Recovered Paper

I would like to welcome all readers to the latest World Mirror on Recovered Paper, featuring reports from around the globe which highlight the fragile market conditions that have followed us from 2025 into 2026. I would urge you to read these valuable insights so as to gain the widest possible understanding of where we are currently positioned as an industry (...)

• Cautious buying behaviour and narrowing export options
• Market shift as China effectively halts dry-ground recycled pulp imports
• Recovered paper market ends 2025 in fragile equilibrium

• Short phase of selective restocking ahead of key shipping windows
• India’s buying patterns reflect tight margins
• Turkey an export release valve rather than growth driver

• Wide price gap between Europe and parts of Asia
• Tepid mill demand in China and South East Asia
• Drop in shipping costs fails to offset price differentials

• Consumer sentiment remains low entering 2026
• MRFs and paper recycling plants struggling to make profits
• Brands increasingly converting from plastic to paper packaging