At present there are three keynotes in China’s paper industry: Contraction, Differentiation and transformation.
Contraction, China’s paper output is negative growth. In Jan. – April, the output of major scale machine – made paper and paper board was 36.876 million tons, up by -2.05% YOY. The main paper species all show a contraction trend, excluding packaging paper.

Differentiation, large scale enterprises are concentrated, while small enterprises are quick eliminated. Based on the statistics, by March of this year, there are 3296 paper making enterprises, down by 207 compared with the end of 2014, and down by 144 compared with Feb. in this year. Moreover, there is 2600 machine – made paper enterprises, about 1/10 enterprises disappeared in the first quarter.

Transformation, in recent years, paper industry’s transformation is in wide variety and “going out” strategic is the key transformation.

There are four aspects going out strategic meaning for paper industry along with “Belt and Road”
First, along “Belt and Road” countries and areas have large demands on China’s paper products.  Based on the statistics, “Belt and Road” countries and regions imported 3.9873 million tons paper and paper products from China since 2014, up by 13.92% YOY, with total imported value of $ 6.788 billion, up by 23% YOY, and the growth rate is not only higher than light industry’s export rising, but also higher than whole country’s industry export rising. Thus we can see that it has a great potential.

Second, “Belt and Road” countries and regions have a great demand on China’s paper making technology and equipment. By details: most of “Belt and Road” countries belong to developing countries and some countries are so hurry to develop their paper making industry, especially some countries and regions containing sufficient non wood fiber resources.  Studying and bringing China’s paper making technology and equipment is a convenient way for them to develop their paper industry.

Third, paper making industry along with “Belt and Road” has soild foundation. Paper industry’s going out has successful cases, some paper making and paper equipment companies have set cooperation relationship with “Belt and Road” countries and have gained good performance.  These enterprises’ successful experience and lessons supply a key support for other enterprises’ “gonging out”.

Fourth, “Belt and Road” way is an inward requirement for releasing overcapacity and promoting industry’s healthy development. In recent years, China paper making industry’s annual fixed investment increases year by year, but the profit declines, the reasons are as follows: first, some high end products replace the low end products; second, most of the fund is used for environment protection; third, overcapacity condition makes the low operation rate. (From China’s Paper Network)




























From “China Wood Market Monthly Report”