Reference
·Supporting source
Smallholder share of pulp fibre supply
~55-65%
Smallholder contract growers supply approximately 55-65% of the eucalyptus fibre input to Thailand's major pulp mills (SCGP/Phoenix Pulp, Advance Agro, Double A), per RFD plantation registry and SCGP supply-chain reporting. Corporate-managed estates account for the balance. The contract-growing model spreads land-use across smaller plots (typically 1-10 ha per grower) and supports rural income in Khon Kaen, Roi Et, Kalasin, and Prachinburi provinces. Sustainable-sourcing certification (FSC, PEFC) increasingly extends to the smallholder layer through group certification schemes — important for EU PPWR and FSC-chain-of-custody buyers.
Figure in context
Smallholder contract growers supply approximately 55-65% of the eucalyptus fibre input to Thailand's major pulp mills (SCGP/Phoenix Pulp, Advance Agro, Double A), per RFD plantation registry and SCGP supply-chain reporting. Corporate-managed estates account for the balance. The contract-growing model spreads land-use across smaller plots (typically 1-10 ha per grower) and supports rural income in Khon Kaen, Roi Et, Kalasin, and Prachinburi provinces. Sustainable-sourcing certification (FSC, PEFC) increasingly extends to the smallholder layer through group certification schemes — important for EU PPWR and FSC-chain-of-custody buyers.
Smallholder contract growers supply approximately 55-65% of the eucalyptus fibre input to Thailand's major pulp mills (SCGP/Phoenix Pulp, Advance Agro, Double A), per RFD plantation registry and SCGP supply-chain reporting. Corporate-managed estates account for the balance. The contract-growing model spreads land-use across smaller plots (typically 1-10 ha per grower) and supports rural income in Khon Kaen, Roi Et, Kalasin, and Prachinburi provinces. Sustainable-sourcing certification (FSC, PEFC) increasingly extends to the smallholder layer through group certification schemes — important for EU PPWR and FSC-chain-of-custody buyers.
Time scope
2023-2024
Source basis
Supporting source
Interpretation notes
What this tells you
Smallholder contract growers supply approximately 55-65% of the eucalyptus fibre input to Thailand's major pulp mills (SCGP/Phoenix Pulp, Advance Agro, Double A), per RFD plantation registry and SCGP supply-chain reporting. Corporate-managed estates account for the balance. The contract-growing model spreads land-use across smaller plots (typically 1-10 ha per grower) and supports rural income in Khon Kaen, Roi Et, Kalasin, and Prachinburi provinces. Sustainable-sourcing certification (FSC, PEFC) increasingly extends to the smallholder layer through group certification schemes — important for EU PPWR and FSC-chain-of-custody buyers.
What not to do with it
Share fluctuates 50-70% year-to-year with mill demand and corporate estate yield cycles. Smallholder slice trends up as corporate land expansion is constrained by RFD-permit caps.
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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
Thailand EU PPWR Regulation impact (paper sector)
EU Regulation 2025/40, SGS Thailand regulatory note, European Commission environment portal, Greenberg Traurig legal analysis