my country’s food packaging paper production is gradually increasing and market concentration is low

Food packaging paper is one of the subcategories of special paper. It mainly refers to special paper and cardboard used for food packaging. It has the characteristics of oil-proof, non-toxic, waterproof, moisture-proof, and high temperature resistance. With the gradual advancement of production technology, the types of food packaging paper have gradually increased. According to different uses, they can be roughly divided into container packaging paper, non-container packaging paper, etc. Among them, container packaging paper can be further subdivided into non-coated container packaging paper, coated container packaging paper, etc. Non-coated container packaging paper is mainly used to produce paper bowls, paper cups, packed lunch boxes, etc. Coated container packaging paper Container packaging paper is mainly used to make liquid packaging boxes, Western-style fast food packaging boxes, etc.

From the perspective of my country’s food packaging paper market structure, non-coated container packaging paper has become the most important segmented product in the market, with the largest market share of 48.75%; followed by coated container packaging paper, with a market share of 48.75%. 39.72%; ranking third is non-container packaging paper, with a market share of 11.53%.

In recent years, my country’s Internet penetration rate has continued to increase, e-commerce platforms have gradually matured, and the number of online shoppers has gradually increased, which has driven the rapid development of the logistics market. The demand for express packaging paper has gradually increased, promoting the continuous growth of demand for special paper. Against this background, my country’s special paper production continues to increase. According to data released by the China Paper Industry Association, in 2022, my country’s special paper and cardboard output will be 425.00 tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.59%. As one of the subdivided products of specialty paper, food packaging paper’s market has also been affected to a certain extent.

According to the “China Food Packaging Paper Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center , as the production cost of food packaging paper in my country gradually decreases, the application fields continue to expand, and are widely used in take-out food, catering, convenience food, snack food, prepared hot drinks and other fields. In recent years, my country’s food delivery platform has gradually matured. With its advantages of rich catering types and high delivery efficiency, it has been welcomed by consumers. The market penetration rate has gradually increased, and the consumption of meal boxes has continued to increase. Due to the gradual increase in environmental protection in my country and the gradual implementation of policies such as the “Plastic Restriction Order”, paper lunch boxes, as one of the alternatives to plastic lunch boxes, have gradually grown in market penetration. Food packaging paper is an important material for the production of paper lunch boxes, and the market demand is constantly increasing. Against this background, my country’s food packaging paper production has gradually increased. In 2022, my country’s food packaging special paper output will be 3.0586 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.34%.

Industry analysts said that at present, there are a large number of food packaging paper companies in my country and the market concentration is low. my country’s largest food packaging paper companies mainly include Hengda New Materials, Wuzhou Special Paper, Xianhe Co., Ltd., Yibin Paper, Huabang Special Paper, Ningbo Zhonghua, Hengfeng Paper, etc. Among them, Wuzhou Special Paper has gradually become a leading company in the industry due to its wide product layout and high market share.