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Thailand EU PPWR Regulation impact (paper sector)
Applies Aug 2026
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation 2025/40) entered into force 11 February 2025 and applies from 12 August 2026. Headline requirements relevant to Thai exporters: all packaging placed on EU market must be designed for recycling by 2030, with recyclability at scale demonstrated by 2035. Minimum recycled-content thresholds apply to plastics from 2030 (30-65% by category); fibre-based packaging benefits from inherent recyclability but must meet recycled-content disclosure. Thai containerboard mills (SCGP, Double A) already operate at 80-95% recycled fibre input, so PPWR is a marketing tailwind rather than a binding constraint — provided documentation systems meet EU verification standards.
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The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation 2025/40) entered into force 11 February 2025 and applies from 12 August 2026. Headline requirements relevant to Thai exporters: all packaging placed on EU market must be designed for recycling by 2030, with recyclability at scale demonstrated by 2035. Minimum recycled-content thresholds apply to plastics from 2030 (30-65% by category); fibre-based packaging benefits from inherent recyclability but must meet recycled-content disclosure. Thai containerboard mills (SCGP, Double A) already operate at 80-95% recycled fibre input, so PPWR is a marketing tailwind rather than a binding constraint — provided documentation systems meet EU verification standards.
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation 2025/40) entered into force 11 February 2025 and applies from 12 August 2026. Headline requirements relevant to Thai exporters: all packaging placed on EU market must be designed for recycling by 2030, with recyclability at scale demonstrated by 2035. Minimum recycled-content thresholds apply to plastics from 2030 (30-65% by category); fibre-based packaging benefits from inherent recyclability but must meet recycled-content disclosure. Thai containerboard mills (SCGP, Double A) already operate at 80-95% recycled fibre input, so PPWR is a marketing tailwind rather than a binding constraint — provided documentation systems meet EU verification standards.
Time scope
applies from August 2026
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Interpretation notes
What this tells you
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation 2025/40) entered into force 11 February 2025 and applies from 12 August 2026. Headline requirements relevant to Thai exporters: all packaging placed on EU market must be designed for recycling by 2030, with recyclability at scale demonstrated by 2035. Minimum recycled-content thresholds apply to plastics from 2030 (30-65% by category); fibre-based packaging benefits from inherent recyclability but must meet recycled-content disclosure. Thai containerboard mills (SCGP, Double A) already operate at 80-95% recycled fibre input, so PPWR is a marketing tailwind rather than a binding constraint — provided documentation systems meet EU verification standards.
What not to do with it
Thai paper exporters relatively well-positioned versus plastics peers; main lift is documentation chain-of-custody for recycled-content claims.
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Adjacent numbers that add context without drowning the value.
Thailand paper and pulp sector revenue (2020-2024)
Federation of Thai Industries Paper Industry Club, Thai Paper Industries Association, SCG Packaging annual reports, Mordor Intelligence packaging sector report
SCG Packaging (SCGP) revenue (2020-2025)
SCG Packaging SET filings, SCGP Annual Report 2024, KAOHOON International 9M2024 earnings note, GuruFocus revenue history
Thailand HS 47-48 paper and pulp exports (2020-2024)
Thai Customs Department HS-47 and HS-48 export records, Trading Economics, Phoenix Pulp and Paper supplier registers, Statista quarterly export tracker
Thailand paper and pulp production mix by segment
Federation of Thai Industries Paper Industry Club, SCG Packaging segment reporting, Thai Paper Industries Association, Mordor Intelligence
Thailand eucalyptus plantation area
Royal Forest Department, Forest Industry Organisation, SCG Packaging fibre disclosures, World Rainforest Movement historical record
Phoenix Pulp & Paper output
Phoenix Pulp & Paper, SCG Packaging fibres segment reporting, Panjiva shipment tracker, Australia Anti-Dumping Commission exporter briefing