Middle East & North Africa Paper Packaging Outlook
Demand for paper packaging is growing in the Middle East and North Africa, and so is production capacity. Strategize for these key emerging markets with this first-ever study of 19 nations’ production, demand, economic conditions, and more.
In the Middle East and North Africa, paper packaging demand and capacity are growing significantly faster than global averages. IP, Mondi, Tetra Pak, and other global industry leaders are stepping up investments, and government trade policies are supporting in-region production of key grades. Strategize for these key emerging markets with the first-ever Middle East & North Africa Paper Packaging Outlook.
Forecasts through 2023, covering:
- Imports /exports
- Capacities
- Production
- Macroeconomic outlook
Essential competitive data and analysis 2008-2018
- Apparent consumption by grade/subgrade/region
- Supply and trade conditions
- Market shares and industry concentration
- Macroeconomic overview
Cost benchmarking data for major MENA producers
- Cash costs for product delivered to Dubai, UAE and Port Said, Egypt
- Detailed technical information for all mills in MENA region
- Mill cost data broken down by:
- Fiber
- Chemicals
- Other
- Energy
- Labor
Special focus on Saudi Arabia
- A more granular look at an essential Middle Eastern packaging market, including additional data and analysis of macroeconomics, demand, import/export trends, and paper packaging supply/production/capacity details.
Request more information
What’s happening in the forest products market today?
Get the latest market insights from our team of forest products experts
Post-pandemic shift in consumer spending is changing packaging demand, but supply has yet to react
Newsprint prices up $25 in August in North American producers’ fourth move this year
Take a deep dive into the natural gas crisis and its potential impact on European paper and board industry in this introductory article of a multi-part series.
Chinese end-user customers were lured back to the table with a price cut for BSK pulp, while BHK pulp prices remain stable
An overview of the growth in global wood pellet capacity and the market demand around the globe with Hema Kalathingal, associate economist at Fastmarkets.
A mix of strong demand and supply side issue are propelling prices for European pulp upwards, but different stories are observed in hardwood and softwood markets
Demand for old corrugated container falls in Southeast Asia and triggers sharp price drops for imports from Europe, Japan and the US. Have the prices hit rock bottom?
Defining an arbitrage between the adjusted SHFE-NBSK pulp spread using a mean reverting technique
Take a deep dive into the global wood pulp market with Fastmarkets’ senior economist, Patrick Cavanagh, to uncover the key pulp price drivers in the market: unexpected downtime, project delays and transportation challenges
Fastmarkets’ senior economist, Dustin Jalbert, provides insights into the state of the lumber market today and explains the price rallies, falling demand and concerns for future supply.