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Paper & Paperboard in the United States

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  • 43 Pages
  • March 2025
  • Region: United States
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 2236843
Paper & Paperboard in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • Paper & paperboard market measures a country’s or region's total use of paper and paperboard. Paper and paperboard market is segmented into newsprint, printing and writing papers, and other paper and paperboards. The scope of other paper and paperboards includes construction paper and paperboard, household and sanitary paper, special thin paper, wrapping and packaging paper and paperboard, and other paper and paperboard not elsewhere specified. Market volume and value represents consumption volume and value.
  • The US paper & paperboard market recorded revenues of $72.9 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% between 2019 and 2024.
  • Market consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 2.3% between 2019 and 2024, reaching a total of 59.1 million tonnes in 2024.
  • The growth of the US paper and paperboard market is driven by rising e-commerce and online retail, which has significantly increased the demand for corrugated packaging solutions and containerboards. According to the publisher, in 2024, the US online retail market reached $1.13 trillion, up 3.3% annually.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the paper & paperboard market in the United States
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the paper & paperboard market in the United States
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key paper & paperboard market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United States paper & paperboard market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the United States paper & paperboard market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the United States paper & paperboard market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States paper & paperboard market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the United States's paper & paperboard market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Market rivalry
1.8. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Smurfit WestRock Plc
8.2. Clearwater Paper Corp
8.3. International Paper Co
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: United States paper & paperboard market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: United States paper & paperboard market volume: thousand tonnes, 2019-24
Table 3: United States paper & paperboard market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 4: United States paper & paperboard market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 5: United States paper & paperboard market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 6: United States paper & paperboard market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 7: United States paper & paperboard market volume forecast: thousand tonnes, 2024-29
Table 8: Smurfit WestRock Plc: Key Facts
Table 9: Smurfit WestRock Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Smurfit WestRock Plc: Key Employees
Table 11: Clearwater Paper Corp: Key Facts
Table 12: Clearwater Paper Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Clearwater Paper Corp: Key Employees
Table 14: International Paper Co: Key Facts
Table 15: International Paper Co: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: International Paper Co: Key Employees
Table 17: United States Size of Population (Million), 2019-24
Table 18: United States Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2019-24
Table 19: United States GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2019-24
Table 20: United States Inflation, 2019-24
Table 21: United States Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2019-24
Table 22: United States Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: United States paper & paperboard market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: United States paper & paperboard market volume: thousand tonnes, 2019-24
Figure 3: United States paper & paperboard market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 4: United States paper & paperboard market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: United States paper & paperboard market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 6: United States paper & paperboard market volume forecast: thousand tonnes, 2024-29
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the paper & paperboard market in the United States, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the paper & paperboard market in the United States, 2024
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the paper & paperboard market in the United States, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the paper & paperboard market in the United States, 2024
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the paper & paperboard market in the United States, 2024
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the paper & paperboard market in the United States, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Smurfit WestRock Plc
  • Clearwater Paper Corp
  • International Paper Co