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Outlook on Global PfR MarketsGreat Uncertainty About China
2019 | Fastmarkets | Outlook on Global PfR Markets
March 2019
Hannah ZhaoSenior Economist, Recovered PaperFastmarkets RISI
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Chinese PfR import regulations
55%2017-2018
• National Sword 2017 and Blue Sky 2018
• Mixed paper ban
• Announced in July 2017, took effect at the end of 2017
• New 0.5% contaminant standard
• Took effect at the beginning of 2018
• Trade dispute between China and the USA
• Duty on US PfR (25%) and US recycled pulp (10%) …
• Inspection and pre-inspection regulations: new rules about CCIC…
• In total, 18 million tonnes of PfR import permits were issued for 2018, compared to 28 million tonnes for 2017
Of world RCP consumptio
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Chinese PfR importsMillion tonnes
SHARP DROP IN 2H2017 AND 1H2018
• New contamination standard and new inspection and pre-inspection rules lowered Chinese imports sharply in the first half of 2018
• Chinese imports picked up somewhat in the second half of 2018, especially for OCC
• Total Chinese imports dropped by 34%, or 8.7 million tonnes, to 17 million tonnes in 2018, compared to the 18.1 million tonnes of import licenses issued by Chinese government
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Chinese PfR importsMillion tonnes
34% DECLINE IN 2018• OCC imports dropped by only 14%, less
than other grades
• But China bought high-quality OCC only (double sorted or double lined kraft)
• Zero mixed paper imports because of the mixed paper import ban
• ONP imports declined by 31% due to the concerns over quality
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Chinese PfR importsMillion tonnes
CHANGING IMPORT SOURCE• North America and Europe were impacted
significantly by Chinese import regulations
• US share of Chinese imports fell sharply from 45% in 2016-2017 to 37% in 2018
• European share of Chinese imports dropped from about 30% in 2016-2017 to 27% in 2018
• Chinese imports from Japan and Other Asia increased in 2018 for quality and distance reasons
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China: PfR imports and domestic collectionMillion tonnes
SHARP DECLINE IN IMPORT SHARE• New PfR import regulations
• High prices for domestically collected PfR
• Improvements in domestic collection driven by growing demand and high prices for domestic PfR
• Support of private sector (paper companies, resource recycling companies, e-commerce and logistics companies) and local and central governments on resource recycling
• Economic transformation
• Export driven to domestic consumption driven increasing potential supply for PfR
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OCC prices in different regions
CHINESE PAPER COMPANIES FACING HIGH RECYCLED FIBER COSTS• One set of OCC prices before July 2017
• Two sets of prices in 2H2017 and 1H2018: Chinese price and prices outside of China
• Sharp drop in US and European OCC prices in 2017 and 2018
• Domestically collected OCC became very expensive in China as demand/supply balance tightened significantly
• Recent decline in OCC prices globally because of the reduction in Chinese PfRpurchase
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China’s increasing virgin pulp importsMillion tonnes
INCREASE IN VIRGIN PULP IMPORTS CAN’T SOLVE CHINA’S RECYCLED FIBER SHORTAGE ISSUE• Increasing imports of BHK and
unbleached kraft pulp (UKP)
• Increasing demand for UKP
• Limited availability and high prices for market UKP
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Grade 2016 2017 2018
Total 18.79 21.05 21.57
% change -7.1 12.0 2.6
BSK 8.05 8.13 7.95
BHK 8.34 10.47 11.29
Unbleached kraft 0.65 0.65 0.80
Other 1.76 1.81 1.53
China’s surging recycled pulp importsThousand tonnes
SURGE IN RECYCLED PULP IMPORTS• No well-established quality standard or
specifications for imported recycled pulp.
• Will China have restrictions on recycled pulp imports in the future?
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2016 2017 2018
Total 12.58 11.91 302.52
% change 55% -5% 2,441%
Taiwan 0.23 0.42 110.50
Vietnam 0 0 96.83
Germany 5.72 6.83 23.12
Malaysia 0.38 0.23 20.17
India 0 0 17.65
Russia 0 0 15.13
Other 6.24 4.43 19.13
China’s falling paper and board outputMillion tonnes
RECYCLED FIBER SHORTAGE• Falling production for paper and
board grades relying heavily on PfRin 2018
• Demand softness because of slowing economic growth and shift from paper packaging to plastic
• Continuous decline or slow growth in packaging paper and board output in 2019-2020, if restrictions on PfR imports persist
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CHANGE IN PACKAGING AND LOGISTICS ▪ The sharp increase in paper packaging cost in
2017 and 2018 has resulted in improvements in packaging and logistics in China
▪ Over-packaging lightweight box and recyclable box
▪ E-commerce companies, logistics companies and more …
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China’s increasing paper and board importsMillion tonnes
RECYCLED FIBER SHORTAGE• Accelerating imports for
containerboard and newsprint in 2017-2018
• Where did Chinese imports come from?
• North America, Other Asia and Europe
• Where will China buy more from in the future?
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Chinese PfR import regulations
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• PfR import permits: 5 batches (5.5 million tonnes) of import permits were issued so far
• How much more import quota will China issue for the rest of 2019?
• Will we see another sharp decline in Chinese PfR import quota this year? 40% cut?
• Positive news about the trade issues between China and the USA?
2020 AND BEYOND
• Will we see another sharp cut in import permits in 2020?
• Will China ban imports of all PfR grades? When?
• Will Waste Paper become Recovered Paper (RCP) or Paper for Recycling (PfR) in China?
• Will high-quality PfR be allowed to be imported in the future?
• Or will China postpone the ban from 2020 to ?
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Chinese PfR import policies have and will continue to affect the way Chinese paper companies operate
55%CHINESE PAPER COMPANIES’ PULP AND PAPER INVESTMENTS OUTSIDE OF CHINA
• Most Chinese top producers have plans to invest in pulp or paper projects outside of China for the potential fiber shortage problems
• Most of the investments have been in Other Asia and the USA
• Most of the investments have and will continue to be in paper packaging, virgin pulp (including UKP), and recycled pulp segments
HOW ABOUT THE PLANNED NEW CAPACITIES INSIDE CHINA
• Will some projects be delayed because of the fiber shortage issue?
• Will we see another wave of closure of small paper and board mills?
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China’s investments in recycled pulp
ANNOUNCED RECYCLED PULP PROJECTS• Nine Dragons
• Fairmont, USA: about 220,000 per year (started up already)
• Biron, USA: 650,000 tonnes per year on two recycled pulp lines
• Rumford, USA: about 400,000 tonnes per year
• India: no detail yet
• Lee & Man
• Malaysia: 550,000 tonnes per year
• Sun Paper
• Laos: 400,000 tonnes per year
• Jingxing Paper
• Malaysia: 550,000 tonnes per year
• Risks associated with recycled pulp investments
• How much of them will start up? When? Are there more to come? Will there be some recycled pulp projects in Europe? Uncertainty surrounding Chinese PfR import policies
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China’s domestic PfR collection
FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN DOMESTIC COLLECTION
• Zero Waste City plan: to set new recycling and waste systems
• Supports from central and local governments on resource recycling business: tax rate cut from 16% to 13%, and more …
• Supports from private sectors
• Better quality standards and specifications to be established led by Chinese paper companies and associations
• Further growth in domestic-consumption-driven economy: more paper packaging materials will stay and be collected within China
• Overall: there is still some room for more domestic PfR collection
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China’s impacts on other regions
MAJOR PFR EXPORTING REGIONS
• Falling PfR exports and increasing RCP availability for domestic paper mills at relatively low cost
• Changing PfR trade flows
• Opportunities for new recycled pulp and paper packaging projects in these regions
OTHER ASIA
• Surging PfR imports
• Increasing PfR availability and low PfR cost
• Growing paper and board and recycled pulp production and exports
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US PfR exportsMillion tonnes
CHANGING EXPORT DESTINATIONS• Exports to China dropped 30% YOY in the
first 11 months of 2018
• Chinese share of US exports declined from 70% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 YTD
• Shipments to Other Asia soared 86% YOY in January – November 2018
• Share of Other Asia in US exports jumped from 20% in 2016 to 43% in 2018
• Significant increase in exports to Europe of OCC and high grades
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European PfR exportsMillion tonnes
CHANGING EXPORT DESTINATIONS• Total Western European exports fell by
about 5% YOY in the first 11 months of 2018
• Exports to China plummeted 38% YOY
• Chinese share of European exports declined from 78% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 YTD
• Shipments to Other Asia surged 76% YOY in January – November 2018
• Other Asia share of European exports rose sharply from 16% in 2016 to 49% in 2018
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Western Europe: PfR exports and domestic consumptionMillion tonnes
FALLING EXPORT SHARE IN TOTAL COLLECTION• Falling export share in total PfR collection
caused by the decline in exports to China
• Strong domestic demand driven by growing containerboard output
• New recycled containerboard capacity
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Other Asia: PfR imports and domestic collectionMillion tonnes
SHARP INCREASE IN IMPORTS• Fast-rising import share in total PfR
consumption driven by demand
• Increasing availability of PfR at low cost because of the decline in Chinese imports
• Limited growth in domestic collection
• Less efficient recycling system, world’s new manufacturing hub (net “exports” of packaging materials led to less potential supply of PfR)
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Other Asia’s growing containerboard output and exportsMillion tonnes
INCREASE IN EXPORTS TO CHINA • Growing domestic demand and
exports to China
• Rising operating rates and new containerboard capacities
• Chinese paper companies’ investments in Other Asia
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Other Asia: PfR import regulations and others
55%WILL OTHER ASIA FOLLOW CHINA?
• Quality and environmental concerns over PfR imports
• How will imports impact local PfR collection?
• Taiwan started to limit imports of low-quality PfR in October 2018
• Some have import license systems and inspection and pre-inspection measures
• Vietnam, Indonesia …
• Port issues
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Summary
MAIN POINTS
• Asia will remain the most important PfR buyer
• China will continue to have significant impacts on global PfR markets through its imports of PfR and recycled pulp and its import regulations
• Great uncertainty
• Other Asia will lead the growth in PfR demand and imports
• Europe
• Growing domestic demand and limited exports
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Thank you!
For more information:
Outlook for Global Recovered Paper Markets 2017www.risi.com/GlobalRCP
OCC/UKP Market Analysis and Outlookwww.risiinfo.com/OCC-UKP
The China Recovered Paper Market: A Comprehensive Analysis and Outlookwww.risi.com/ChinaRCP
World Pulp and Recovered Paper 5-Year & 15-Year Forecastswww.risi.com/forecasts
World Recovered Paper Monitorwww.risi.com/OGRPM
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