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Recycled Fiber Input Ratio — Thai Paper Mills
~60–70% of fiber input
Thai paper mills, particularly containerboard producers, use recycled old corrugated containers (OCC) and mixed waste paper for 60–70% of their fiber input. This high recycled-fiber ratio reflects Thailand's lack of a large domestic virgin-pulp industry (eucalyptus plantations supply some chemical pulp but not at scale for graphic-paper grades). Import dependency for OCC is significant: Thai mills import waste paper from Japan, the US, and Europe when domestic collection rates are insufficient. Chinese policy restrictions on waste-paper imports since 2018 inadvertently improved the availability and depressed prices of OCC for Southeast Asian buyers, benefiting Thai mill economics.
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Thai paper mills, particularly containerboard producers, use recycled old corrugated containers (OCC) and mixed waste paper for 60–70% of their fiber input. This high recycled-fiber ratio reflects Thailand's lack of a large domestic virgin-pulp industry (eucalyptus plantations supply some chemical pulp but not at scale for graphic-paper grades). Import dependency for OCC is significant: Thai mills import waste paper from Japan, the US, and Europe when domestic collection rates are insufficient. Chinese policy restrictions on waste-paper imports since 2018 inadvertently improved the availability and depressed prices of OCC for Southeast Asian buyers, benefiting Thai mill economics.
Thai paper mills, particularly containerboard producers, use recycled old corrugated containers (OCC) and mixed waste paper for 60–70% of their fiber input. This high recycled-fiber ratio reflects Thailand's lack of a large domestic virgin-pulp industry (eucalyptus plantations supply some chemical pulp but not at scale for graphic-paper grades). Import dependency for OCC is significant: Thai mills import waste paper from Japan, the US, and Europe when domestic collection rates are insufficient. Chinese policy restrictions on waste-paper imports since 2018 inadvertently improved the availability and depressed prices of OCC for Southeast Asian buyers, benefiting Thai mill economics.
Time scope
FY2023
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What this tells you
Thai paper mills, particularly containerboard producers, use recycled old corrugated containers (OCC) and mixed waste paper for 60–70% of their fiber input. This high recycled-fiber ratio reflects Thailand's lack of a large domestic virgin-pulp industry (eucalyptus plantations supply some chemical pulp but not at scale for graphic-paper grades). Import dependency for OCC is significant: Thai mills import waste paper from Japan, the US, and Europe when domestic collection rates are insufficient. Chinese policy restrictions on waste-paper imports since 2018 inadvertently improved the availability and depressed prices of OCC for Southeast Asian buyers, benefiting Thai mill economics.
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