Demand outlook for folding boxboard and white kraftliners
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- Limited local availability of lightweight high-quality folding boxboards and coated white kraftliners
- Demand growth for recyclable and/or compostable food and food service packaging made from renewable raw materials
- Growth of demand for retailready packaging in stores
- Promotion and differentiation of brands in growing e- commerce
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- Environmental awareness and regulation support the demand for recyclable packaging materials
- Food safety requirements favour pure fresh fibre paperboards
- Growth of demand for retailready packaging in stores
- Growth of e-commerce
- Weakened availability and higher price of recycled fibre
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- Growth of the middle class increases consumers’ purchasing power and demand for packaged products
- China’s import ban on recycled fibres increases demand for pulp and fresh fibre paperboards
- Growth of local paperboard capacity boosts supply in China
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