Uncoated Free Sheet Paper Market: Recent Industry Developments

Posted by surendra choudhary on July 30th, 2019

Global Uncoated Free sheet Paper Market Overview

Uncoated free sheet paper is a grade of printing and writing paper which is free of mechanical pulp, which is a completely chemically treated pulp without any coating on the surface. Uncoated free sheet paper does not retain water for a long time. This helps in the recycling process of the uncoated free sheet paper. As sustainable development is one of the prominent steps in the protection of environment, usage of uncoated free sheet paper and recycling of it is preferred by printing and writing paper products manufacturers worldwide. This is driving the uncoated free sheet paper market globally. Uncoated free sheet paper provides better writing and printing surface with high ink retention capability relative to coated free sheet paper used for writing and printing applications. Although, with the gradual shift of educational institutes towards digital media, the demand of uncoated free sheet paper is projected to witness sluggish growth during the forecast period.

Global Uncoated Free sheet Paper Market Dynamics

Digital media is one of the prominent restraints for the growth in demand for uncoated free sheet paper. This has led to uncoated free sheet paper companies processing purchased pulp rather than producing pulp on their own. Thus, this changing trend in the value chain of the uncoated free sheet paper market has resulted into price hike by a large number of uncoated free sheet paper market players, including Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc., Verso Corporation, North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC) and Domtar Corporation. The demand for uncoated free sheet paper for writing applications is gradually decreasing due to the shift of educational institutes towards digital media. On the other hand, the uncoated free sheet paper market for printing applications is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period.

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Global Uncoated Free sheet Paper Market Segmentation

The global uncoated free sheet paper market can be segmented on the basis of end-user into:

• Residential
• Publication
• Institutional
  • Educational
  • Healthcare
  • Co-operate Firms
  • Other Institutes

The global uncoated free sheet paper market can be segmented on the basis of product type into:

• Cut Size
  • A 4 Size
  • A 3 Size
  • Other sizes
• Publication Paper Roll

Global Uncoated Free sheet Paper Market Regional Outlook

The demand for uncoated free sheet paper in the U.S. has been observed to be declining over the last few years while the uncoated free sheet paper market in emerging geographies of Brazil, Russia and Poland has witnessed impressive growth. The emerging countries of Latin America and Asia Pacific region, specifically India, Brazil, China, Mexico and ASEAN countries, are expected to witness relatively higher growth due to the expanding corporate culture. With growing awareness about the importance of afforestation, the developed nations of Western Europe are avoiding the use of uncoated free sheet paper or any other type of printing and writing paper, which is expected to hamper the concerned market in the region. Although the MEA region is dependent on imports of a large number of commodities, the large paper industry of Middle East countries is capable of fulfilling the regional demand for uncoated free sheet paper and thus, the market in region will witness robust growth during the forecast period.

Global Uncoated Free sheet Paper Market Key Players

Some of the key players in the global uncoated free sheet paper market are:

• Domtar Corporation
• International Paper Company
• Horizon Paper Co., Inc.
• H. Glatfelter Company
• Mondi Group
• UPM Group
• Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.
• Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc.
• Verso Corporation
• North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC)

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Domtar Corporation is the leading uncoated free sheet paper market player in the North America region while International Paper is the largest supplier of uncoated free sheet paper in Brazil with majority presence in North America region only.

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