Vietnam Pulp and Paper Industry Report Q2/2022
Vietnam’s pulp and paper industry is currently quite limited.
Paper and pulp only meet about 35% of the demand for pulp for domestic paper production. The remaining 65% must depend on imported supplies, mainly from the North American and Latin American markets.
Import price of pulp increased sharply from the beginning of 2022
Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine leading to increasing problems from the supply side: import prices, transportation costs, …
In addition, the shortage of empty containers occurs in many markets, which cannot be overcome.
Total domestic pulp and paper production output in the second quarter of 2022
Vietnam’s paper production output in the first 6 months of 2022 reached 2,807.9 thousand tons, down 1.1% compared to
with the same period in 2021. In which:
• Packaging paper output in the first 6 months of 2022 reached 2,418.0 thousand tons, down 1.9% over the same period in 2021 and accounting for 86.1% of total paper production.
• Tissue paper: Tissue paper production in the first 6 months of 2022 reached 152.7 thousand tons, with the proportion of 5.4%, up 3.9% compared to the same period in 2021. Output levels during this period were restored when paper mills
tissue has returned to normal operations after the Covid-19 epidemic.
• Printing and writing paper: The third is printing and writing paper with the proportion of 5.3%, equivalent to 149.6 thousand tons, up 4.8% over the same period. period 2021.
• Votive paper: The output of votive paper reached 87.3 thousand tons, up 3.1% over the same period.
The price of imported pulp has increased sharply since the beginning of 2022
In the first 6 months of 2022, Vietnam’s pulp import volume is estimated at 336.5 thousand tons. In there, The US and Indonesia are still two important pulp import partners of Vietnam.
Collecting recovered paper in the country
Currently, it only meets 43% of the domestic paper production demand. Thus, for this source of raw materials, Vietnam is quite dependent on imported supply. Sharing the same trend with pulp prices, the average price of recovered paper imported in Southeast Asia in
The second quarter of 2022 fell sharply due to the import market from India. Therefore, suppliers look to the Thai and Vietnamese markets.
News point
Tetra Pak is a food processing and packaging solutions provider from Sweden. Tetra Pak is testing the first fiber protective film in food packaging that does not require refrigeration. With this trial, Tetra Pak is moving towards validating a new solution, towards creating a paper box using completely renewable and recyclable materials with the goal of fulfilling its commitment to neutralizing greenhouse gases. .
In a long-term drive towards disruptive innovations that drive the design of recyclable products, increasing the paper content of packaging is a priority for Tetra Pak. This also meets consumer expectations. Based on recent global research, about 40% of consumers said that “boxes made entirely of paper, containing no plastic or aluminum” would be prioritized for recycling many times over.
1. Macroeconomics
2. Ingredients
3. Production
4. Consumption
5. Export
6. Import
7. Forecast
8. News
9. Appendix
