Recovered Paper

As an industry, we have grown accustomed to experiencing - and working with - high levels of volatility both geopolitically and within our own sector. However, 2025 has introduced a whole new scale of volatility and uncertainty, not least as a result of the new US administration’s trade policies (...)

• Price recovery tempered by energy and legislative challenges
• Need for European exporters to diversify markets
• Significant consolidation in recovered paper sector

• Sharp decrease in shipments from Europe to Asia
• Asia’s paper industry continues to struggle
• Significant drop in shipping costs

• Decrease in recovered fibre pricing
• Tariffs finally impacting demand from box converters and paper mills
• Permanent closure of two large containerboard mills