The World Market for Filter Paper and Paperboard: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for filter paper and paperboard. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for filter paper and paperboard for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying filter paper and paperboard? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of filter paper and paperboard vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of filter paper and paperboard? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing the regional markets for imported and exported filter paper and paperboard. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for each region, is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the shares that countries are likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information for strategic planning purposes.

After the worldwide summary in Chapter 2 of both imports and exports, Chapter 3 details the exports of filter paper and paperboard, for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of filter paper and paperboard for all countries in the world. In all cases, the total dollar volume and percentage share values by major trading partner are provided. Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present the complete picture for imports and exports of filter paper and paperboard to and from all major countries in the world. Of the 150 countries considered, if a country is not reported here it is therefore estimated to have only a negligible level of trade in filter paper and paperboard (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent). "Filter Paper and Paperboard" as a category is defined in this report following the definition given by the United Nations Statistics Division Classification Registry using the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3 (SITC, Rev. 3). The SITC code that defined "filter paper and paperboard" is 64245. SHOW LESS READ MORE >

1 METHODOLOGY 9
1.1 Our Approach 9
2 THE WORLD MARKET 12
2.1 Exports 12
2.1.1 The World Market: Filter Paper and Paperboard Export Supplies in 2009 12
2.2 Imports 14
2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Filter Paper and Paperboard in 2009 14
3 EXPORTS 18
3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Filter Paper and Paperboard 18
3.1.1 Executive Summary 18
3.1.2 South Africa 19
3.1.3 Tunisia 20
3.1.4 Uganda 20
3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Filter Paper and Paperboard 20
3.2.1 Executive Summary 20
3.2.2 China 24
3.2.3 Hong Kong 25
3.2.4 India 25
3.2.5 Indonesia 25
3.2.6 Japan 26
3.2.7 Malaysia 26
3.2.8 Philippines 27
3.2.9 Singapore 27
3.2.10 South Korea 28
3.2.11 Taiwan 28
3.2.12 Thailand 29
3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Filter Paper and Paperboard 29
3.3.1 Executive Summary 29
3.3.2 Austria 32
3.3.3 Belarus 32
3.3.4 Belgium 33
3.3.5 Czech Republic 33
3.3.6 Denmark 34
3.3.7 Finland 34
3.3.8 France 35
3.3.9 Germany 36
3.3.10 Greece 37
3.3.11 Ireland 37
3.3.12 Italy 38
3.3.13 Lithuania 39
3.3.14 Norway 39
3.3.15 Poland 39
3.3.16 Portugal 39
3.3.17 Russia 40
3.3.18 Slovenia 40
3.3.19 Spain 41
3.3.20 Sweden 42
3.3.21 Switzerland 43
3.3.22 the Netherlands 44
3.3.23 the United Kingdom 45
3.3.24 Ukraine 46
3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Filter Paper and Paperboard 46
3.4.1 Executive Summary 46
3.4.2 Brazil 47
3.4.3 Mexico 48
3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Filter Paper and Paperboard 48
3.5.1 Executive Summary 48
3.5.2 Canada 51
3.5.3 Cuba 51
3.5.4 the United States 52
3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Filter Paper and Paperboard 53
3.6.1 Executive Summary 53
3.6.2 Australia 54
3.6.3 New Zealand 54
3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Filter Paper and Paperboard 55
3.7.1 Executive Summary 55
3.7.2 Israel 56
3.7.3 Jordan 56
3.7.4 Turkey 56
4 IMPORTS 57
4.1 Africa: Filter Paper and Paperboard Imports in 2009 57
4.1.1 Executive Summary 57
4.1.2 Algeria 59
4.1.3 Botswana 59
4.1.4 Cameroon 60
4.1.5 Cote dIvoire 60
4.1.6 Egypt 60
4.1.7 Ethiopia 61
4.1.8 Gabon 61
4.1.9 Mauritius 61
4.1.10 Morocco 62
4.1.11 Mozambique 62
4.1.12 Namibia 62
4.1.13 Senegal 63
4.1.14 South Africa 63
4.1.15 Tanzania 63
4.1.16 Zambia 64
4.2 Asia: Filter Paper and Paperboard Imports in 2009 64
4.2.1 Executive Summary 64
4.2.2 China 66
4.2.3 Hong Kong 67
4.2.4 India 67
4.2.5 Japan 68
4.2.6 Malaysia 69
4.2.7 Mongolia 69
4.2.8 Philippines 70
4.2.9 Singapore 70
4.2.10 South Korea 71
4.2.11 Taiwan 71
4.2.12 Thailand 72
4.3 Europe: Filter Paper and Paperboard Imports in 2009 72
4.3.1 Executive Summary 72
4.3.2 Austria 76
4.3.3 Belarus 77
4.3.4 Belgium 77
4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78
4.3.6 Bulgaria 78
4.3.7 Croatia 78
4.3.8 Cyprus 79
4.3.9 Czech Republic 79
4.3.10 Denmark 80
4.3.11 Estonia 80
4.3.12 Finland 81
4.3.13 France 81
4.3.14 Georgia 82
4.3.15 Germany 82
4.3.16 Greece 83
4.3.17 Hungary 83
4.3.18 Iceland 84
4.3.19 Ireland 84
4.3.20 Italy 85
4.3.21 Kazakhstan 85
4.3.22 Latvia 86
4.3.23 Lithuania 86
4.3.24 Luxembourg 86
4.3.25 Macedonia 87
4.3.26 Malta 87
4.3.27 Moldova 87
4.3.28 Norway 88
4.3.29 Poland 88
4.3.30 Portugal 89
4.3.31 Romania 89
4.3.32 Russia 90
4.3.33 Slovakia 90
4.3.34 Slovenia 91
4.3.35 Spain 91
4.3.36 Sweden 92
4.3.37 Switzerland 92
4.3.38 the Netherlands 93
4.3.39 the United Kingdom 94
4.3.40 Ukraine 94
4.4 Latin America: Filter Paper and Paperboard Imports in 2009 95
4.4.1 Executive Summary 95
4.4.2 Argentina 97
4.4.3 Bolivia 97
4.4.4 Brazil 98
4.4.5 Chile 98
4.4.6 Colombia 99
4.4.7 Costa Rica 99
4.4.8 Ecuador 99
4.4.9 El Salvador 100
4.4.10 Guatemala 100
4.4.11 Guyana 100
4.4.12 Honduras 101
4.4.13 Mexico 101
4.4.14 Nicaragua 101
4.4.15 Panama 102
4.4.16 Paraguay 102
4.4.17 Peru 102
4.4.18 Uruguay 103
4.4.19 Venezuela 103
4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Filter Paper and Paperboard Imports in 2009 103
4.5.1 Executive Summary 103
4.5.2 Canada 106
4.5.3 Jamaica 106
4.5.4 St. Kitts and Nevis 107
4.5.5 the United States 107
4.5.6 Trinidad and Tobago 108
4.6 Oceana: Filter Paper and Paperboard Imports in 2009 108
4.6.1 Executive Summary 108
4.6.2 Australia 110
4.6.3 Fiji 110
4.6.4 New Caledonia 110
4.6.5 New Zealand 111
4.7 the Middle East: Filter Paper and Paperboard Imports in 2009 111
4.7.1 Executive Summary 111
4.7.2 Iran 113
4.7.3 Israel 113
4.7.4 Jordan 114
4.7.5 Oman 114
4.7.6 Pakistan 114
4.7.7 Qatar 115
4.7.8 Saudi Arabia 115
4.7.9 Turkey 116
4.7.10 Yemen 116
5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 117
5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 117
5.2 ICON Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 118