Monday, October 20, 2008

Bleached Paperboard SBS Market

The 2008 capacity for bleached packaging papers is forecasted to be 6.1million tons, and bleached bristols account for an additional 1.2million tons. The folding carton market consumes the vast majority of these products at 54%. Market related shuttered equipment now allow for the top five producers to produce 85% of this capacity, these manufactures include
Company/Capacity/mkt share
International Paper/1,520,000/25%
MeadWestvaco/1,350,000/22%
Georgia Pacific/815,000/13.5%
Rank Group/765,000/12.5%
Potlatch/550,000/12%

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