Application - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Application
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Application
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Application
    • Packaging and labelling - Market size and forecast 2023- 2028
      • Table Chart on Packaging and labelling - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Packaging and labelling - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Packaging and labelling - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Packaging and labelling - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Printing and writing - Market size and forecast 2023- 2028
      • Table Chart on Printing and writing - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Printing and writing - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Printing and writing - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Printing and writing - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Industrial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Industrial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Industrial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Industrial - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Industrial - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Building and construction - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Building and construction - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Building and construction - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Building and construction - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Building and construction - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Application
      • Table Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Type
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Type
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Type
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Type
    • Decor - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Decor - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Decor - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Decor - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Decor - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Packaging - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Packaging - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Packaging - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Packaging - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Packaging - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Printing - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Printing - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Printing - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Printing - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Printing - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Release liner paper - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Release liner paper - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Release liner paper - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Release liner paper - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Release liner paper - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Type
      • Table Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023- 2028
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • India - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on India - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on India - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on India - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on India - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Changing lifestyle in emerging economies
      • Growing demand for tamper-proof packaging
      • Increasing use of specialty thermal papers
    • Market challenges
      • Volatility in prices of raw material
      • Increasing adoption of digitalization
      • Stringent laws and regulations for effluents from production facility
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2023 and 2028
    • Market trends
      • Advent of smart packaging
      • Growing preference for circular economy
      • Rising demand from e-commerce industry
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy
      • Table Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy - Overview
      • Table Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy - Business segments
      • Table Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy - Key news
      • Table Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy - Key offerings
      • Table Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy - Segment focus
    • Billerud AB
      • Table Billerud AB - Overview
      • Table Billerud AB - Product / Service
      • Table Billerud AB - Key news
      • Table Billerud AB - Key offerings
    • Burgo Group SpA
      • Table Burgo Group SpA - Overview
      • Table Burgo Group SpA - Product / Service
      • Table Burgo Group SpA - Key news
      • Table Burgo Group SpA - Key offerings
    • FEDRIGONI Spa
      • Table FEDRIGONI Spa - Overview
      • Table FEDRIGONI Spa - Product / Service
      • Table FEDRIGONI Spa - Key offerings
    • ITC Ltd.
      • Table ITC Ltd. - Overview
      • Table ITC Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table ITC Ltd. - Key news
      • Table ITC Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table ITC Ltd. - Segment focus
    • LINTEC Corp.
      • Table LINTEC Corp. - Overview
      • Table LINTEC Corp. - Business segments
      • Table LINTEC Corp. - Key news
      • Table LINTEC Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table LINTEC Corp. - Segment focus
    • Mativ Holdings Inc.
      • Table Mativ Holdings Inc. - Overview
      • Table Mativ Holdings Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Mativ Holdings Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Mativ Holdings Inc. - Segment focus
    • Mondi Plc
      • Table Mondi Plc - Overview
      • Table Mondi Plc - Business segments
      • Table Mondi Plc - Key news
      • Table Mondi Plc - Key offerings
      • Table Mondi Plc - Segment focus
    • Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.
      • Table Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Nordic Paper AS
      • Table Nordic Paper AS - Overview
      • Table Nordic Paper AS - Product / Service
      • Table Nordic Paper AS - Key offerings
    • Paper excellence
      • Table Paper excellence - Overview
      • Table Paper excellence - Product / Service
      • Table Paper excellence - Key offerings
    • Sappi Ltd.
      • Table Sappi Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Sappi Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Sappi Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Sinar Mas
      • Table Sinar Mas - Overview
      • Table Sinar Mas - Product / Service
      • Table Sinar Mas - Key offerings
    • Stora Enso Oyj
      • Table Stora Enso Oyj - Overview
      • Table Stora Enso Oyj - Business segments
      • Table Stora Enso Oyj - Key news
      • Table Stora Enso Oyj - Key offerings
      • Table Stora Enso Oyj - Segment focus
    • Twin Rivers Paper Co.
      • Table Twin Rivers Paper Co. - Overview
      • Table Twin Rivers Paper Co. - Product / Service
      • Table Twin Rivers Paper Co. - Key offerings
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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